Patents by Inventor Anthony Copper

Anthony Copper 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: 11105226
    Abstract: A rocker arm assembly having a rocker arm including a pair of sidewalls, each sidewall defining a support aperture, a rocker arm support including a pair of opposed bearing support arms, each bearing support arm being disposed within a corresponding support aperture of the rocker arm and defining a lubrication groove extending along an outer surface thereof, and a pair of radial roller bearings, each including an inner cup, an outer cup, and a plurality of rollers disposed therebetween, wherein each radial roller bearing is disposed both on a corresponding bearing support arm and within a corresponding support aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: Koyo Bearings North America LLC
    Inventor: Anthony Copper
  • Publication number: 20210079815
    Abstract: A rocker arm for use in a valvetrain of a vehicle, having a body portion including two opposed side wall portions, each defining a bearing aperture therein and including a bearing boss disposed along a perimeter of the corresponding bearing aperture. A support bearing has a pair of opposed ends, each opposed end being received in a corresponding bearing aperture, and each bearing boss includes a first portion having a first radial thickness and a second portion having a second radial thicknesses, the first radial thickness being greater than the second radial thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony Copper
  • Publication number: 20210010395
    Abstract: A rocker arm assembly having a rocker arm including a pair of sidewalls, each sidewall defining a support aperture, a rocker arm support including a pair of opposed bearing support arms, each bearing support arm being disposed within a corresponding support aperture of the rocker arm and defining a lubrication groove extending along an outer surface thereof, and a pair of radial roller bearings, each including an inner cup, an outer cup, and a plurality of rollers disposed therebetween, wherein each radial roller bearing is disposed both on a corresponding bearing support arm and within a corresponding support aperture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventor: Anthony Copper