Patents by Inventor Robert Joss

Robert Joss 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: 6409195
    Abstract: A sport type wheelchair. The wheelchair has two rear wheels and a front wheel. A handcrank and a sprocket and chain mechanism provide rear wheel axle chain drive. The steering is front wheel steering, operated with a steering handle attached to the front wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Inventor: Robert Joss Adams
  • Patent number: 6309317
    Abstract: A device for use in a centrifugal clutch assembly in which the clutch assembly comprises a shaft which carries a first sheave axially moveable on the shaft and a second sheave axially fixed on the shaft, a drive belt between the first sheave and the second sheave and a return spring operating on the first sheave. A roller is fixed relative to the first sheave and a pivot pin is fixed on and moveable with the first sheave. The device further comprises a body having an arcuate outer surface constructed so as to provide a cam surface relative to the roller. An aperture is provided in the body and is constructed so as to mate with the pivot pin to allow the device to pivot relative to the pivot pin. A hollow chamber is positioned internally within the body and moveable weighting means are positioned within the chamber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Inventor: Robert Joss