Patents by Inventor J. Christopher Oakwood

J. Christopher Oakwood 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).

  • Device and method for securing and removing a disk brake rotor to a wheel hub
    Patent number: 8074773
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly comprising a brake rotor including a rotor flange having a circular countersink extending through a thickness of the rotor flange, with a smooth, beveled outer portion for receiving a rotor retention screw in a recessed position, and a threaded inner portion for receiving a prying screw; and a wheel hub including a hub flange having a circular bore for the rotor retention screw extending through a thickness of the hub flange, the circular bore having a threaded inner portion for receiving the rotor retention screw from the countersink for securing the brake rotor to the wheel hub. A diameter of the inner portion or the circular countersink is larger then a diameter of the circular bore to allow insertion of the prying screw into the circular countersink but not into the circular bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2011
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Anthony Brittingham, J. Christopher Oakwood
  • DEVICE AND METHOD FOR SECURING AND REMOVING A DISK BRAKE ROTOR TO A WHEEL HUB
    Publication number: 20090308703
    Abstract: A disc brake assembly comprising a brake rotor including a rotor flange having a circular countersink extending through a thickness of the rotor flange, with a smooth, beveled outer portion for receiving a rotor retention screw in a recessed position, and a threaded inner portion for receiving a prying screw; and a wheel hub including a hub flange having a circular bore for the rotor retention screw extending through a thickness of the hub flange, the circular bore having a threaded inner portion for receiving the rotor retention screw from the countersink for securing the brake rotor to the wheel hub. A diameter of the inner portion or the circular countersink is larger then a diameter of the circular bore to allow insertion of the prying screw into the circular countersink but not into the circular bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2008
    Publication date: December 17, 2009
    Inventors: Todd Anthony Brittingham, J. Christopher Oakwood