Patents by Inventor Richard P. Snaider

Richard P. Snaider 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).

  • Torque transfer system, method of using the same, method of fabricating the same, and apparatus for monitoring the same
    Publication number: 20080090694
    Abstract: A system for transferring torque includes a first rotary plate coupled to a first rotational shaft extending along a first axial direction from a first plane of rotation of the first rotary plate, and a second rotary plate coupled to a second rotational shaft disposed along a second axial direction from a second plane of rotation of the second rotary plate, the second rotary plate spaced apart from the first rotary plate, wherein the first rotary plate is magnetically coupled to the second rotary plate by a plurality of magnet holding members, such that the torque applied to the first rotational shaft is transferred to the second rotational shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2006
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Inventors: Richard J. Wise, William R. Richards, Richard P. Snaider, Howard L. Nevin