Patents by Inventor Peter Blonde

Peter Blonde 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).

  • Adjustment arrangement in a suspension hanger assembly
    Patent number: 7891679
    Abstract: An adjustment arrangement in a suspension hanger assembly that can be used to square the orientation of an axle with the travel direction of the incorporating vehicle. The adjustment arrangement includes a hanger bracket that has a pair of substantially parallel, spaced apart hanger legs projecting generally away from the vehicle and each of the hanger legs has an elongate aperture or slot that is mutually aligned, one with the other. A bushing pin is inserted through both elongate apertures with opposite end portions of the pin being similarly positioned in each of the apertures. A substantially squared orientation is established between the hanger bracket and the bushing pin. A pair of adjustment devices are provided, one each, in association with a respective end portion of the bushing pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2011
    Assignee: Volvo Group North America, LLC
    Inventors: Bjorn Svartz, Peter Blonde, Steve Surdhar, Paul Patricio
  • ADJUSTMENT ARRANGEMENT IN A SUSPENSION HANGER ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20080036167
    Abstract: An adjustment arrangement in a suspension hanger assembly that can be used to square the orientation of an axle with the travel direction of the incorporating vehicle. The adjustment arrangement includes a hanger bracket that has a pair of substantially parallel, spaced apart hanger legs projecting generally away from the vehicle and each of the hanger legs has an elongate aperture or slot that is mutually aligned, one with the other. A bushing pin is inserted through both elongate apertures with opposite end portions of the pin being similarly positioned in each of the apertures. A substantially squared orientation is established between the hanger bracket and the bushing pin. A pair of adjustment devices are provided, one each, in association with a respective end portion of the bushing pin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2006
    Publication date: February 14, 2008
    Applicant: VOLVO TRUCKS NORTH AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Bjorn SVARTZ, Peter BLONDE, Steve SURDHAR, Paul PATRICIO