Patents by Inventor Percy P. Vreeken

Percy P. Vreeken 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: 7182322
    Abstract: An insert disposed between two cooperating leaf springs. The insert includes a body including a stem having a plurality of radially extending ribs inserted into an aperture in a first leaf spring. The body includes a face which slidably engages a second leaf spring. The face includes a plurality of circular protrusions extending therefrom. A pin is inserted into a central bore formed by cooperating fingers that form the body, causing an outwardly extending radial retention force to be exerted onto the surface of the aperture in the first leaf spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2007
    Assignee: TransNav, Inc.
    Inventors: Percy P. Vreeken, Philip W. Gilbert
  • Publication number: 20030141639
    Abstract: An insert disposed between two cooperating leaf springs. The insert includes a body including a stem having a plurality of radially extending ribs inserted into an aperture in a first leaf spring. The body includes a face which slidably engages a second leaf spring. The face includes a plurality of circular protrusions extending therefrom. A pin is inserted into a central bore formed by cooperating fingers that form the body, causing an outwardly extending radial retention force to be exerted onto the surface of the aperture in the first leaf spring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Applicant: Mr. Percy P. Vreeken
    Inventors: Percy P. Vreeken, Philip W. Gilbert
  • Patent number: 6517059
    Abstract: An insert disposed between two cooperating leaf springs. The insert includes a body including a stem having a plurality of radially extending ribs inserted into an aperture in a first leaf spring. The body includes a face which slidably engages a second leaf spring. The face includes a plurality of circular protrusions extending therefrom. A pin is inserted into a central bore formed by cooperating fingers that form the body, causing an outwardly extending radial retention force to be exerted onto the surface of the aperture in the first leaf spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2003
    Assignee: TransNav, Inc.
    Inventors: Percy P. Vreeken, Philip W. Gilbert
  • Patent number: 5857503
    Abstract: A fluid channeling device to facilitate the draining of fluid from a fluid reservoir in a motor vehicle. The device may be attached to the vehicle so that it remains generally fixed, or the device may be temporarily attached to the vehicle for use while changing the fluid in the vehicle. The device is generally positioned below or in proximity to where the drained fluid will originate so that the device collects and channels fluid flowing from the point of origin. The device also includes an elongated throat section so that a hose may be attached to the device to further facilitate channeling the drained fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: Transnav, Inc.
    Inventor: Percy P. Vreeken
  • Patent number: 5829317
    Abstract: A unitary brake pedal spacer for use in a brake pedal assembly. The brake pedal assembly includes a brake pedal having a tubular section which is attached between two opposing side walls of a brake pedal bracket. The brake pedal spacer is inserted within the interior of the tubular section, and the tubular section is then inserted between a pair of opposing apertures formed in the sidewalls of the brake pedal bracket. A shoulder bolt is inserted through the brake pedal spacer and a nut is threaded onto an end of the shoulder bolt to secure the assembly. The brake pedal spacer is a unitary apparatus which provides both spacer and bushing functionality for the assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: TransNav, Inc.
    Inventors: Percy P. Vreeken, Timothy J. Nixon, Michael A. Barnes
  • Patent number: D696670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2013
    Assignee: Sunfire Carbide and Rare Earth Metals, Inc.
    Inventors: Ralph Schiller, Wayne Chuang, Scott R. Groninger, Randy G. Eschenburg, Timothy J. Nixon, Nicholas J. Pomante, Percy P. Vreeken