Patents by Inventor Robert H. Overcashier

Robert H. Overcashier 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).

  • Epoxy steering wheel
    Patent number: 4635500
    Abstract: An automotive steering wheel wherein fiber reinforcing members are placed around a core member that is placed in a mold cavity to form the rim and spoke portions of a steering wheel the mold cavity is then evacuated to remove air trapped in the reinforcing fibers while injecting a thermosetting resin at a high rate to bond the reinforcing assembly into a solid mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Robert H. Overcashier, Robert D. Farris
  • Method for making an automotive steering wheel
    Patent number: 4473520
    Abstract: An automotive steering wheel and process for making it wherein fiber reinforcing members are placed around a core member that is placed in a mold cavity to form the rim and spoke portions of a steering wheel. The mold cavity is then evacuated to remove air trapped in the reinforcing fibers while injecting a thermosetting resin at a high rate to bond the reinforcing assembly into a solid mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 1982
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1984
    Assignee: Shell Oil Company
    Inventors: Robert H. Overcashier, Robert D. Farris