Patents by Inventor Gregory Glen Sobek

Gregory Glen Sobek 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: 5941511
    Abstract: A bushing apparatus improves the axial load capability of attachments of suspension members to structural members of a motor vehicle. The bushing includes an outer sleeve member (16) having an outwardly extending radial flange (36) and an inwardly extending radial flange (40) and an outer diameter so as to allow the bushing device to press fitted into the suspension member. An inner sleeve member (18) is disposed coaxially within the outer sleeve member creating an annular region for a resilient member (20). First and second end washers (22,24) are press fitted into the inner sleeve member. The resilient member 20 also includes first and second projections (52,70) extending radially outward from the resilient member. A stake (90) is formed on a shoulder (92) of the outer sleeve member to retain the outer sleeve member within the suspension member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy James Dawda, Gregory Glen Sobek, Mark Lawrence Bewick