Patents by Inventor Jeffery Curtis Adams

Jeffery Curtis Adams 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).

  • Transmission assembly featuring one-way needle bearings for engine- and human-powered vehicles
    Patent number: 9862455
    Abstract: A transmission assembly for a human- and/or motor-powered vehicle, including a hollow transfer shaft, first and second inner one-way needle bearings, the first inner one-way needle bearing disposed within a first hollow end of the transfer shaft, and the second inner one-way needle bearing disposed within a second hollow end of the transfer shaft; and a first and a second outer two-way needle bearings, each having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the first outer two-way needle bearing disposed about the outer diameter of the transfer shaft near the first hollow end of the transfer shaft, and the second outer two-way needle bearing disposed about the outer diameter of the transfer shaft near the second end of the transfer shaft, such that the inner diameter of each of the first and second outer two-way needle bearings contacts the outer diameter of the transfer shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Inventor: Jeffery Curtis Adams
  • TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FEATURING ONE-WAY NEEDLE BEARINGS FOR ENGINE- AND HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20160339991
    Abstract: A transmission assembly for a human- and/or motor-powered vehicle, including a hollow transfer shaft, first and second inner one-way needle bearings, the first inner one-way needle bearing disposed within a first hollow end of the transfer shaft, and the second inner one-way needle bearing disposed within a second hollow end of the transfer shaft; and a first and a second outer two-way needle bearings, each having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the first outer two-way needle bearing disposed about the outer diameter of the transfer shaft near the first hollow end of the transfer shaft, and the second outer two-way needle bearing disposed about the outer diameter of the transfer shaft near the second end of the transfer shaft, such that the inner diameter of each of the first and second outer two-way needle bearings contacts the outer diameter of the transfer shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2015
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventor: Jeffery Curtis Adams
  • Transmission assembly featuring one-way needle bearings for engine- and human-powered vehicles
    Patent number: 9004515
    Abstract: A transmission assembly for a human- and/or motor-powered vehicle, including a hollow transfer shaft, first and second inner one-way needle bearings, the first inner one-way needle bearing disposed within a first hollow end of the transfer shaft, and the second inner one-way needle bearing disposed within a second hollow end of the transfer shaft; and a first and a second outer one-way needle bearings, each having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the first outer one-way needle bearing disposed about the outer diameter of the transfer shaft near the first hollow end of the transfer shaft, and the second outer one-way needle bearing disposed about the outer diameter of the transfer shaft near the second end of the transfer shaft, such that the inner diameter of each of the first and second outer one-way needle bearings contacts the outer diameter of the transfer shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2015
    Inventor: Jeffery Curtis Adams
  • TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY FEATURING ONE-WAY NEEDLE BEARINGS FOR ENGINE- AND HUMAN-POWERED VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20140274517
    Abstract: A transmission assembly for a human- and/or motor-powered vehicle, including a hollow transfer shaft, first and second inner one-way needle bearings, the first inner one-way needle bearing disposed within a first hollow end of the transfer shaft, and the second inner one-way needle bearing disposed within a second hollow end of the transfer shaft; and a first and a second outer one-way needle bearings, each having an inner diameter and an outer diameter, the first outer one-way needle bearing disposed about the outer diameter of the transfer shaft near the first hollow end of the transfer shaft, and the second outer one-way needle bearing disposed about the outer diameter of the transfer shaft near the second end of the transfer shaft, such that the inner diameter of each of the first and second outer one-way needle bearings contacts the outer diameter of the transfer shaft.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Inventor: Jeffery Curtis Adams