Patents by Inventor Robert W. Kolhouse

Robert W. Kolhouse 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).

  • Apparatus and method for adjusting a gear
    Patent number: 6293166
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for adjusting a gear in a gear train assembly. A first gear with a first rotational center and a second gear with a second rotational center are coupled to an engine. A third gear with a third rotational center is provided to form a first mesh with the first gear. The first mesh has a predetermined minimum backlash. The third gear also forms a second mesh with the second gear. The third gear includes an adjustable positioning mechanism which allows the rotational center of the third gear to be adjusted along a predetermined adjustment path that is substantially tangent to the first mesh. The adjustment mechanism of the third gear allows the minimum backlash of the first mesh to be maintained while the second mesh is adjusted to likewise achieve a generally minimized backlash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Genter, Eudell L. Kelly, Mark A. Voils, Thomas R. Stover, Robert W. Kolhouse
  • Apparatus and method for adjusting a gear
    Patent number: 6109129
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for adjusting a gear in a gear train assembly. A first gear with a first rotational center and a second gear with a second rotational center are coupled to an engine. A third gear with a third rotational center is provided to form a first mesh with the first gear. The first mesh has a predetermined minimum backlash. The third gear also forms a second mesh with the second gear. The third gear includes an adjustable positioning mechanism which allows the rotational center of the third gear to be adjusted along a predetermined adjustment path that is substantially tangent to the first mesh. The adjustment mechanism of the third gear allows the minimum backlash of the first mesh to be maintained while the second mesh is adjusted to likewise achieve a generally minimized backlash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2000
    Assignee: Cummins Engine Company, Inc.
    Inventors: David P. Genter, Eudell L. Kelly, Mark A. Voils, Thomas R. Stover, Robert W. Kolhouse