Patents by Inventor Floyd E. Cloward

Floyd E. Cloward 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).

  • Patent number: 6539601
    Abstract: A bearing press for removing or installing bearings or bushings. The press is an assembly of plates with apertures to enable a user to apply pressure upon a propeller strut with bearing for a propeller shaft in order to remove and replace or reinsert the bearing. The press is assembled about the shaft and does not require removal of the propeller shaft from the strut or the boat to remove a bearing. A user tightens bolts on both sides of the shaft which forces the old bearing out of the strut and into half cylinders which are spacers to allow the old bearing to be removed. The new bearing may be replaced at the same time the old is removed or another smaller pair of half cylinders may be used to only remove the bearing for examination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2003
    Inventor: Floyd E. Cloward