Patents by Inventor Barry Stuart Groves

Barry Stuart Groves 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).

  • Drive assembly for a high ground clearance vehicle
    Patent number: 6964317
    Abstract: A high ground clearance drive assembly includes a drop box and an articulation drop box. The drop box is fixed to the vehicle frame and the articulation drop box pivots relative thereto as a suspension system is exercised. The articulation drop box is pivotable about a pivot pin which extends through both the articulation drop box and the drop box to provide an axial preload therebetween. A first chain interconnects an input sprocket on the input shaft and an intermediate sprocket assembly. A second chain interconnects a second intermediate sprocket and the output sprocket to drive an output shaft connected thereto. A hollow shaft supports the first and second intermediate sprockets about the pivot pin such that rotation of the articulation drop box relative the drop box is accommodated without additional complex structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2005
    Assignee: AxleTech International IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Barry Stuart Groves, Patrick Michael Cadaret
  • Drive assembly for a high ground clearance vehicle
    Publication number: 20040178014
    Abstract: A high ground clearance drive assembly includes a drop box and an articulation drop box. The drop box is fixed to the vehicle frame and the articulation drop box pivots relative thereto as a suspension system is exercised. The articulation drop box is pivotable about a pivot pin which extends through both the articulation drop box and the drop box to provide an axial preload therebetween. A first chain interconnects an input sprocket on the input shaft and an intermediate sprocket assembly. A second chain interconnects a second intermediate sprocket and the output sprocket to drive an output shaft connected thereto. A hollow shaft supports the first and second intermediate sprockets about the pivot pin such that rotation of the articulation drop box relative the drop box is accommodated without additional complex structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: Axle Tech International IP Holdings, LLC
    Inventors: Barry Stuart Groves, Patrick Michael Cadaret