Patents by Inventor Russell Dale Watkins

Russell Dale Watkins 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).

  • Variable position flywheel lock
    Patent number: 8869650
    Abstract: A variable position flywheel lock for a rotating engine shaft terminating in a flywheel having plurality of radially spaced slots around the circumference. The flywheel lock includes an elongated base positioned perpendicular to a radius of the flywheel. A body is engaged with the base and is movable vertically toward or away from the base. A top is engaged with the body with the top movable parallel to the base. A toothed device extends from the top and is engageable with the radially spaced slots in the flywheel to hold the flywheel in a desired position and lock it in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2007
    Date of Patent: October 28, 2014
    Assignee: Reynolds French & Company
    Inventors: David Martin Harris, Russell Dale Watkins