Patents by Inventor Alfonzo West

Alfonzo West 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: 9429198
    Abstract: A coupling device for a ride lawnmower engine and a rotary pump is a device that is utilized to connect and transmit power between two shafts such as the driveshaft of a ride lawnmower engine and the input sleeve of a rotary pump. The device features a tubular coupling shaft with an axial motor adapter used to connect the driveshaft and the input sleeve. A compression spring is mounted within an open end of the tubular coupling shaft and is able to vertically lower the tubular coupling shaft towards the driveshaft in order to allow the axial motor adapter to engage the driveshaft. Conversely, the compression spring is compressed when the tubular coupling shaft is vertically raised. A height adjusting clamp is utilized to regulate the vertical positioning of the driveshaft coupling device in order to allow manual engagement and disengagement of the ride lawnmower engine and the rotary pump.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2016
    Inventor: Alfonzo West
  • Publication number: 20150159703
    Abstract: A coupling device for a ride lawnmower engine and a rotary pump is a device that is utilized to connect and transmit power between two shafts such as the driveshaft of a ride lawnmower engine and the input sleeve of a rotary pump. The device features a tubular coupling shaft with an axial motor adapter used to connect the driveshaft and the input sleeve. A compression spring is mounted within an open end of the tubular coupling shaft and is able to vertically lower the tubular coupling shaft towards the driveshaft in order to allow the axial motor adapter to engage the driveshaft. Conversely, the compression spring is compressed when the tubular coupling shaft is vertically raised. A height adjusting clamp is utilized to regulate the vertical positioning of the driveshaft coupling device in order to allow manual engagement and disengagement of the ride lawnmower engine and the rotary pump.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventor: Alfonzo West