Patents by Inventor Brandon Hooper

Brandon Hooper 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).

  • Bearing pivot tensioner assembly
    Patent number: 12018753
    Abstract: A belt tensioner having a tensioner base and a tensioning arm axially aligned about a pivot shaft defining a pivot axis, the tensioning arm pivotal in relation to the tensioner base about the pivot axis. The tensioner has a bearing positioned around and sealed against the pivot shaft, with the tensioning arm positioned around the bearing. The bearing forms a radial seal between the bearing and the tensioning arm and between the bearing and the pivot shaft. A torsion spring is positioned externally around a portion of the tensioning arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: Gates Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Koppeser, Roland Wille, Brandon Hooper
  • BEARING PIVOT TENSIONER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20230140725
    Abstract: A belt tensioner having a tensioner base and a tensioning arm axially aligned about a pivot shaft defining a pivot axis, the tensioning arm pivotal in relation to the tensioner base about the pivot axis. The tensioner has a bearing positioned around and sealed against the pivot shaft, with the tensioning arm positioned around the bearing. The bearing forms a radial seal between the bearing and the tensioning arm and between the bearing and the pivot shaft. A torsion spring is positioned externally around a portion of the tensioning arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2022
    Publication date: May 4, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Koppeser, Roland Wille, Brandon Hooper