Patents by Inventor Martin T. Quintanilla

Martin T. Quintanilla 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: 4946188
    Abstract: An adjustment for a MacPherson strut of an automobile is provided by modifying the top bearing retainer to provide an inward circular lip. Two plates are clamped to this lip. Before clamping, the plates are rotatable relative to the bearing retainer so that the center of an eccentric hole therein moves along a circle which is concentric to the bearing retainer and thus the bearing. The upper end of the piston rod of the strut is mounted in the eccentric hole so that the position of the upper end of the strut can be moved relative to the body and also within the bearing and helical spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1990
    Assignee: Doreen Mason
    Inventors: Sammy D. Key, Martin T. Quintanilla