Patents by Inventor C. Eugene Hutcheson

C. Eugene Hutcheson 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).

  • Multiple function chassis dynamometer and method
    Patent number: 5450748
    Abstract: A simple, compact and inexpensive chassis dynamometer capable of performing a multiplicity of tests and of simulating a variety of conditions, including wind resistance, weight of the vehicle and grade or slope of a road, includes first and second pairs of rolls for supporting the tires of a vehicle to be tested. An electric drive motor is connected with the rolls to drive them, and a single flywheel and associated eddy current motor are connected with the rolls to impart various levels of apparent inertia to the rotational movement of the rolls for thereby simulating the various conditions encountered by a vehicle travelling on a road. The frame is of open construction and the drive motor, eddy current motor, flywheel, rolls and associated components are confined within the periphery of the frame. The open construction of the frame simplifies the apparatus and enables maintenance and repair to be performed in situ.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Assignee: Maxwell Dynamometer Systems, Inc.
    Inventors: Philip F. Evans, C. Eugene Hutcheson
  • Multiple function chassis dynamometer
    Patent number: D366433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1996
    Inventors: Philip F. Evans, C. Eugene Hutcheson