Patents by Inventor John E. Raidel, Jr.

John E. Raidel, Jr. 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).

  • Vehicle suspension with rigid torque beam
    Patent number: 4427213
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension of a type generally disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,801,086, especially adapted to drop-frame vehicles, wherein a torque beam is formed to straddle the frame of the vehicle and be attached through a resilient bushing to the web of the frame, all of which gives a controlled spring to the vehicle as well as an accommodation for the tilting of the axle about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 1982
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Inventor: John E. Raidel, Jr.
  • Vehicle suspension with rigid torque beam
    Patent number: RE32486
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension of a type generally disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 3,801,086, especially adapted to dropframe vehicles, wherein a torque beam is formed to straddle the frame of the vehicle and be attached through a resilient bushing to the web of the frame, all of which gives a controlled spring to the vehicle as well as an accommodation for the tilting of the axle about a longitudinal axis of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1987
    Inventor: John E. Raidel, Jr.