Patents by Inventor Norm Domholt

Norm Domholt 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).

  • Publication number: 20160214664
    Abstract: Apparatus and associated methods relate to an endless-track drive wheel having axially-projecting roller cogs circumferentially distributed, the cogs configured to engage a lugged inner surface of an endless track at a radial distance from a wheel axis greater than a wheel radius. In an illustrative embodiment, an exemplary drive wheel may have cogs axially projecting from two opposing faces of the drive wheel. In some embodiments, each cog may include a roller bearing or bushing annularly coupled to a center post. In some embodiments, the cogs on each face may be periodically distributed at a radial distance from the axis of the drive wheel. The endless track may have a series of track lugs projecting from an interior surface. In some embodiments, the track lugs may be periodically arranged along the track to have a pitch corresponding to the pitch of the drive-wheel cogs. In some embodiments, the roller bearings may advantageously provide low-resistance drive coupling to the track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2014
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Norm Domholt, John David, Michael Thoreson, Tyler Jacobson, Robert Allen, Michael Garrod