Patents by Inventor Wallace L. Milfs

Wallace L. Milfs 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: 8573922
    Abstract: A bearing support is disclosed herein. The bearing support includes a pilot ring encircling an axis. The pilot ring is operable to be substantially-fixed in operation. The bearing support also includes a damper ring operable to receive an outer race of a bearing assembly. The bearing support also includes a fuse pin extending through aligned apertures in the pilot ring and the damper ring to prevent relative radial movement between the pilot ring and the damper ring up to a predetermined amount of loading. The fuse pin is operable to fracture in response to loading beyond the predetermined amount. The bearing support also includes a retainer extending through one of the pilot ring and the damper ring and fixed to the other of the pilot ring and the damper ring. The fuse pin is engaged with at least one of the first and second apertures through a heat shrink fit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Rolls-Royce Corporation
    Inventor: Wallace L. Milfs
  • Publication number: 20110305567
    Abstract: A bearing support is disclosed herein. The bearing support includes a pilot ring encircling an axis. The pilot ring is operable to be substantially-fixed in operation. The bearing support also includes a damper ring operable to receive an outer race of a bearing assembly. The damper ring also encircles the axis. The bearing support also includes a fuse pin extending through aligned apertures in the pilot ring and the damper ring to prevent relative radial movement between the pilot ring and the damper ring up to a predetermined amount of loading. The fuse pin is operable to fracture in response to loading beyond the predetermined amount. The bearing support also includes a retainer extending through one of the pilot ring and the damper ring and fixed to the other of the pilot ring and the damper ring. The retainer is operable to limit relative axial movement between the pilot ring and the damper ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2010
    Publication date: December 15, 2011
    Inventor: WALLACE L. MILFS
  • Patent number: 4664598
    Abstract: A cooling assembly including a fan blade subassembly for receipt about a drive shaft and a protective shroud secured to the fan blade subassembly for rotation therewith.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1987
    Assignee: Reliance Electric Company
    Inventors: Wallace L. Milfs, Charles A. West