Patents by Inventor Patrick Adcock

Patrick Adcock has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Method of Manufacture of a Gearbox and a Gearbox Made by the Method
    Publication number: 20100307273
    Abstract: With reference to FIG. 1, the present invention provides a gearbox (10) which has: an end stop (40) deformed during manufacture to set an exact spacing in the gearbox (10); bearing surfaces engaging a shaft (12) which are roller burnished or swaged; spigots (45-48) which are in a pre-assembly stage of manufacture forced into matching sockets and deformed by this process to set alignment of gearbox casing halves; and a gear (11) which comprises a plastic gear wheel sandwiched between two metal load-bearing elements and secured on the shaft (12) by shoulders rolled in the shaft (12).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Inventors: Neil Adcock, Patrick Adcock