Patents by Inventor Elton C. Sheets

Elton C. Sheets 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).

  • Drop shaft
    Patent number: 8042877
    Abstract: An apparatus for attaching hydraulic cylinders to a vehicle chassis. A plurality of vertical, parallel, spaced apart plates having first apertures through which stub shaft pins are disposed for attaching hydraulic cylinders, and second apertures below the first apertures through which a separate, tubular shaft is disposed. The stub shaft pins may be removed and replaced without removing the rest of the assembly or the tubular shaft from the apparatus or the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Stellar Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Elton C. Sheets, Scott R. McMahon, Matthew Wendell Schroeder