Patents by Inventor Patrick Allen Gasser

Patrick Allen Gasser 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).

  • Securing device for use in an electric machine
    Patent number: 9071094
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a housing, a bearing and a securing device. The housing defines a bearing seat and a support surface. The bearing cooperates with the bearing seat and defines a bearing clamping surface. The securing device is connected to the housing and includes a fastener and a member defining a member clamping surface. The member and the fastener secure the bearing to the housing. The securing device has a first position for assembly of the bearing into the bearing seat and a second position for constraining the bearing in the housing. The member clamping surface overlies the bearing clamping surface when the member is in the second position. The member provides continuous movement from the first position to the second position. The support surface engages the member when the member is in the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Assignee: Regal Beloit America, Inc.
    Inventors: Patrick Allen Gasser, Wesley Kenneth Anderson
  • SECURING DEVICE FOR USE IN AN ELECTRIC MACHINE
    Publication number: 20140001903
    Abstract: An electric machine includes a housing, a bearing and a securing device. The housing defines a bearing seat and a support surface. The bearing cooperates with the bearing seat and defines a bearing clamping surface. The securing device is connected to the housing and includes a fastener and a member defining a member clamping surface. The member and the fastener secure the bearing to the housing. The securing device has a first position for assembly of the bearing into the bearing seat and a second position for constraining the bearing in the housing. The member clamping surface overlies the bearing clamping surface when the member is in the second position. The member provides continuous movement from the first position to the second position. The support surface engages the member when the member is in the second position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 2, 2014
    Inventors: Patrick Allen Gasser, Wesley Kenneth Anderson