Patents by Inventor Darin Ross Miller

Darin Ross Miller 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).

  • Large dump truck suspension
    Patent number: 6086076
    Abstract: A suspension system for a large dump truck. The dump truck having a main frame with laterally spaced frame members each associated with a rear wheel mounting hub with a wheel on each of its sides. Each hub is attached to a respective frame member by an attachment member pivotally attached to the respective frame member by a pivotal mounting and a suspension spring pivotally attached to the hub by a spherical bearing and to the respective frame member at a pivot mounting. The connections of the hub allow for limited pivotal movement of the hub about transverse and longitudinal axes relative to the frame members. A dump body is pivotally attached to the frame members at the pivot mounting or to the rear and above a suspension pivotal connection at a body pivotal connection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: BHP Coal Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Hans Prem, Francis Allen Bartley, Darin Ross Miller, Alan William Dickerson