Patents by Inventor Gerald D. Reese

Gerald D. Reese 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).

  • Speed and torque sensitive clutch assembly
    Patent number: 3996811
    Abstract: A clutch assembly for use with a V-belt drive which includes centrifugal weight means that tends to change the V-belt drive sheave setting to maintain a selected speed, and further includes a torsion spring and cam device operated to make the setting of the drive sheave partially responsive to the torque carried by the clutch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1974
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1976
    Assignee: Scorpion, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald D. Reese
  • Snowmobile construction having drive belt offset from center line of ski spindles
    Patent number: 3963083
    Abstract: A snowmobile which is constructed in a unique manner to provide a tendency to oversteer to the left, which is the common direction for turns in oval track racing. The snowmobile is constructed so that the center line of the drive track is offset from the center line between the two steering ski spindles to create a moment about the center of drag of the steering skis and about the center of gravity which tends to turn the machine in a selected direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 1975
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1976
    Assignee: Scorpion, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald D. Reese