Patents by Inventor David H. Hook

David H. Hook 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).

  • Crankshaft oil seal installation device
    Patent number: 7526847
    Abstract: An automated crankshaft oil seal installation device and method of installing a crankshaft oil seal therewith. The device and method of the present invention allows an oil seal to be quickly and accurately installed to and around an exposed portion of a crankshaft in a manufacturing setting. One embodiment of the device makes use of a self-retention mechanism to ensure that the device is properly mated to an engine block that houses the crankshaft, and a pneumatic cylinder in combination with an oil seal retention/installation mechanism to install the oil seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2009
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Randall J. Arthur, Ryan M. Johnson, David H. Hook, Bart L. Anthony