Patents by Inventor Timothy P. Detwiler

Timothy P. Detwiler 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: 6305996
    Abstract: A manually adjustable outboard motor mount comprises two bracket assemblies, one being attachable to a boat transom and the other being adapted to support an outboard motor. The motor bracket assembly is constrained to movement in a straight, substantially vertical path relative to the transom bracket assembly by the cooperation of interengaging ribs and recesses on the brackets. The brackets, which have their ribs on their outer faces and their recesses on their inner faces, can be formed from a single extrusion. Cross braces fit into the recesses on the inner faces of the brackets.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Detwiler Industries Incorporated
    Inventor: Timothy P. Detwiler
  • Patent number: 5964627
    Abstract: A manually adjustable outboard motor mount comprises two brackets one attachable to a boat transom and one to which an outboard motor can be attached. The motor bracket is constrained to movement in a straight, substantially vertical path relative to the transom bracket by the cooperation of rods on one bracket with spaced bearings in sleeves on the other bracket. The motor bracket is adjusted vertically by a shaft threaded into the transom bracket and rotatable in a combined thrust and journal bearing in the motor bracket. A nut on the threads of the shaft can be tightened against a plate of the transom bracket to lock the motor bracket against vertical movement. The nut has three radial arms disposed at 120 degree angles relative to one another to allow convenient manual tightening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 12, 1999
    Assignee: Detwiler Industries Incorporated
    Inventor: Timothy P. Detwiler
  • Patent number: 5484311
    Abstract: A motor mount for varying the height of an outboard motor on the transom of a boat comprises a first bracket connected to a transom, and a second bracket connected to an outboard motor. A fluid-driven actuator effects movement of the second bracket relative to the first. One or more guides, each comprising a rod extending through a pair of vertically separated bearings fixed to the interior of a hollow, elongated tubular member, constrains the second bracket to vertical movement when the first bracket is connected to the transom of a boat.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 16, 1996
    Assignee: Detwiler Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. Detwiler, Charles G. Detwiler, Jr., Edward C. Berdich, Peter M. Draper
  • Patent number: D451670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2001
    Assignee: Detwiler Industries Incorporated
    Inventors: Scott A. Knorr, Brian E. Denlinger, Timothy P. Detwiler