Patents by Inventor Patrick McInerney

Patrick McInerney 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).

  • Rotor assembly bearing with centrifugal clutch mechanism
    Patent number: 11105381
    Abstract: A bearing assembly is for movably coupling a first member having a centerline and displaceable about a rotation axis perpendicular to the centerline and a second member displaceable about the centerline and/or another axis perpendicular to the centerline. The bearing assembly includes a laminated bearing having an inner axial end coupled with the second member and an outer axial end spaced from the inner end along the first member centerline and coupleable with the first member. A clutch mechanism releasably couples the bearing outer axial end with the first member when the first member angularly displaces about the rotation axis. The clutch mechanism preferably has a first portion connected with the bearing outer axial end, a second portion coupled with the first member and engageable with the first portion to couple the two members, and a biasing member spaces apart the two clutch portions when the first member is non-rotational.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: AKTIEBOLAGET SKF
    Inventors: Mike F. Kaiser, Warren A. Lange, Patrick McInerney, Daniel L. Riedl
  • ROTOR ASSEMBLY BEARING WITH CENTRIFUGAL CLUTCH MECHANISM
    Publication number: 20210239165
    Abstract: A bearing assembly is for movably coupling a first member having a centerline and displaceable about a rotation axis perpendicular to the centerline and a second member displaceable about the centerline and/or another axis perpendicular to the centerline. The bearing assembly includes a laminated bearing having an inner axial end coupled with the second member and an outer axial end spaced from the inner end along the first member centerline and coupleable with the first member. A clutch mechanism releasably couples the bearing outer axial end with the first member when the first member angularly displaces about the rotation axis. The clutch mechanism preferably has a first portion connected with the bearing outer axial end, a second portion coupled with the first member and engageable with the first portion to couple the two members, and a biasing member spaces apart the two clutch portions when the first member is non-rotational.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2020
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: Mike F. Kaiser, Warren A. Lange, Patrick McInerney, Daniel L. Riedl