Patents by Inventor Richard L. Kumbier

Richard L. Kumbier 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).

  • Center bearing assembly
    Patent number: 4542996
    Abstract: A unitary center bearing assembly for rotatably mounting a vehicle drive shaft which includes a resilient support having an aperture therethrough, an anti-friction bearing seated in the aperture and a generally U-shaped mounting bracket having a plurality of tabs and at least one detent extending inward and securing the resilient support against movement relative to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 24, 1985
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald N. Brissette, Richard L. Kumbier
  • Center bearing assembly
    Patent number: 4463993
    Abstract: A unitary center bearing assembly for rotatably mounting a vehicle drive shaft which includes a resilient support having an aperture therethrough, an anti-friction bearing seated in the aperture and a generally U-shaped mounting bracket having a plurality of tabs and at least one detent extending inward and securing the resilient support against movement relative to the bracket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1983
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: Rockwell International Corporation
    Inventors: Ronald N. Brissette, Richard L. Kumbier