Patents by Inventor David Cronk

David Cronk 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).

  • Publication number: 20060016062
    Abstract: A lift tool and method useful for installing a repaired clutch assembly or flywheel in a vehicle bell housing. The tool includes (a) a mounting bracket which can be secured to existing threaded openings in the bell housing, (b) an elongated lift arm pivotably attached to the mounting bracket, (c) a rail supported by the elongated arm, (d) a hook carried by the rail and being moveable along the rail, (e) a hanger bracket which is connected to the hook and which is able to support the clutch assembly or flywheel, and (f) power source for selectively raising or lowering the elongated arm. With proper safety precautions, the lift tool can also be used in the removal of a clutch assembly or flywheel from a bell housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2005
    Publication date: January 26, 2006
    Inventor: David Cronk
  • Patent number: 5213832
    Abstract: In a process for applying a sugar solution to the surface of a cereal product, drying the sugar-coated cereal, collecting the fines produced therefrom and recycling the collected fines back into the original sugar solution the improvement that the fines can be contacted with water to form a slurry of dissolved sugar and insoluble cereal which is then separated into a liquid sugar fraction and an insoluble cereal fraction by centrifugation in a solid bowl centrifuge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1993
    Assignee: Kraft General Foods, Inc.
    Inventors: Bruce A. Johnson, David A. Cronk
  • Patent number: 4372506
    Abstract: A landing gear for ultralight aircraft includes a main landing gear assembly disposed in a position relative to the longitudinal axis of the aircraft to permit either tail wheel type landing or tricycle landing operations with the assembly including an arched axle wherein the arch provides a spring for the landing gear as well as provides clearance to enable foot launching of the aircraft. A nose wheel strut assembly is linked to and extends forward of the main wheel landing gear assembly and includes a resilient tension link member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 8, 1983
    Inventors: David Cronk, Lyle M. Byrum