Patents by Inventor Lou R. Huis

Lou R. Huis 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: 8187107
    Abstract: A quick disconnect yoke assembly is provided that includes a yoke having a cylindrical hub and a splined bore passing through the hub. A disconnect lever may be pivotably secured to the hub and may include an first arm and a second arm. The disconnect lever may be biased in a first position by a return spring. In the first position, the first arm may be positioned in a circumferential groove formed between a first splined portion and a second splined portion of a shaft that is received in the bore. When an inward radial force is applied to the second arm, the disconnect lever pivots to a second position in which the first portion is outside of the circumferential groove, thereby allowing the shaft to be inserted or removed from the bore.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignee: Neapco LLC
    Inventor: Lou R. Huis
  • Publication number: 20100120545
    Abstract: A quick disconnect yoke assembly is provided that includes a yoke having a cylindrical hub and a splined bore passing through the hub. A disconnect lever may be pivotably secured to the hub and may include an first arm and a second arm. The disconnect lever may be biased in a first position by a return spring. In the first position, the first arm may be positioned in a circumferential groove formed between a first splined portion and a second splined portion of a shaft that is received in the bore. When an inward radial force is applied to the second arm, the disconnect lever pivots to a second position in which the first portion is outside of the circumferential groove, thereby allowing the shaft to be inserted or removed from the bore.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2009
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: NEAPCO LLC
    Inventor: Lou R. Huis