Patents by Inventor Gary Schafer

Gary Schafer 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).

  • Publication number: 20060012136
    Abstract: An alarm system that indicates to an operator the status of locking pins of a vehicle sliding axle assembly. The alarm system includes an alarm valve coupled to the locking pins and in fluid communication with an alarm. When the pins are unlocked from a vehicle component, the alarm valve is configured in an alarm mode to indicate the unsecured condition of the assembly. In this mode, air is diverted from the vehicle brakes to sound the alarm, thereby informing an operator that the pins are improperly engaged. In one embodiment, the alarm valve is in communication with or includes a pressure relief valve, which diverts a sufficient amount of air from the vehicle brakes so that the brakes cannot be released. When the pins are properly locked to secure the slider axle assembly, the alarm valve does not divert air from the brakes to sound the alarm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2004
    Publication date: January 19, 2006
    Inventors: Curtis Trudeau, Gary Schafer, Robert Sorum, Loralye Sorum, Dick Winter
  • Patent number: D363759
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 31, 1995
    Assignee: SPX Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Schafer, Gary F. Stack