Patents by Inventor Kevin George Forster

Kevin George Forster 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).

  • Sealed joint construction
    Patent number: 4076345
    Abstract: A sealed joint including a first member having a shaft affixed thereto, a second member having a bore receiving the shaft, an annular groove in the first member about the shaft and facing the second member, an annular seal in the groove, a sleeve within the bore and about the shaft and having a radially outwardly extending peripheral flange at the end thereof nearest the first member, the flange engaging the seal, and an axial adjusting device whereby the position of the sleeve within the bore may be axially adjusted to selectively set the pressure of the flange on the seal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1978
    Assignee: Caterpillar Tractor Co.
    Inventors: Kevin George Forster, Harold Lawrence Reinsma