Patents by Inventor Tony W. Ross

Tony W. Ross 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).

  • Foot-operated parking brake for walk-behind power tool
    Patent number: 6199354
    Abstract: An improved, large capacity, self-propelled, walk-behind power tool, such as a lawn mower, employs a parking brake apparatus which is operative to effectively brake the drive wheels of the tool. The described apparatus is activated by a foot pedal and employs locking fingers having a cooperating lost motion coupling which relieves having to maintain close tolerances for the apparatus during manufacture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2001
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kevin D. King, Daniel J. Turk, Tony W. Ross