Patents by Inventor George S. Pieper

George S. 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
    Patent number: 9086102
    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: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2015
    Assignee: KIT MASTERS INC.
    Inventors: Craig M. Swanson, Thomas M. Jagger, George S. Pieper
  • CLUTCH SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20090236196
    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: May 15, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Applicant: KIT MASTERS INC.
    Inventors: Craig M. Swanson, Thomas M. Jagger, George S. Pieper
  • Clutch system
    Patent number: 7533764
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2009
    Assignee: Kit Masters Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Swanson, Thomas M. Jagger, George S. Pieper
  • Clutch system and method
    Patent number: 7311189
    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: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2007
    Assignee: Kit Masters Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Swanson, Thomas M. Jagger, George S. Pieper
  • Clutch system and method
    Patent number: 7201267
    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: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2007
    Assignee: Kit Masters Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Swanson, Thomas M. Jagger, George S. Pieper
  • Clutch system
    Patent number: 7104382
    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: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2006
    Assignee: Kit Masters Inc.
    Inventors: Craig M. Swanson, Thomas M. Jagger, George S. Pieper