Patents by Inventor George D. Hopes

George D. Hopes 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).

  • Vehicle anti-skid/wheelspin device
    Patent number: 4625838
    Abstract: A vehicle anti-skid/wheelspin device, comprising a force applicator which y be either a brake (17) or a driven shaft, a hub (3) to which the vehicle wheel may be attached, a wrap spring clutch (23) to connect the force applicator to the hub and an inertia responsive device such as a flywheel (35) to disconnect the force applicator from the hub by causing the wrap spring clutch to unwrap when the acceleration or deceleration of the hub relative to the flywheel exceeds a predetermined value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1985
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1986
    Assignee: The Secretary of State for Transportation in Her Britannic Majesty's Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
    Inventor: George D. Hopes