Patents by Inventor Frank E. Stangl

Frank E. Stangl 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: 6325545
    Abstract: A relubricatable idler bushing assembly includes an idler bushing having a hub which is dimensioned to receive an idler pulley. The idler bushing is journaled to an inner bushing by bearings which are disposed in fluid communication with a lubricant passageway. The inner bushing is mounted on a spindle adapted to mount the idler bushing assembly to a support surface. The spindle includes and axial passageway and a radial bore communicating the axial passageway with the exterior of the spindle. One end of the spindle is adapted to be connected to a source of lubricant under pressure for supplying the lubricant to an axial passageway. The radial bore is communicated through a radial bore of the inner bushing with the lubricant passageway to allow lubricant supplied to the spindle to be flow to the lubricant passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Inventors: Richard J. Stangl, Frank E. Stangl