Patents by Inventor Jack L. Mefford

Jack L. Mefford 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: 5305847
    Abstract: An engine/transmission mount for a vehicle including first and second brackets, the first defining an aperture, the second having spaced legs to either side of the first bracket. An elongated bar which has ends adjacent the legs and extends through the aperture is radially expandable whenever the legs are flexed toward one another by selective application of compressive forces on the legs by operation of a compressive fastener. While prior to operation of the compressive fastener the first bracket is free to slide along the elongated bar, radial expansion of the elongated member fixes the first bracket in a desired axial position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: Chrysler Corporation
    Inventor: Jack L. Mefford