US3147640A
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Wave generator for wave converter
Assignee: United Shoe Machinery Corp
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Filing: 1960-04-13
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Granted: 1964-09-08
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Expires: 1980-04-13
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Musser C Walton
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 18:25
CPC Classifications
F; F16; F16H; F16H49/00; F16H49/001; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T74/00; Y10T74/19; Y10T74/19949; Y10T74/19963; Y10T74/19967
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
221 words
A WAVE CONVERTER INCLUDING A WAVE CARRIER WHICH HAS A SET OF TEETH IS RADIALLY FLEXIBLE AN ANCHOR FOR THE WAVE CARRIER WHICH IS RADIALLY RIGID THE ANCHOR AND THE WAVE CARRIER BEING COAXIAL AND ONE SURROUNDING THE OTHER, THE ANCHOR HAVING A SET OF TEETH WHICH COOPERATE WITH THE TEETH ON THE WAVE CARRIER, SAID SETS OF TEETH BEING IN CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER AT A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED LOCATIONS WITH INTERMEDIATE LOCATIONS AT WHICH THE SETS OF TEETH ARE OUT OF CONTACT AND OUT OF MESH, A WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR TELESCOPING IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID FLEXIBLE WAVE CARRIER, HAVING A CIRCULAR SURFACE REMOTE FROM SAID WAVE CARRIER AND COAXIAL TO SAID WAVE CARRIER AND HAVING AN ELIPTOIDAL SURFACE ADJOINING THE WAVE CARRIER ANTI-FRICTION BEARING ROUND ELEMENTS OPERATIVELY INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE ELLIPTOIDAL SURFACE OF SAID WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR AND SAID WAVE CARRIER, A CIRCULAR RACE TELESCOPING WITH RESPECT TO SAID WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID CIRCULAR SURFACE OF THE WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR, AND ANTI-FRICTION BEARING ROUND ELEMENTS OPERATIVELY INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID CIRCULAR RACE AND THE CIRCULAR SURFACE OF SAID WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR, SAID ANTI-FRICTION BEARING ROUND ELEMENTS BEING MOUNTED ON SAID WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR, THE CIRCULARLY AND ELLIPTOIDALLY DISPOSED BEARING ELEMENTS COOPERATING TO MAINTAIN THE SHAPE OF THE WAVE CARRIER DURING ROTATION OF THE ROTOR.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
221 words
A WAVE CONVERTER INCLUDING A WAVE CARRIER WHICH HAS A SET OF TEETH IS RADIALLY FLEXIBLE AN ANCHOR FOR THE WAVE CARRIER WHICH IS RADIALLY RIGID THE ANCHOR AND THE WAVE CARRIER BEING COAXIAL AND ONE SURROUNDING THE OTHER, THE ANCHOR HAVING A SET OF TEETH WHICH COOPERATE WITH THE TEETH ON THE WAVE CARRIER, SAID SETS OF TEETH BEING IN CONTACT WITH ONE ANOTHER AT A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED LOCATIONS WITH INTERMEDIATE LOCATIONS AT WHICH THE SETS OF TEETH ARE OUT OF CONTACT AND OUT OF MESH, A WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR TELESCOPING IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID FLEXIBLE WAVE CARRIER, HAVING A CIRCULAR SURFACE REMOTE FROM SAID WAVE CARRIER AND COAXIAL TO SAID WAVE CARRIER AND HAVING AN ELIPTOIDAL SURFACE ADJOINING THE WAVE CARRIER ANTI-FRICTION BEARING ROUND ELEMENTS OPERATIVELY INTERPOSED BETWEEN THE ELLIPTOIDAL SURFACE OF SAID WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR AND SAID WAVE CARRIER, A CIRCULAR RACE TELESCOPING WITH RESPECT TO SAID WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR IN SPACED RELATION TO SAID CIRCULAR SURFACE OF THE WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR, AND ANTI-FRICTION BEARING ROUND ELEMENTS OPERATIVELY INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID CIRCULAR RACE AND THE CIRCULAR SURFACE OF SAID WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR, SAID ANTI-FRICTION BEARING ROUND ELEMENTS BEING MOUNTED ON SAID WAVE GENERATOR ROTOR, THE CIRCULARLY AND ELLIPTOIDALLY DISPOSED BEARING ELEMENTS COOPERATING TO MAINTAIN THE SHAPE OF THE WAVE CARRIER DURING ROTATION OF THE ROTOR.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-09-08 | 1968-03-09 | 1968-09-08 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-09-08 | 1972-03-09 | 1972-09-08 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-09-08 | 1976-03-09 | 1976-09-08 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |