Patents by Inventor Gary G. Valbert

Gary G. Valbert 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: 4518276
    Abstract: Devices have been used to compensate for misalignment between adjacent members and establish subsequent aligned assembly. These devices used tight tolerance, compound eccentric bushings or offset frusto-conical surface in attempting to provide a fixed aligned position. These devices are expensive and difficult to align. The subject bolt-on dowel provides a simple inexpensive solution to positioning of a first member relative to a second member. The bolt-on dowel includes a cylindrical spacer slidably fitted within a bore of the first member with the first end being in abutment with the second member, and a fastening member securing the spacer to the second member in a fixed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 1984
    Date of Patent: May 21, 1985
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventors: Thomas L. Mitchell, Patrick D. McMahill, Gary G. Valbert, John C. Wellauer