Patents by Inventor Kenneth J. Boyd

Kenneth J. Boyd 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).

  • Tilt control apparatus for an automotive suspension
    Patent number: 5549321
    Abstract: A tilt control apparatus (16) interconnected between the chassis (12) and the suspension (14) includes a tilt damper (30) and a tilt spring (32) for controlling the tilt of the chassis relative to the suspension. A torque member (16) is utilized to transfer torsional reactions proportionate chassis tilt rate and angles. The torque member (16) has an effective stiffness substantially greater than that of the tilt spring (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 27, 1996
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Stanley J. Novak, Kenneth J. Boyd
  • Counterbalance support
    Patent number: 4312097
    Abstract: A counterbalance support for hingedly mounting a cover on a cabinet for vertical swinging movements between horizontally disposed closed and vertically disposed open positions, which features an arrangement for maintaining a counterbalance spring device in a deactivated condition permitting non-counterbalanced pivotal movements of hinge parts of the support, as an incident to mounting the cover on the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 1980
    Date of Patent: January 26, 1982
    Assignee: Weber-Knapp Company
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Boyd
  • Hinge
    Patent number: 4210979
    Abstract: In a hinge latch mechanism for a cabinet door of the type including a strike and a keeper assembly mounted on a pair of door hinge parts and cooperating to releasably retain the door in closed position, the improvement featuring a novel keeper assembly and mode of mounting same on its associated hinge part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1980
    Assignee: Weber-Knapp Company
    Inventor: Kenneth J. Boyd