Steve A Braschler

47559470, Jul 5, 1988

Mar 3, 1986

6/835728

Steve A. Braschler - Coffeyville KS
Fredrick G. Hougland - Coffeyville KS

Parmac, Inc. - Coffeyville KS

G05D 1501
G06F 1546
B63B 2150

364432

A method and apparatus, utilizing a computer are utilized to control the placement of an anchor, and its associated anchor line for proper payout, deployment and ultimate placement of the anchor, depending upon the contour of the sea bottom and to maintain a desired catenary curvature that prevents the anchor line from dragging the sea bottom and further prevents undue strain upon the anchor chain beyond its safe tension force.

39454738, Mar 23, 1976

May 28, 1974

5/474045

George A. Prather - Coffeyville KS
Steve A. Braschler - Coffeyville KS

Parmac, Inc. - Coffeyville KS

F16D 5704

188296

This invention describes an improved type of hydromatic brake in which the stators and rotors are prepared as individual items and the assembly is designed so that one, two, three or more sets of individual stators and rotors can be assembled inside a housing. The housing comprises a pair of end walls. Each stator has an outwardly extending planar annular flange which is clamped between the two end walls at their outer rim to provide a closed housing. When more than one stator is used an additional tubular flanged spacing element is provided, and two stators are clamped, one on each end of the annular tubular spacing element and the end walls are clamped to the stators. A second important feature of this invention lies in the design of the stator which carries an overhanging lip or peripheral rim into which the rotor fits. There is a selected radial clearance between the outer circumference of the rotor and the inner radius of the lip. This clearance gap is designed to provide the optimum resistance to liquid flow through the brake.

40434346, Aug 23, 1977

Apr 13, 1976

5/676487

Steve A. Braschler - Coffeyville KS

Parmac, Inc. - Coffeyville KS

F16D 5704

188296

A hydrokinetic action brake for particular use in controlling the speed of a hoisting drum used in the drilling of oil and gas wells. The brake includes dual pocketed stator and rotor assemblies with a cylindrical member movable within the pockets to adjust the flow of the fluid within either the outer and/or inner pockets for varying load and speed conditions.

52899055, Mar 1, 1994

Sep 13, 1990

7/581661

Steve A. Braschler - Coffeyville KS

Parmac, Inc. - Coffeyville KS

F16D 5702

188296

A wheel assembly for large off-road mining vehicles wherein an electric motor and drive system for each wheel is combined with a hydrodynamic retarder. The hydrodynamic retarder is mounted such that a rotor is directly connected to an electric motor shaft where typically a disc-type parking brake is mounted. This arrangement eliminates any possible mechanical failure of a gear train or other power reduction or increasing device which would otherwise result in the loss of braking.