Patents by Inventor Dean O. Chivington

Dean O. Chivington 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).

  • Double-nut tool and method of setting the toe angle of a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: 6598500
    Abstract: A device for operating on each nut of a double-nut assembly, wherein an inner nut of the assembly is of a diameter larger than that of an outer nut of the assembly. The device comprises two components: the first component is provided to act on the inner nut and is designed to allow a portion of the second component to pass therethrough, while the second component is provided to act on the outer nut. The first component may be used to rotate the inner nut to a desired position while a portion of the second component resides therein, whereafter the second component may be used to secure the rotated position by tightening the outer nut. The device may be used with an eccentric fastener assembly employing such a double-nut arrangement to set the toe angle of a vehicle wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Dean O. Chivington