Patents by Inventor Tony E. Maynard

Tony E. Maynard 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).

  • Patent number: 4187056
    Abstract: A fan blade is adjustably connected to a power driven shaft by means of a hollow coupling with a flat bearing surface on its inside face, and surrounding a hole through its radially outer face. The fan blade shank extends through the hole and is captured by a split ring that has a rim which is compressed against the inside bearing surface by a shoulder on the shank. A removable yoke is held against the blade shaft or shoulder by bolts which pass through the coupling's radially outer face, span the rims and shoulder, and engage into tapped holes in the yoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1980
    Assignee: Ecodyne Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph M. Schwinn, Tony E. Maynard