Patents by Inventor Stuart Charles Holder

Stuart Charles Holder 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).

  • CONNECTION ASSEMBLY FOR A POWER SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20140346780
    Abstract: A connection assembly for a power system is disclosed. The connection assembly may have a housing configured to be connected to a stationary portion of a generator and a bearing operatively connected to the housing. The connection assembly may also have a shaft supported by the bearing and configured to be connected to a rotor of the generator. The connection assembly may additionally have an adapter coupled to the housing and configured to be connected to an engine. The shaft may extend through an opening in the housing and an opening in the adapter to connect with a crankshaft of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Publication date: November 27, 2014
    Applicant: Progress Rail Services Corporation
    Inventor: Stuart Charles Holder
  • Combination to support and rotatably drive mass
    Patent number: 8307801
    Abstract: A combination for use in supporting and rotatably driving a mass is disclosed. The combination may have a power source. The combination may also have a flywheel, which may be configured to connect with and rotatably drive the mass. The flywheel may have a flywheel end, which may have a plurality of flywheel protrusions. Additionally, the combination may have a bearing, which may be situated at least partially within the power source. The bearing may be configured to support and at least partially house the flywheel. In addition, the combination may have a crankshaft, which may be shaped to connect with and rotatably drive the flywheel. The crankshaft may have a crankshaft end, which may have a plurality of crankshaft protrusions. The plurality of crankshaft protrusions may be shaped to mesh with the plurality of flywheel protrusions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2012
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Patrick Oilar, Allyn P. Bock, John Thomas Allington, Stuart Charles Holder
  • Combination to support and rotatably drive mass
    Publication number: 20100079018
    Abstract: A combination for use in supporting and rotatably driving a mass is disclosed. The combination may have a power source. The combination may also have a flywheel, which may be configured to connect with and rotatably drive the mass. The flywheel may have a flywheel end, which may have a plurality of flywheel protrusions. Additionally, the combination may have a bearing, which may be situated at least partially within the power source. The bearing may be configured to support and at least partially house the flywheel. In addition, the combination may have a crankshaft, which may be shaped to connect with and rotatably drive the flywheel. The crankshaft may have a crankshaft end, which may have a plurality of crankshaft protrusions. The plurality of crankshaft protrusions may be shaped to mesh with the plurality of flywheel protrusions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2008
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Inventors: Sean Patrick Oilar, Allyn P. Bock, John Thomas Allington, Stuart Charles Holder