Patents by Inventor W. Eugene Wilson

W. Eugene Wilson 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: 5006007
    Abstract: A coupling arrangement is made vibration-proof based on mating male and female spline members. The male spline member is incorporated into the outside diameter of a shaft, while the female spline member is incorporated into the bore of a coupling hub. The spline shaft is received in the spline bore. The coupling hub includes two perpendicular cuts through the splined portion thereof, to permit selected radially-inward compression of such portion for shrink fitting thereof onto the spline shaft. The outside diameter of such coupling hub splined portion is also adapted for receiving a clamping collar, which may be tightened to compress the hub and effect a tight fit with the splined shaft, thereby facilitating the application of effective clamping force, while eliminating all play and fretting corrosion between the shaft and coupling hub.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1989
    Date of Patent: April 9, 1991
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Industrial Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Fischer, W. Eugene Wilson