Patents by Inventor Jeff Wittlinger

Jeff Wittlinger 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).

  • Hub for heavy-duty vehicle
    Patent number: 10800205
    Abstract: A hub for a heavy-duty vehicle and for mounting a wheel for relative rotation comprises a substantially cylindrical body having axially opposite end portions and a longitudinal central axis. Each of a pair of bearing receiving bores is formed in the cylindrical body at a respective axially opposite end portion of the cylindrical body. A circumferential envelope has an outer diameter and is formed on the cylindrical body about one of the pair of bearing receiving bores. A flange extends radially outward from the cylindrical body at a location between the pair of bearing receiving bores. A barrel portion of the cylindrical body extends between the flange and the circumferential envelope and has an outer diameter. The hub provides sufficient strength and minimizes weight by incorporating specific longitudinal profiles and ratios and/or relationships of various dimensions of the barrel portion 104.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Jason Andler, Dane Gregg, Keith Ernenwein, Jeff Wittlinger, Sri Satya Teja Kakarla
  • HUB FOR HEAVY-DUTY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20180154691
    Abstract: A hub for a heavy-duty vehicle and for mounting a wheel for relative rotation comprises a substantially cylindrical body having axially opposite end portions and a longitudinal central axis. Each of a pair of bearing receiving bores is formed in the cylindrical body at a respective axially opposite end portion of the cylindrical body. A circumferential envelope has an outer diameter and is formed on the cylindrical body about one of the pair of bearing receiving bores. A flange extends radially outward from the cylindrical body at a location between the pair of bearing receiving bores. A barrel portion of the cylindrical body extends between the flange and the circumferential envelope and has an outer diameter. The hub provides sufficient strength and minimizes weight by incorporating specific longitudinal profiles and ratios and/or relationships of various dimensions of the barrel portion 104.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 7, 2018
    Inventors: Jason Andler, Dane Gregg, Keith Ernenwein, Jeff Wittlinger, Sri Satya Teja Kakarla