Patents by Inventor Austin S. Harrison

Austin S. Harrison 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).

  • Retainer cap for shaft assembly
    Patent number: 9347492
    Abstract: A retainer cap for a rolling element shaft assembly includes a yoke, a solid shaft, and a tubular shaft. The retainer cap includes a body having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining an internal cavity to receive the tubular shaft, an axial end surface disposed at the first end and defining a first opening to receive the solid shaft, and a second opening defined in the body second end to receive the tubular shaft after insertion through the first opening. The retainer cap further includes a first tab extending from the axial end surface into the internal cavity, and a second tab extending from the axial end surface into the internal cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    Inventors: Daniel C. Simon, Kelli J. Bradshaw, Austin S. Harrison
  • RETAINER CAP FOR SHAFT ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150057091
    Abstract: In one aspect, a retainer cap for a rolling element shaft assembly having a yoke, a solid shaft, and a tubular shaft is provided. The retainer cap includes a body having a first end, a second end, an outer surface, and an inner surface defining an internal cavity to receive the tubular shaft, an axial end surface disposed at the first end and defining a first opening to receive the solid shaft, and a second opening defined in the body second end to receive the tubular shaft after insertion through the first opening. The retainer cap further includes a first tab extending from the axial end surface into the internal cavity, and a second tab extending from the axial end surface into the internal cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2014
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Daniel C. Simon, Kelli J. Bradshaw, Austin S. Harrison