Patents by Inventor Kenneth J Heap

Kenneth J Heap 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: 6113120
    Abstract: A vehicle suspension has a hub carrier (12) to which a wheel of a vehicle may be rotatably mounted, the hub carrier is connected to a chassis or sub-frame (14) of the vehicle, by means of a pair of vertically separated upper and lower suspension arms (16,18) being pivotally connected at one end to the vehicle chassis or sub-frame and at the other end to the hub carrier. The hub carrier has an arm (40) which extends upwardly from the point of connection of the hub carrier to the upper suspension arm, to an upper end (42) which is aligned substantially vertically above the load application point between the wheel and the ground, the upper end of said arm being connected to a spring (60).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Jaguar Cars Limited
    Inventor: Kenneth J Heap