Patents by Inventor Andrew J Sugden

Andrew J Sugden 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).

  • ENGINE INCORPORATING IMPROVED GOVERNOR LINKAGE
    Publication number: 20240026832
    Abstract: An engine having a linkage assembly, the linkage assembly having a governor lever, a governor shaft, and a throttle link. The governor lever couples the governor shaft to the throttle link. The governor lever is configured to adjust the relative position between the throttle link and the governor shaft. The governor lever has a primary arm and a secondary arm, the primary arm being movable with respect to the secondary arm. The primary arm and secondary arm are secured via a fastener which prevents relative motion between the primary and secondary arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 4, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: Andrew J. SUGDEN
  • Engine incorporating improved governor linkage
    Patent number: 11808233
    Abstract: An engine having a linkage assembly, the linkage assembly having a governor lever, a governor shaft, and a throttle link. The governor lever couples the governor shaft to the throttle link. The governor lever is configured to adjust the relative position between the throttle link and the governor shaft. The governor lever has a primary arm and a secondary arm, the primary arm being movable with respect to the secondary arm. The primary arm and secondary arm are secured via a fastener which prevents relative motion between the primary and secondary arms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Inventor: Andrew J. Sugden
  • ENGINE INCORPORATING IMPROVED GOVERNOR LINKAGE
    Publication number: 20230008610
    Abstract: An engine having a linkage assembly, the linkage assembly having a governor lever, a governor shaft, and a throttle link. The governor lever couples the governor shaft to the throttle link. The governor lever is configured to adjust the relative position between the throttle link and the governor shaft. The governor lever has a primary arm and a secondary arm, the primary arm being movable with respect to the secondary arm. The primary arm and secondary arm are secured via a fastener which prevents relative motion between the primary and secondary arms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Andrew J. SUGDEN
  • Governor system assembly
    Patent number: 9261028
    Abstract: A governor system assembly and related method for assembling the same. The assembly may include a governor gear, a weight, and a locking pin pivotably coupling the weight to the governor gear along a pivot axis. The locking pin includes a locking segment rotatable into engagement with the gear about the pivot axis for securing the pin to the gear. In one assembly, the locking pin is rotatable between an unlocked position in which the locking pin is axially removable from the gear and a locked position in which a locking pin is not axially removable when the locking segment engages the gear. The locking pin may be L-shaped in some assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Seymour, II, Jeffrey L. Bracht, Jennifer J. Van Dalen, William H. Sharp, Sami M. Chukrallah, Andrew J Sugden, James L. Webster