Patents by Inventor Kent Potts

Kent Potts 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 housing assembly
    Patent number: 11047436
    Abstract: A brake housing assembly including a brake housing and a bearing support. The brake housing may have a recess defining a recess axis, the recess having a base and a recess wall, the base defining a base contour. The bearing support may have a projection defining a bearing support axis, the projection having an end and a projection wall, the end defining an end contour corresponding to the base contour such that with the end in engagement with the base the end contour and base contour cooperate to align the bearing support axis with the recess axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Alex Howard, Jon Dus, Dave Hubbard, Bobby Kent Potts, Jr., Rohit Singla, Daniel Philpott
  • BRAKE HOUSING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20190186568
    Abstract: A brake housing assembly including a brake housing and a bearing support. The brake housing may have a recess defining a recess axis, the recess having a base and a recess wall, the base defining a base contour. The bearing support may have a projection defining a bearing support axis, the projection having an end and a projection wall, the end defining an end contour corresponding to the base contour such that with the end in engagement with the base the end contour and base contour cooperate to align the bearing support axis with the recess axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2018
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Applicant: Meritor Heavy Vehicle Braking Systems (UK) Limited
    Inventors: Alex Howard, Jon Dus, Dave Hubbard, Kent Potts, Rohit Singla, Daniel Philpott
  • Apparatus and method for positive molding brake friction pads with adjustable die cavity depth
    Patent number: 5911925
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for manufacturing brake friction pads which includes a die having a cavity adapted to receive compressible friction material, a punch adapted to fit within the die cavity, sensing means fir determining the position of the die relative to the punch and means for automatically adjusting the position in response to a) the sensing means, b) operator input and/or c) characteristics of the friction material in the cavity, the desired compressed friction material or both.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 15, 1999
    Assignee: AlliedSignal Inc.
    Inventors: Kent Potts, Todd Sayres, Robinson Chauvot