Patents by Inventor James Kelchner

James Kelchner 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).

  • Method and tool for assembling a linked suspension
    Patent number: 7036201
    Abstract: A method for assembling a linked suspension and an assembly tool for assembling a linked suspension are provided. The method includes positioning at least one bushing within a bracket, the bushing including an outer sleeve and a tube extending therethrough, the tube being rotatable with respect to the outer sleeve of the bushing against a counter-torque; rotating the tube with respect to the outer sleeve of the bushing; and tightening the bushing to the bracket after rotating the tube with respect to the outer sleeve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2006
    Assignee: DaimlerChrysler Corporation
    Inventors: John Adams, Chris Vineyard, James Kelchner
  • Method and tool for assembling a linked suspension
    Publication number: 20040100061
    Abstract: A method for assembling a linked suspension and an assembly tool for assembling a linked suspension are provided. The method includes positioning at least one bushing within a bracket, the bushing including an outer sleeve and a tube extending therethrough, the tube being rotatable with respect to the outer sleeve of the bushing against a counter-torque; rotating the tube with respect to the outer sleeve of the bushing; and tightening the bushing to the bracket after rotating the tube with respect to the outer sleeve.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2002
    Publication date: May 27, 2004
    Inventors: John Adams, Chris Vineyard, James Kelchner