Patents by Inventor Derek R. Scheetz

Derek R. Scheetz 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).

  • Variable resonation chamber valve
    Patent number: 7938227
    Abstract: A variable resonation chamber valve includes an outer valve seat and a rotatable plunger. The outer valve seat defines an inlet opening into an associated resonation chamber. The rotatable plunger is movable into the inlet opening of the valve seat for varying a tuner area of the inlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Derek R. Scheetz
  • VARIABLE RESONATION CHAMBER VALVE
    Publication number: 20110079463
    Abstract: A variable resonation chamber valve includes an outer valve seat and a rotatable plunger. The outer valve seat defines an inlet opening into an associated resonation chamber. The rotatable plunger is movable into the inlet opening of the valve seat for varying a tuner area of the inlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Applicant: Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Derek R. Scheetz
  • Right hand drive steering system and conversion method from left hand drive vehicle
    Patent number: 6276476
    Abstract: A right-hand drive vehicle steering system (10) that may be factory built or converted from a left-hand drive steering system or vice versa. The method of conversion begins with the removal of the left-hand drive steering components. A left-hand drive designed steering gear is engaged to an adapter bracket (50). The adapter bracket allows the orientation of the left-hand drive designed steering gear to remain the same in a right-hand drive installation as when installed in the left-hand drive. As a result, the pitman arm (18) that directs the wheel direction of steering and is outboard of the steering gear for left-hand drive applications, is inboard of the steering gear for right-hand drive applications. The adapter bracket allows displacement of the steering column and associated steering equipment to further outboard in the right-hand drive system relative to the outboard position in left-hand drive applications.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: International Truck and Engine Corporation
    Inventors: Joseph J. Farwell, Robert J. Haverstick, Lee A. Williams, Derek R. Scheetz, Bruce C. Noah, John A. Budzik, Robert W. Hammond