Patents by Inventor Darren MUENCHRATH

Darren MUENCHRATH 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).

  • Suspension bushing service tool and method of use
    Patent number: 9120215
    Abstract: A lightweight and portable service tool and method of use is provided for facilitating bushing replacement without removal of suspension from a vehicle. A tool end removably straddles the suspension and anchors the tool to the suspension. An actuator end, connected to the tool end, imparts a bushing jacking force along a common tool axis for extracting a bushing from, or installing a bushing into an eyelet of the suspension. The actuator end can form a jack or form a bore for receiving a portable jack as the source of the jacking force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2015
    Inventors: Darren Muenchrath, Ryan Stormoen
  • SUSPENSION BUSHING SERVICE TOOL AND METHOD OF USE
    Publication number: 20130074306
    Abstract: A lightweight and portable service tool and method of use is provided for facilitating bushing replacement without removal of suspension from a vehicle. A tool end removably straddles the suspension and anchors the tool to the suspension. An actuator end, connected to the tool end, imparts a bushing jacking force along a common tool axis for extracting a bushing from, or installing a bushing into an eyelet of the suspension. The actuator end can form a jack or form a bore for receiving a portable jack as the source of the jacking force.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2012
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Inventors: Darren MUENCHRATH, Ryan STORMOEN