Patents by Inventor Brian W. Traylor

Brian W. Traylor 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).

  • Skate truck assemblies and associated methods for rear suspension spring compression
    Patent number: 10583880
    Abstract: A skate truck assembly that engages a lower rear suspension arm during assembly may include a base comprising a track that extends linearly in a translation direction and an articulating truck assembly slidably coupled to the track, the articulating truck assembly being moveable along the track in the translation direction. The articulating truck assembly may include a track receiving carriage that slidingly receives the track and a suspension arm engagement structure having an elongated, longitudinal axis. The suspension arm engagement structure may be operatively connected to the track receiving carriage. The suspension arm engagement structure may rotate relative to the track receiving carriage along a first axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the suspension arm engagement structure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian W. Traylor
  • SKATE TRUCK ASSEMBLIES AND ASSOCIATED METHODS FOR REAR SUSPENSION SPRING COMPRESSION
    Publication number: 20190127001
    Abstract: A skate truck assembly that engages a lower rear suspension arm during assembly may include a base comprising a track that extends linearly in a translation direction and an articulating truck assembly slidably coupled to the track, the articulating truck assembly being moveable along the track in the translation direction. The articulating truck assembly may include a track receiving carriage that slidingly receives the track and a suspension arm engagement structure having an elongated, longitudinal axis. The suspension arm engagement structure may be operatively connected to the track receiving carriage. The suspension arm engagement structure may rotate relative to the track receiving carriage along a first axis of rotation that is perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the suspension arm engagement structure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2017
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventor: Brian W. Traylor