Patents by Inventor Kevin R. Diven

Kevin R. Diven 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).

  • Lock nut assembly for vehicle axles
    Patent number: 5735655
    Abstract: A lock nut assembly for vehicle axles includes a pair of cooperative annular nut members hang threads formed on the inner peripheral surfaces compliment--and cooperating with the externally threaded shank of axle spindle. The nut members are coupled together threaded fastener means and spaced axially from one another. The threaded fasteners are to be tightened when the nut members are tightened on the threaded axle spindle to form a high stressed clamping force between the threads of the nut members and the threads of the axle spindle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1998
    Assignee: The Defiance Stamping Company
    Inventors: Thomas M. Callan, Brian T. Callan, Kevin R. Diven