Patents by Inventor George Pieper

George Pieper 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).

  • Clutch System and Method
    Publication number: 20080029362
    Abstract: A clutch system may include in certain embodiments a clutch body attached to a drive member such as a drive pulley, wherein the clutch body may be removed from the drive member without disassembling the clutch body. In various embodiments, the clutch body may include two clutch plates which enclose a spring-loaded pneumatic reciprocating assembly that in operation causes the plates to selectively separate and engage one another. In certain embodiments, the clutch body may be readily attached to a associated drive pulley in a single step by installation of a single set of fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: KIT MASTERS INC.
    Inventors: Craig Swanson, Thomas Jagger, George Pieper
  • Clutch System and Method
    Publication number: 20070137974
    Abstract: A clutch system may include in certain embodiments a clutch body attached to a drive member such as a drive pulley, wherein the clutch body may be removed from the drive member without disassembling the clutch body. In various embodiments, the clutch body may include two clutch plates which enclose a spring-loaded pneumatic reciprocating assembly that in operation causes the plates to selectively separate and engage one another. In certain embodiments, the clutch body may be readily attached to a associated drive pulley in a single step by installation of a single set of fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Publication date: June 21, 2007
    Applicant: KIT MASTERS INC.
    Inventors: Craig Swanson, Thomas Jagger, George Pieper
  • Clutch system
    Publication number: 20060254873
    Abstract: A clutch system may include in certain embodiments a clutch body attached to a drive member such as a drive pulley, wherein the clutch body may be removed from the drive member without disassembling the clutch body. In various embodiments, the clutch body may include two clutch plates which enclose a spring-loaded pneumatic reciprocating assembly that in operation causes the plates to selectively separate and engage one another. In certain embodiments, the clutch body may be readily attached to a associated drive pulley in a single step by installation of a single set of fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Publication date: November 16, 2006
    Inventors: Craig Swanson, Thomas Jagger, George Pieper
  • Clutch system
    Publication number: 20060201773
    Abstract: A clutch system may include in certain embodiments a clutch body attached to a drive member such as a drive pulley, wherein the clutch body may be removed from the drive member without disassembling the clutch body. In various embodiments, the clutch body may include two clutch plates which enclose a spring-loaded pneumatic reciprocating assembly that in operation causes the plates to selectively separate and engage one another. In certain embodiments, the clutch body may be readily attached to a associated drive pulley in a single step by installation of a single set of fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2005
    Publication date: September 14, 2006
    Inventors: Craig Swanson, Thomas Jagger, George Pieper
  • Clutch system
    Publication number: 20060086587
    Abstract: A clutch system may include in certain embodiments a clutch body attached to a drive member such as a drive pulley, wherein the clutch body may be removed from the drive member without disassembling the clutch body. In various embodiments, the clutch body may include two clutch plates which enclose a spring-loaded pneumatic reciprocating assembly that in operation causes the plates to selectively separate and engage one another. In certain embodiments, the clutch body may be readily attached to a associated drive pulley in a single step by installation of a single set of fasteners.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Publication date: April 27, 2006
    Inventors: Craig Swanson, Thomas Jagger, George Pieper