Patents by Inventor Keith Johnson ANDREWS

Keith Johnson ANDREWS 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).

  • Patent number: 11649879
    Abstract: A portal unit is provided. The portal unit includes a deceleration gear train and a housing. The housing includes an inner side wall that is formed with an input opening at a position above a rotation axial line of a driving wheel, an outer side wall that is formed with an output opening at a coaxial position with the rotation axial line of the driving wheel, and an intermediate wall that connects peripheral edges of the inner side wall and the outer side wall. The inner side wall is provided, at a radially outward position of the input opening, with mount bolts for the suspension unit. The mount bolts each include a shaft portion protruding inwardly in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Kanzaki Kokyukoki Mfg. Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiyuki Fukuda, Yuki Hashimoto, Keith Johnson Andrews
  • Publication number: 20220186814
    Abstract: A portal unit of the present invention includes a deceleration gear train and a housing. The housing includes an inner side wall that is formed with an input opening at a position above a rotation axial line of a driving wheel, an outer side wall that is formed with an output opening at a coaxial position with the rotation axial line of the driving wheel, and an intermediate wall that connects peripheral edges of the inner side wall and the outer side wall. The inner side wall is provided, at a radially outward position of the input opening, with mount bolts for the suspension unit. The mount bolts each include a shaft portion protruding inwardly in a vehicle width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Toshiyuki FUKUDA, Yuki HASHIMOTO, Keith Johnson ANDREWS