Patents by Inventor Gary E. Stambaugh

Gary E. Stambaugh 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: 4215665
    Abstract: An air intake assembly for a vehicle comprises a first housing rotatably mounted on the vehicle and a stationary second housing mounted within the first housing. A plurality of first inlets are formed through the first housing and are adapted to align with a plurality of second inlets formed through the second housing to normally permit the passage of air therethrough for engine consumption purposes. Upon further relative rotation of the housings, the inlets become misaligned to prevent the passage of air therethrough. In the preferred embodiment, inlets are formed through both side and bottom walls of the housings and disposed thereon whereby upon alignment of the inlets formed through the side walls of the housing to permit the passage of air therethrough the inlets formed through the bottom walls of the housings will be closed and vice versa.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1978
    Date of Patent: August 5, 1980
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventor: Gary E. Stambaugh
  • Patent number: 3990494
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel, on which a tire is mounted, comprised of two rim portions fixed together by fastening bolts is provided with a means to prevent disassembly of the rim portions while the tire mounted thereon remains inflated. In the preferred embodiment, a cover plate affixed to one of the rim members by a hinge is positionable over the heads of the fastening bolts and retained thereon by an elongated pin having an enlarged head, the pin extending through an aperture in the rim. The locking pin is urged to this locking position while the tire is inflated by pressure in the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1976
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventors: Gary E. Stambaugh, Kenneth W. Timmons