Patents by Inventor Greg A. Peppel

Greg A. Peppel 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).

  • Snowmobile
    Patent number: 8381857
    Abstract: The present invention generally relates to snowmobiles. More particularly, the present invention relates to skis for a snowmobile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Martin E. Sampson, Jack Struthers, Greg A. Peppel, Jeffrey D. Conn
  • Vehicle with adjustable steering
    Patent number: 7559576
    Abstract: A straddle seat type vehicle with adjustable steering. The vehicle comprises a handlebar adjustment apparatus functionally formed on a chassis that fixes the pivot of a steering post in angular positions about a pivot mechanism. A method of adjusting a steering control position is also included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2009
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce A. Honkala, Norman O. Berg, Jeffrey A. Eaton, Greg A. Peppel, Bruce J. Stone
  • Test specimen holder
    Patent number: 5945607
    Abstract: A test specimen holder for holding a test specimen in a material testing machine that applies force loads to the test specimen includes a base member having a first end coupleable to the material testing machine and a second end remote from the first end. A longitudinal axis extends from the first end to the second end. A body member extends from the second end to the first end and includes an aperture disposed on the longitudinal axis for receiving the test specimen. A displacement device displaces the body member relative to the base member substantially parallel to the longitudinal axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 31, 1999
    Assignee: MTS Systems Corporation
    Inventors: Greg A. Peppel, Martin M. Gram, Vogel P. Grote, Kenneth L. Jerina