Patents by Inventor Larry Keith Stepp

Larry Keith Stepp 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).

  • Adapter assemblies including engagement assemblies
    Patent number: 9638605
    Abstract: An adapter assembly for testing an engine includes an adapter plate including an engagement face, an engagement assembly positioned at least partially within the adapter plate, where at least a portion of the engagement assembly extends outward from the adapter plate in an axial direction, the engagement assembly including a through member extending in the axial direction through the engagement assembly, a mandrel assembly positioned at least partially within the adapter plate and extending in the axial direction, and an expandable claw assembly engaged with the mandrel assembly, where the expandable claw assembly is repositionable between an engaged position, in which the expandable claw assembly has an engaged diameter, and a disengaged position, in which the expandable claw assembly has a disengaged diameter that is less than the engaged diameter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Assignee: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Keith Stepp, Warren Edmond Smith, Joe Allen Cook, Christopher Scott Rutan
  • Adapter Assemblies Including Engagement Assemblies
    Publication number: 20170030805
    Abstract: An adapter assembly for testing an engine includes an adapter plate including an engagement face, an engagement assembly positioned at least partially within the adapter plate, where at least a portion of the engagement assembly extends outward from the adapter plate in an axial direction, the engagement assembly including a through member extending in the axial direction through the engagement assembly, a mandrel assembly positioned at least partially within the adapter plate and extending in the axial direction, and an expandable claw assembly engaged with the mandrel assembly, where the expandable claw assembly is repositionable between an engaged position, in which the expandable claw assembly has an engaged diameter, and a disengaged position, in which the expandable claw assembly has a disengaged diameter that is less than the engaged diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: Toyota Motor Engineering & Manufacturing North America, Inc.
    Inventors: Larry Keith Stepp, Warren Edmond Smith, Joe Allen Cook, Christopher Scott Rutan