Patents by Inventor Emmanuel Simeakis

Emmanuel Simeakis 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).

  • Bushing with wear pad retainer
    Patent number: 11511582
    Abstract: A bushing is disclosed for pivotally mounting an end portion of an axle-supporting beam of a vehicle suspension system to a hanger bracket of the vehicle with a pair of wear pads positioned between sides of the end portion of the beam and the hanger bracket, where the pair of wear pads each has a central opening defined by an inner edge. The bushing includes a tubular body having a longitudinal axis, a first end portion, a second end portion and a beam support portion positioned between the first and second end portions. A first resilient wear pad retainer extends radially from the first end portion of the body and a second resilient wear pad retainer extends radially from the second end portion of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Randy J. Zimmerman, Emmanuel Simeakis, Ashley Thomas Dudding
  • BUSHING WITH WEAR PAD RETAINER
    Publication number: 20200282784
    Abstract: A bushing is disclosed for pivotally mounting an end portion of an axle-supporting beam of a vehicle suspension system to a hanger bracket of the vehicle with a pair of wear pads positioned between sides of the end portion of the beam and the hanger bracket, where the pair of wear pads each has a central opening defined by an inner edge. The bushing includes a tubular body having a longitudinal axis, a first end portion, a second end portion and a beam support portion positioned between the first and second end portions. A first resilient wear pad retainer extends radially from the first end portion of the body and a second resilient wear pad retainer extends radially from the second end portion of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Inventors: Randy J. Zimmerman, Emmanuel Simeakis, Ashley Thomas Dudding