Patents by Inventor James Kenneth Clinkscales

James Kenneth Clinkscales 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: 5941338
    Abstract: The correction system of this invention simulates a power steering leak which the driver can manually adjust or automatically tune to offset vehicle drift and/or pull generated by road crown, wind, vehicle alignment, and tires during straight ahead driving. The drift and pull correction system taps into the bypass line of a vehicle's power steering system and can be added to the vehicle as an aftermarket device. For example, the standard rack or power gear, the power steering pump and reservoir and the steering assembly of the power steering system can be used in combination with the addition of correction lines and correction valves of the steering correction system to correct the vehicle's steering system for "straight ahead driving" without operator assistance. The magnitude of the drift and/or pull is a direct function of the magnitude of the leak and the back (parasitic) pressure in the system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Gerald Roger Miller, Jack Latrop Wilson, Jr., James Kenneth Clinkscales