Patents by Inventor Grant I. Shirley

Grant I. Shirley 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).

  • PORTAL BOX
    Publication number: 20150101876
    Abstract: A kit for raising and increasing wheel torque of an off road four wheel vehicle comprising four portal boxes, each portal box being associated with an individual one of the vehicle wheels, the portal boxes enclosing identical gear sets and associated bearings, each portal box being adapted to receive the output of an axle constant velocity joint and having an output shaft projecting therefrom, a set of four metal backing plates for joining the portal boxes to the suspension arms of the vehicle, the backing plates being substantially identical, the backing plates each having inwardly extending mounting brackets for attaching to upper and lower suspension arm parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2013
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Inventor: Grant I. Shirley
  • Portal box
    Patent number: 8985264
    Abstract: A kit for raising and increasing wheel torque of an off road four wheel vehicle comprising four portal boxes, each portal box being associated with an individual one of the vehicle wheels, the portal boxes enclosing identical gear sets and associated bearings, each portal box being adapted to receive the output of an axle constant velocity joint and having an output shaft projecting therefrom, a set of four metal backing plates for joining the portal boxes to the suspension arms of the vehicle, the backing plates being substantially identical, the backing plates each having inwardly extending mounting brackets for attaching to upper and lower suspension arm parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: SXS Gear, LLC
    Inventor: Grant I. Shirley
  • PORTAL BOX
    Publication number: 20140230602
    Abstract: A kit for raising and increasing wheel torque of an off road four wheel vehicle comprising four portal boxes, each portal box being associated with an individual one of the vehicle wheels, the portal boxes enclosing identical gear sets and associated bearings, each portal box being adapted to receive the output of an axle constant velocity joint and having an output shaft projecting therefrom, a set of four metal backing plates for joining the portal boxes to the suspension arms of the vehicle, the backing plates being substantially identical, the backing plates each having inwardly extending mounting brackets for attaching to upper and lower suspension arm parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Publication date: August 21, 2014
    Applicant: SXS Gear LLC
    Inventor: Grant I. Shirley