Patents by Inventor William James Nelgner

William James Nelgner 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: 11007577
    Abstract: An on-car brake lathe is provided with a runout compensation system configured to monitor the rotational position of a pair of slant discs within an aligning joint of the on-car brake lathe. The system monitors the amount of runout present between the rotating components of the on-car brake lathe and the wheel hub to which the on-car brake lathe is secured, and calculates a relative rotational position for each slant disc within the aligning joint required to impart a necessary adjustment in the wheel coupling rotational axis to align the on-car brake lathe with the rotational axis of the wheel hub. An adjustment mechanism within the aligning joint is configured to rotationally drive each slant disc to the calculated relative rotational positions with a minimum amount of rotational movement based on the current relative rotational position of each slant disc and the required calculated relative rotational positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: William James Nelgner, Jeffrey P. Talbott, Joel A. Clasquin
  • Publication number: 20190351489
    Abstract: An on-car brake lathe is provided with a runout compensation system configured to monitor the rotational position of a pair of slant discs within an aligning joint of the on-car brake lathe. The system monitors the amount of runout present between the rotating components of the on-car brake lathe and the wheel hub to which the on-car brake lathe is secured, and calculates a relative rotational position for each slant disc within the aligning joint required to impart a necessary adjustment in the wheel coupling rotational axis to align the on-car brake lathe with the rotational axis of the wheel hub. An adjustment mechanism within the aligning joint is configured to rotationally drive each slant disc to the calculated relative rotational positions with a minimum amount of rotational movement based on the current relative rotational position of each slant disc and the required calculated relative rotational positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Inventors: William James Nelgner, Jeffrey P. Talbott, Joel A. Clasquin
  • Patent number: 10456839
    Abstract: An on-car brake lathe is provided with a runout compensation system configured to monitor the rotational position of a pair of slant discs within an aligning joint of the on-car brake lathe. The system monitors the amount of runout present between the rotating components of the on-car brake lathe and the wheel hub to which the on-car brake lathe is secured. The system calculates the appropriate rotational position for each slant disc within the aligning joint required to impart a necessary adjustment in the wheel coupling rotational axis in order to align the on-car brake lathe with the rotational axis of the wheel hub. Finally, an adjustment mechanism is activated to rotationally drive each slant disc directly to the calculated rotational position with a minimum amount of rotational movement based on the current rotational position of each slant disc and the required calculated rotational positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Hunter Engineering Company
    Inventors: William James Nelgner, Jeffrey P. Talbott, Joel A. Clasquin
  • Publication number: 20170361379
    Abstract: An on-car brake lathe is provided with a runout compensation system configured to monitor the rotational position of a pair of slant discs within an aligning joint of the on-car brake lathe. The system monitors the amount of runout present between the rotating components of the on-car brake lathe and the wheel hub to which the on-car brake lathe is secured. The system calculates the appropriate rotational position for each slant disc within the aligning joint required to impart a necessary adjustment in the wheel coupling rotational axis in order to align the on-car brake lathe with the rotational axis of the wheel hub. Finally, an adjustment mechanism is activated to rotationally drive each slant disc directly to the calculated rotational position with a minimum amount of rotational movement based on the current rotational position of each slant disc and the required calculated rotational positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2017
    Publication date: December 21, 2017
    Inventors: William James Nelgner, Jeffrey P. Talbott, Joel A. Clasquin
  • Patent number: 9199831
    Abstract: A deflection resistant combination slip plate and turn plate assembly for support the steered wheels of a vehicle on a precision planar surface resistant to deflection and distortion. The slip plate and the turn plate are supported on an underlying surface by bearing assemblies, and establish a upper planar surface with the turn plate disposed in a cutout region of the slip plate. Each plate is configured for limited translational movement relative to the base plate surface on which it is supported, while the turn plate is further configured for rotational movement about a central axis. Translational movement of the plates is synchronized. Spacing between the slip plate and turn plate is minimized, and supporting means are provided to maintain the slip plate and turn plate in vertical alignment under load.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: Hunter Engineering Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Olsen, William James Nelgner, Timothy A. Strege, Nicholas J. Colarelli, III
  • Publication number: 20140166403
    Abstract: A deflection resistant combination slip plate and turn plate assembly for support the steered wheels of a vehicle on a precision planar surface resistant to deflection and distortion. The slip plate and the turn plate are supported on an underlying surface by bearing assemblies, and establish a upper planar surface with the turn plate disposed in a cutout region of the slip plate. Each plate is configured for limited translational movement relative to the base plate surface on which it is supported, while the turn plate is further configured for rotational movement about a central axis. Translational movement of the plates is synchronized. Spacing between the slip plate and turn plate is minimized, and supporting means are provided to maintain the slip plate and turn plate in vertical alignment under load.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 19, 2014
    Applicant: Hunter Engineering Company
    Inventors: Michael A. Olsen, William James Nelgner, Timothy A. Strege, Nicholas J. Colarelli, III
  • Patent number: 5816152
    Abstract: A reconfigurable web processor, comprising: a first and a second base modules, each of the base modules including an external surface with at least one alignment structure disposed on the external surface; a plurality of pacing rolls, with a different one of the plurality of pacing rolls associated with each of the base modules to adjust the pace of a web moving within the associated base module; a plurality of transducers, with a different one of the plurality of transducers associated with a different one of the base modules and disposed to monitor a characteristic of the web at said associated base module and to generate a transducer signal in accordance therewith; a plurality of pacing servos, with a different one of the plurality of pacing servos associated with each different one of the pacing rolls, each of the pacing servos to adjust the pace of the web in accordance with a different pacing control signal for its associated the pacing roll; and a process head drive disposed to drive a drive roll in a
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 6, 1998
    Assignee: Delaware Capital Formation, Inc.
    Inventors: William James Nelgner, Joseph Randall Wiegner, David Allen Langenberg, Stephen George Palmer, William Allen McCroskey, Gary Wilson Teeter, Leonard Ronald Sanker, Martin Alan Ross, Steven Michael Dods
  • Patent number: D820891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2018
    Assignee: Hunter Engineering Company
    Inventor: William James Nelgner
  • Patent number: D1034726
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: HUNTER ENGINEERING COMPANY
    Inventors: William James Nelgner, James Hudson