Patents by Inventor Douglas DUFF

Douglas DUFF 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).

  • WHEEL CENTER CAP REMOVAL TOOL
    Publication number: 20180281515
    Abstract: A tool for removing a center cap of a wheel includes a cylinder having a first end and a second end, a piston movable axially between a first position and second position within the cylinder, a handle attached to the piston and extending from the second end of the cylinder for pulling the piston from the first position to the second position, and an adhesive ring on the first end of the cylinder for creating a seal between the first end of the cylinder and the center cap. Movement of the piston from the first position to the second position creates suction when the adhesive ring is in contact with the center cap to remove the center cap without damaging it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2017
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventor: Douglas DUFF
  • Rotary force diagnostic tools and methods
    Patent number: 10041846
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a force sensor including a housing and a support coupled to the housing, where the apparatus can couple to a rotary component. The housing also includes a handle coupled to the support to facilitate applying a force to the apparatus. The apparatus further includes an angular position sensor to sense rotation related to the apparatus, which can include a rotation of the rotary component to which the apparatus is coupled, a relative rotation between the housing and the handle, where the handle is rotatably coupled to the housing, and/or the like. The apparatus also includes a force sensor enabled to measure an amount of force applied to the handle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Assignee: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Douglas Duff, Andrew Sweigart, Evan Yarrington
  • ROTARY FORCE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS AND METHODS
    Publication number: 20170199094
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a force sensor including a housing and a support coupled to the housing, where the apparatus can couple to a rotary component. The housing also includes a handle coupled to the support to facilitate applying a force to the apparatus. The apparatus further includes an angular position sensor to sense rotation related to the apparatus, which can include a rotation of the rotary component to which the apparatus is coupled, a relative rotation between the housing and the handle, where the handle is rotatably coupled to the housing, and/or the like. The apparatus also includes a force sensor enabled to measure an amount of force applied to the handle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventors: Douglas DUFF, Andrew SWEIGART, Evan YARRINGTON