Patents by Inventor David A. Ernest

David A. Ernest 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).

  • Patent number: 4071259
    Abstract: A pair of unsprung axle structures are pivotally connected to the rigid frame of a vehicle on a pair of laterally spaced longitudinally extending axes. These laterally spaced axes are at the approximate height of the vehicle wheels mounted on the axle structures and are spaced laterally inward from the wheels. At a lower height a transverse link is pivotally connected at its opposite ends to lower portions of the axle structures to form a tie bar therebetween. This suspension arrangement establishes an effective pivot or roll center for the end of the vehicle supported by the axle structures, which is at a higher elevation than the center of gravity of the vehicle. During operation, the wheels may traverse uneven ground while providing vehicle support; that is, one axle structure may swing upwardly as the other axle structure swings downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1978
    Assignee: Allis-Chalmers Corporation
    Inventor: David A. Ernest