Patents by Inventor Charles Bonten

Charles Bonten 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).

  • Wheel bearing assembly
    Patent number: 9149713
    Abstract: A wheel bearing assembly has a wheel bearing with an inner race and outer race for fitting into a hub of a wheel. Bearings are seated between the inner race and the outer race. The inner race has an extension that axially extends inboard beyond the outer race. A spacer sleeve has a cup shaped end for snugly nesting the extension of the inner race. The cup shaped end has an inner radial wall for abutting an end wall of the inner race. The spacer sleeve also has an outer cylindrical wall forming a side wall of the cup shaped end and has an outer diameter sized for being snugly received into the hub of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2015
    Assignee: TGM Distribution Inc.
    Inventor: Charles Bonten
  • Wheel Bearing Assembly
    Publication number: 20140225419
    Abstract: A wheel bearing assembly has a wheel bearing with an inner race and outer race for fitting into a hub of a wheel. Bearings are seated between the inner race and the outer race. The inner race has an extension that axially extends inboard beyond the outer race. A spacer sleeve has a cup shaped end for snugly nesting the extnesion of the inner race. The cup shaped end has an inner radial wall for abutting an end wall of the inner race. The spacer sleeve also has an outer cylindrical wall forming a side wall of the cup shaped end and has an outer diameter sized for being snugly received into the hub of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2013
    Publication date: August 14, 2014
    Applicant: TGM DISTRIBUTION, INC.
    Inventor: Charles Bonten