Patents by Inventor Craig T. Gadd

Craig T. Gadd 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).

  • Patent number: 6042194
    Abstract: A method of making a wheel support assembly adapted to bolt to an axle of a vehicle for supporting a tire is disclosed herein along with the assembly itself. In accordance with this method, an outer annular rim having an outer annular surface configured to support a tire is provided along with at least one integral piece of sheet metal. The sheet metal is stamp formed into a plurality of spoke arrangements, each of which includes (i) at least two elongated spokes respectively including inner ends and outer ends and (ii) a cross-bar connecting together the inner ends of the spokes and configured to bolt to the axle for connecting the inner ends of the spokes to the axle, whereby to serve as part of a hub of the wheel support assembly. The outer ends of the spokes are connected to the rim. In one embodiment disclosed herein, each spoke arrangement is formed from its own separate and distinct piece of sheet metal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2000
    Assignee: Kuhl Wheels, LLC
    Inventors: Frank A Fitz, Craig T. Gadd, Wayne K. Higashi
  • Patent number: 6032774
    Abstract: A one way drive device for transmitting torque from a rotational input to a rotational output when the device is driven in a counterclockwise torque transmitting rotational direction by the rotational input. The device allows the rotational input to freely rotate in a clockwise overrun direction relative to the rotational output. The one way drive device includes a dog clutch to transmit torque when driven in the torque transmitting direction and a ratchet clutch to provide the overrun function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Epilogics, L.P.
    Inventor: Craig T. Gadd
  • Patent number: 5699889
    Abstract: A one way drive device for transmitting torque from a rotational input to a rotational output when the device is driven in a counterclockwise torque transmitting rotational direction by the rotational input. The device allows the rotational input to freely rotate in a clockwise overrun direction relative to the rotational output. The one way drive device includes a dog clutch to transmit torque when driven in the torque transmitting direction and a ratchet clutch to provide the overrun function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 23, 1997
    Assignee: Epilogics, LP
    Inventor: Craig T. Gadd