Patents by Inventor Gordon C. Hoyt

Gordon C. Hoyt 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: 5441128
    Abstract: A bracket body which is easily affixed to the brake rod and clevis member of conventional brake adjustment apparatus of air-actuated braking mechanism, provides indirect measurement of brake rod travel and adjustment, by the body showing the amount of angular rotation of the brake's adjuster member, even though brake rod travel is a generally linear stroke movement. The bracket body has a central body portion from which extends two extension members, a first one of the extension members being provided with attachment for the clevis and brake rod assembly, and the central body portion with attachment to the clevis pin. The second extension member provides the visual reference by relevance to the adjuster member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: August 15, 1995
    Inventor: Gordon C. Hoyt
  • Patent number: 5320198
    Abstract: A gauge for indicating the setting and linear stroke movement of a brake rod of a brake assembly. Reference indicators are provided on both the brake-rod's yoke or clevis and on the arm of the brake's slack adjuster member; and the indicators cooperate, by their relative movement, showing brake rod travel and adjustment as a visual indication by the relative movement by the reference indicator of the linearly-moving clevis with respect to the angular rotation of the reference indicator on the rotating-slack adjuster arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: June 14, 1994
    Inventors: Gordon C. Hoyt, Bryan L. Hoyt
  • Patent number: 5244061
    Abstract: An air brake stroke length gage in cooperative arrangement with an air brake system. The gage consists of a stroke length indicator and a reference marker. The stroke length indicator is mounted upon and moves with the push rod of the brake system. The reference marker is fixably attached to the air brake system adjacent to the push rod at a distance which corresponds to the appropriate stroke length for the brake system when properly adjusted. When the brake is fully actuated, the spacial relationship between the stroke length indicator and the reference marker provides a visual indication of the brake system's adjustment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 13, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Inventors: Gordon C. Hoyt, Bryan L. Hoyt
  • Patent number: D322228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 10, 1991
    Inventors: Gordon C. Hoyt, Bryan L. Hoyt