High speed gear sized and configured to reduce windage loss

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8578807
APP PUB NO 20120312115A1
SERIAL NO

13449569

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A gear and drive system utilizing the gear include teeth. Each of the teeth has a first side and a second side opposite the first side that extends from a body of the gear. For each tooth of the gear, a first extended portion is attached to the first side of the tooth to divert flow of fluid adjacent to the body of the gear to reduce windage losses that occur when the gear rotates. The gear may be utilized in drive systems that may have high rotational speeds, such as speeds where the tip velocities are greater than or equal to about 68 m/s. Some embodiments of the gear may also utilize teeth that also have second extended portions attached to the second sides of the teeth to divert flow of fluid adjacent to the body of the gear to reduce windage losses that occur when the gear rotates.

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THE PENN STATE RESEARCH FOUNDATION304 OLD MAIN STREET UNIVERSITY PARK PA 16802

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Hill, Matthew John Keller, US 11 31
Kunz, Robert F State College, US 20 2810
Medvitz, Richard B State College, US 1 4

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