Patents by Inventor Vincent O. Schmitz

Vincent O. Schmitz 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).

  • Method of repairing one-way clutch drive assemblies
    Patent number: 4272876
    Abstract: A one-way clutch having radially movable sprags is utilized to repair a drive assembly including a carrier which drives an output gear through the one-way clutch with the worn surfaces on the carrier and the gear being ground down a total of 0.006 inches with the sprags adapting to the resulting spacing by appropriate radial movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: June 16, 1981
    Inventor: Vincent O. Schmitz