Patents by Inventor Kenneth C. Leonard

Kenneth C. Leonard 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).

  • Brake torque plate and installation method
    Patent number: 6926122
    Abstract: A brake torque plate and an installation method for fixedly attaching the plate to an axle tube, includes the plate formed with an opening and a continuous cut extending between the plate peripheral edge and the opening, wherein the diameter of the opening is smaller than that of the axle tube. The cut enables the torque plate to be temporarily expanded for installation on the axle tube by spreading means until the bore diameter is larger than that of the axle tube. Upon mounting of the torque plate on the axle tube, the spreading means is removed to reduce the diameter of the opening, thereby creating an interference fit between the torque plate and the axle tube and minimizing or eliminating the gap between the plate opening and the axle tube to ensure perpendicularity between the axle tube center line and the torque plate inboard and outboard faces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2005
    Assignee: The Boler Company.
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Wittlinger, Kenneth C. Leonard, Chris A. Redgrave, Jay D. White, Gary E. Gerstenslager
  • Brake torque plate and installation method
    Publication number: 20030234518
    Abstract: A brake torque plate and an installation method for fixedly attaching the plate to an axle tube, includes the plate formed with an opening and a continuous cut extending between the plate peripheral edge and the opening, wherein the diameter of the opening is smaller than that of the axle tube. The cut enables the torque plate to be temporarily expanded for installation on the axle tube by spreading means until the bore diameter is larger than that of the axle tube. Upon mounting of the torque plate on the axle tube, the spreading means is removed to reduce the diameter of the opening, thereby creating an interference fit between the torque plate and the axle tube and minimizing or eliminating the gap between the plate opening and the axle tube to ensure perpendicularity between the axle tube center line and the torque plate inboard and outboard faces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2003
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Wittlinger, Kenneth C. Leonard, Chris A. Redgrave, Jay D. White, Gary E. Gerstenslager