Patents by Inventor Robert D. Kelley

Robert D. Kelley 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).

  • Brake disc mounting
    Patent number: 4058190
    Abstract: A brake disc mounting on a shaft in which a spacer is interposed between the disc and a pilot rib of the shaft to facilitate brake disc removal and reduce disc distortion effects. There may be an opening adjacent the spacer which provides for displacement of a portion of the spacer to accommodate the shrinkage. The spacer itself may provide for displacement caused by disc shrinkage. The spacer may be of a softer material than the disc or be resiliently deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1977
    Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: Richard H. Gardner, Robert D. Kelley
  • Brake disc mounting
    Patent number: 3978945
    Abstract: A brake disc mounting on a shaft in which a spacer is interposed between the disc and a pilot rib of the shaft to facilitate brake disc removal and reduce disc distortion effects. There may be an opening adjacent the spacer which provides for displacement of a portion of the spacer to accommodate the shrinkage. The spacer itself may provide for displacement caused by disc shrinkage. The spacer may be of a softer material than the disc or be resiliently deformable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 1974
    Date of Patent: September 7, 1976
    Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: Richard H. Gardner, Robert D. Kelley