Predistorted Thread Pitch Or Diameter Patents (Class 411/937.1)
  • Patent number: 12227955
    Abstract: The fastening arrangement for fastening a pole of an access or destination control device to a floor structure comprises a threaded fastening rod attachable to the floor, a fastening sleeve comprising a flange, a sleeve portion, and an internal thread configured to be engaged with the thread of the rod, the sleeve portion comprising coupling means for allowing the sleeve to be engaged in a form-locking manner for rotation of the fastening sleeve, a fastening block at a lower end of the pole comprising a fastening hole extending from a lower surface to an upper surface for receiving part of the fastening rod and at least part of the sleeve portion so that the fastening block is supported by the flange of the fastening sleeve, and clamping means configured to be engaged with the upper surface of the fastening block and the thread of the fastening rod for clamping the fastening block between the flange and the clamping means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Kone Corporation
    Inventors: Niklas Lofberg, Mika Hautamaki, Tapio Gronros
  • Patent number: 12055058
    Abstract: An assembly is provided for a gas turbine engine. This gas turbine engine assembly includes a case, a housing, a component and a spring element. The case includes an aperture that extends axially along an axis through the case. The housing is attached to the case with a cavity formed by and axially between the housing and the case. The component includes a base and a projection. The base is disposed within the cavity and axially engages the case. The projection projects out from the base and axially through the aperture. The spring element is disposed within the cavity. The spring element is compressed axially between and engages the base and the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: PRATT & WHITNEY CANADA CORP.
    Inventors: Michael Fryer, Martin Dobson, Oleg Iskra, Marc Lavoie, Ivan Sidorovich Paradiso, Louis Duranleau-Hendrickx, Domenico Di Florio
  • Patent number: 11807369
    Abstract: A heated leading edge structure for an aircraft, including a leading edge panel having an outer surface configured to be contacted by an ambient flow, and an inner surface opposite the outer surface, and including a heater device mounted to the inner surface of the leading edge panel for heating of the leading edge panel. The heater device is mounted to the inner surface of the leading edge panel in a detachable manner to provide a simple, lightweight and cost-efficient leading edge structure that enables a simple, quick and efficient maintenance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Airbus Operations GmbH
    Inventors: Bernhard Schlipf, Alexander Huber, Timo Stöven
  • Patent number: 9388890
    Abstract: A ball screw seal assembly which includes at least one energizer and a seal body, the ball screw seal assembly being configured for being positioned in a housing groove, the seal body including at least one outer diameter lip and two inner diameter lips, the at least one outer diameter lip being configured for contacting and sealing against the housing groove, the inner diameter lips being configured for wiping or scraping an outer surface of a threaded rod including a plurality of threads, the inner diameter lips being wipers or scrapers and being spaced apart from one another, the at least one energizer being configured for energizing and thereby biasing each of the inner diameter lips radially inwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2016
    Assignee: Trelleborg Sealing Solutions US, Inc.
    Inventors: Ronald G. Garrett, David H. Cummings, Jr., Larry J. Castleman
  • Patent number: 6808348
    Abstract: A threaded locking beam nut having a plurality of locking beams configured such that the inside edge surface of each locking beam has a radially inwardly angled surface thereby forming substantially a V-shaped channel between adjacent beams.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: Alcon Global Fasteners, Inc.
    Inventors: Frank J. Cosenza, Luke L. Haylock
  • Patent number: 6168361
    Abstract: A locknut according comprises a C-shaped nut with a radial gap cut through one side. The locknut functionality is provided by making the threads of the nut undersize, by deforming the C-shape inward such that the internal threads are out of round until the nut is assembled on a screw, or by twisting the nut so as to axially displace the threads on opposite sides of the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1999
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2001
    Inventor: Alan J. Adler