Patents by Inventor Jeffrey Lee Kincaid

Jeffrey Lee Kincaid 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).

  • Porous vent breather
    Patent number: 8529657
    Abstract: A vent for an axle housing includes a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion has a plurality of pores defined therethrough. The first body portion defines a first cavity. The second body portion has a conical portion that extends between a throat and a neck portion that defines an opening. The second body portion defines a second cavity that fluidly connects with the first cavity. The vent permits air to pass from the axle housing, through the plurality of pores in the first body portion, through the first and second cavities, and out the opening of the neck portion while concurrently inhibiting egress of lubricant from the axle housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2013
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Kincaid, Mark Andrew Schneider
  • POROUS VENT BREATHER
    Publication number: 20130047780
    Abstract: A vent for an axle housing includes a first body portion and a second body portion. The first body portion has a plurality of pores defined therethrough. The first body portion defines a first cavity. The second body portion has a conical portion that extends between a throat and a neck portion that defines an opening. The second body portion defines a second cavity that fluidly connects with the first cavity. The vent permits air to pass from the axle housing, through the plurality of pores in the first body portion, through the first and second cavities, and out the opening of the neck portion while concurrently inhibiting egress of lubricant from the axle housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: February 28, 2013
    Applicant: AMERICAN AXLE & MANUFACTURING, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Kincaid, Mark Andrew Schneider
  • Isolation ball joint for steering and suspension
    Patent number: 6695521
    Abstract: A ball joint assembly for pivotally interconnecting a first member and a second member includes a housing defining a cavity. The housing is adapted to be coupled to the first member. The ball joint also includes a ball stud having a ball segment retained in the cavity and a post segment adapted to be coupled to the second member. An elastomer is positioned within the cavity between the ball segment and the housing. The ball segment is rotatably coupled to the elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2004
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Kincaid, Neil Alan Wasylewski
  • Robust, low mass stabilizer bar link assembly
    Patent number: 6604270
    Abstract: An end link adapted to interconnect a stabilizer bar and a suspension member within a vehicular suspension system includes a housing having a first socket, a second socket and a body interconnecting the first and second sockets. The end link also includes a first joint assembly pivotally interconnecting the first socket and the stabilizer bar and a second joint assembly pivotally interconnecting the second socket and the suspension member The first socket includes a net-shaped cavity to receive the first joint assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 12, 2003
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Kincaid, Manoi V. Bhandiwad, Kurt K. Hauser
  • Isolation ball joint for steering and suspension
    Publication number: 20030099505
    Abstract: A ball joint assembly for pivotally interconnecting a first member and a second member includes a housing defining a cavity. The housing is adapted to be coupled to the first member. The ball joint also includes a ball stud having a ball segment retained in the cavity and a post segment adapted to be coupled to the second member. An elastomer is positioned within the cavity between the ball segment and the housing. The ball segment is rotatably coupled to the elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 31, 2002
    Publication date: May 29, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Kincaid, Neil Alan Wasylewski
  • Isolation ball joint for steering and suspension
    Patent number: 6533490
    Abstract: A ball joint assembly for pivotally interconnecting a first member and a second member includes a housing defining a cavity. The housing is adapted to be coupled to the first member. The ball joint also includes a ball stud having a ball segment retained in the cavity and a post segment adapted to be coupled to the second member. An elastomer is positioned within the cavity between the ball segment and the housing. The ball segment is rotatably coupled to the elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2003
    Assignee: American Axle & Manufacturing, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Kincaid, Neil Alan Wasylewski
  • Robust, low mass stabilizer bar link assembly
    Publication number: 20020171221
    Abstract: An end link adapted to interconnect a stabilizer bar and a suspension member within a vehicular suspension system includes a housing having a first socket, a second socket and a body interconnecting the first and second sockets. The end link also includes a first joint assembly pivotally interconnecting the first socket and the stabilizer bar and a second joint assembly pivotally interconnecting the second socket and the suspension member The first socket includes a net-shaped cavity to receive the first joint assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2002
    Publication date: November 21, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Kincaid, Manoi V. Bhandiwad, Kurt K. Hauser
  • Isolation ball joint for steering and suspension
    Publication number: 20020102126
    Abstract: A ball joint assembly for pivotally interconnecting a first member and a second member includes a housing defining a cavity. The housing is adapted to be coupled to the first member. The ball joint also includes a ball stud having a ball segment retained in the cavity and a post segment adapted to be coupled to the second member. An elastomer is positioned within the cavity between the ball segment and the housing. The ball segment is rotatably coupled to the elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Kincaid, Neil Alan Wasylewski
  • Robust, low mass stabilizer bar link assembly
    Publication number: 20020074761
    Abstract: An end link adapted to interconnect a stabilizer bar and a suspension member within a vehicular suspension system includes a housing having a first socket, a second socket and a body interconnecting the first and second sockets. The end link also includes a first joint assembly pivotally interconnecting the first socket and the stabilizer bar and a second joint assembly pivotally interconnecting the second socket and the suspension member The first socket includes a net-shaped cavity to receive the first joint assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2000
    Publication date: June 20, 2002
    Inventors: Jeffrey Lee Kincaid, Manoj V. Bhandiwad, Kurt K. Hauser