Patents by Inventor Arthur A. Horinek

Arthur A. Horinek 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).

  • Suspension lowering system for vehicle transport
    Patent number: 11040590
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for lowering the height of a wheeled vehicle for cargo height constraints during transportation. The rear leaf spring shackle on each side of the vehicle is connected to a sliding frame mount. In the transport configuration, fasteners are removed from the sliding frame mount, and the mount slides forward, rotating the rear leaf spring shackle from a near vertical to a near horizontal position, effectively lowering the height of the vehicle. To return the vehicle to the ride configuration, a screw jack member is attached to the sliding frame mount and a rear attachment point on the vehicle, pulling the sliding frame mount back, aligning attachment points of the mount with the frame member in the original position. The fasteners are reinstalled to lock the sliding frame mount into the ride configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Battelle Memorial Institute
    Inventors: Jerry L. Durham, Gaymon M. Davis, Kurt R. Ramsey, Mark J. Soper, Michael Perry, Arthur A. Horinek, Kevin A. Chilcote
  • SUSPENSION LOWERING SYSTEM FOR VEHICLE TRANSPORT
    Publication number: 20170334262
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for lowering the height of a wheeled vehicle for cargo height constraints during transportation. The rear leaf spring shackle on each side of the vehicle is connected to a sliding frame mount. In the transport configuration, fasteners are removed from the sliding frame mount, and the mount slides forward, rotating the rear leaf spring shackle from a near vertical to a near horizontal position, effectively lowering the height of the vehicle. To return the vehicle to the ride configuration, a screw jack member is attached to the sliding frame mount and a rear attachment point on the vehicle, pulling the sliding frame mount back, aligning attachment points of the mount with the frame member in the original position. The fasteners are reinstalled to lock the sliding frame mount into the ride configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2017
    Publication date: November 23, 2017
    Inventors: Jerry L. Durham, Gaymon M. Davis, Kurt R. Ramsey, Mark J. Soper, Michael Perry, Arthur A. Horinek, Kevin A. Chilcote