Patents by Inventor Geoffrey William Branfield

Geoffrey William Branfield 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: 6457869
    Abstract: A wheel mounting includes an axle provided with a spindle, a hub located around the spindle, and an antifriction bearing located between the spindle and the hub for enabling the hub to rotate on the spindle with minimal friction. The axle also has a cylindrical ring seat located beyond its spindle and a shoulder located between the spindle and the ring seat. The ring seat has a stop located along it. The bearing has a cone located around the spindle, with its back face being against the shoulder, a cup located in the hub, and tapered rollers located between tapered raceways on the cone and cup. Beyond the large end of its raceway the cup is fitted with an excitor ring having a radial wall at the inboard end of the bearing. The ring seat carries a mounting ring having an axial wall provided with a formation that bears against the stop on the seat and an end edge that is against the back face of the inboard cone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: The Timken Company
    Inventors: Douglas H. Smith, Lloyd William Sparrow, Geoffrey William Branfield