Patents by Inventor Jacob Allen Caverly

Jacob Allen Caverly 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).

  • Locking assembly for vehicle steering column and method of manufacturing
    Patent number: 9616848
    Abstract: A locking assembly for a vehicle steering column includes a shaft. Also included is a slip ring having a plurality of apertures defined by a plurality of aperture walls, each of the aperture walls having a corner, the slip ring surrounding at least a portion of the shaft. Further included is a lock sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the slip ring, at least one of the corners of the plurality of aperture walls frictionally engaging one of an outer surface of the shaft and an inner surface of the lock sleeve to establish a fixed interface on a first side of the slip ring, the slip ring having a second side that establishes a slip interface with one of the shaft and the lock sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2017
    Assignee: STEERING SOLUTIONS IP HOLDING CORPORATION
    Inventor: Jacob Allen Caverly
  • LOCKING ASSEMBLY FOR VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING
    Publication number: 20170043746
    Abstract: A locking assembly for a vehicle steering column includes a shaft. Also included is a slip ring having a plurality of apertures defined by a plurality of aperture walls, each of the aperture walls having a corner, the slip ring surrounding at least a portion of the shaft. Further included is a lock sleeve surrounding at least a portion of the slip ring, at least one of the corners of the plurality of aperture walls frictionally engaging one of an outer surface of the shaft and an inner surface of the lock sleeve to establish a fixed interface on a first side of the slip ring, the slip ring having a second side that establishes a slip interface with one of the shaft and the lock sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Jacob Allen Caverly