Patents by Inventor Jeffrey L. Bracht

Jeffrey L. Bracht 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).

  • Governor system assembly
    Patent number: 9261028
    Abstract: A governor system assembly and related method for assembling the same. The assembly may include a governor gear, a weight, and a locking pin pivotably coupling the weight to the governor gear along a pivot axis. The locking pin includes a locking segment rotatable into engagement with the gear about the pivot axis for securing the pin to the gear. In one assembly, the locking pin is rotatable between an unlocked position in which the locking pin is axially removable from the gear and a locked position in which a locking pin is not axially removable when the locking segment engages the gear. The locking pin may be L-shaped in some assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Seymour, II, Jeffrey L. Bracht, Jennifer J. Van Dalen, William H. Sharp, Sami M. Chukrallah, Andrew J Sugden, James L. Webster
  • GOVERNOR SYSTEM ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20150020774
    Abstract: A governor system assembly and related method for assembling the same. The assembly may include a governor gear, a weight, and a locking pin pivotably coupling the weight to the governor gear along a pivot axis. The locking pin includes a locking segment rotatable into engagement with the gear about the pivot axis for securing the pin to the gear. In one assembly, the locking pin is rotatable between an unlocked position in which the locking pin is axially removable from the gear and a locked position in which a locking pin is not axially removable when the locking segment engages the gear. The locking pin may be L-shaped in some assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth R. SEYMOUR, II, Jeffrey L. BRACHT, Jennifer J. Van Dalen, William H. SHARP, Sami M. CHUKRALLAH
  • Fan shroud with snap-on coolant bottle
    Patent number: 6523507
    Abstract: A fan shroud for an internal combustion engine includes a snap-on detachable overflow bottle. The fan shroud has a fan opening and a unitary bottle mount with a deflectable bottle clip with a latch end that engages a groove in the overflow bottle. The mount includes an opposite side with an inwardly directed locking surface that engages a recess in a side face of the overflow bottle. The overflow bottle is held upright and secured to the fan shroud by snapping it into the bottle mount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Gregory E. Schmitz, Jerry R. Reineking, Jeffrey L. Bracht
  • FAN SHROUD WITH SNAP-ON COOLANT BOTTLE
    Publication number: 20030015152
    Abstract: A fan shroud for an internal combustion engine includes a snap-on detachable overflow bottle. The fan shroud has a fan opening and a unitary bottle mount with a deflectable bottle clip with a latch end that engages a groove the overflow bottle. The mount includes an opposite side with an inwardly directed locking surface that engages a recess in a side face of the overflow bottle. The overflow bottle is held upright and secured to the fan shroud by snapping it into the bottle mount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2001
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Gregory E. Schmitz, Jerry R. Reineking, Jeffrey L. Bracht
  • Cooling system for a compact generator
    Patent number: 4677940
    Abstract: A compact generator unit including a cooling system in which the engine and generator are mounted at points outside of the perimeter of the generator fan such that the generator fan serves to cool both the generator and the engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 1985
    Date of Patent: July 7, 1987
    Assignee: Kohler Co.
    Inventors: Jeffrey L. Bracht, Martin W. Heinrich, Richard D. Van Maaren, Richard L. Sleder