Patents by Inventor Jack W. Keller

Jack W. Keller 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).

  • Locking configuration for a wheel rim flange retaining ring
    Patent number: 4683930
    Abstract: A split retaining ring for locking a separable tire bead flange on a wheel rim has inboard and outboard facing portions and two circumferentially aligned terminal ends, each terminal end characterized by an outboard facing tab having a drilled-through bore. A buckle member having a pair of apertures is mounted on the retaining ring such that each tab passes through a respective aperture and the buckle functions to maintain the terminal ends of the retaining ring in a specific orientation when it is mounted on a wheel rim. A wire fastener is positioned through each drilled bore in a tab to retain the buckle member on the split retaining ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1985
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1987
    Assignee: Goodyear Aerospace Corporation
    Inventors: Paul A. Elam, Jack W. Keller