Patents by Inventor William N. Barack

William N. Barack 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: 4097194
    Abstract: A rotatable disc comprising a plurality of generally parallel plates tightly joined together for rotation about a hub. Each plate is provided with a plurality of angularly spaced lands projecting from a face thereof, the lands of each plate interposed in alternating relationship between the lands of the next adjacent plate. In this manner, circumferential displacement of adjacent sectors in any one plate is prevented in the event that a crack develops therein. Each plate is redundantly sized such that, in event of structural failure of one plate, the remaining plates can support a proportionate share of the load of the failed plate. In one embodiment, the plates are prevented from separating laterally through the inclusion of generally radially extending splines which are inserted to interlock cooperating, circumferentially adjacent lands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration
    Inventors: William N. Barack, Charles H. Gay, Jr., Stephen W. Beekman, Paul A. Domas