Patents by Inventor Richard A. Schunck

Richard A. Schunck 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).

  • Sun gear lubrication and inspection mechanism
    Patent number: 6039667
    Abstract: A lubrication mechanism for directing lubrication to the teeth of the sun gear of a planetary gear set without requiring separate pumping mechanisms wherein the rotating planet carrier has a deflector and generally radially extending passageways so as to collect lubricant within the casing and direct it through the passageways to the outwardly facing sun gear teeth. The passageways are also used for providing visual inspection of the sun gear teeth to determine the amount of wear of the sun gear teeth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: The Falk Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Schunck, Gordon L. Sokolowski
  • Gear drive cooling system
    Patent number: 4633938
    Abstract: A gear drive has an enclosed housing that acts as a lubricant reservoir. Hollow, finned heat exchanger tubes are mounted in the housing at a level where they are submerged beneath the surface of the pool of lubricant in the housing. The tubes extend outward of the housing and connections are made external of the housing between the tubes and a source of a cooling liquid, such as water, and a drain.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: The Falk Corporation
    Inventors: Richard A. Schunck, Richard W. Holzman