Patents by Inventor Robert J. Shaner

Robert J. Shaner 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: 4083580
    Abstract: An automotive vehicle stabilizer bar assembly including an elongated stabilizer bar and a cooperating stabilizing bar bushing defining a bore through which the stabilizer bar passes. The bushing has upper and lower bushing elements which are substantially rigid and the upper and lower elements are secured in relative fixed position. Securing may be effected by at least two pairs of aligned openings in the upper and lower bushing elements and elongated pins extending into said openings. Clamp members may secure the bushing to a support member.In one embodiment, separate pin elements pass through the aligned openings in the upper and lower bushing members. In another embodiment, pin elements are formed integrally with at least one of the bushing elements. The bore defining portions of the bushing may have serrations in order to increase intimacy of contact between the bushing and the stabilizer bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1978
    Inventor: Robert J. Shaner