Patents by Inventor Robert S. Hampton, Jr.

Robert S. Hampton, Jr. 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).

  • Strut compressor
    Patent number: 4295634
    Abstract: A MacPherson Strut Compressor, with which a strut may be safely dismantled for repair, employs a fluid operated piston-cylinder, mounted to an adjustable upper platen to provide compression between a push platen and a lower base platen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 1980
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1981
    Assignee: Ammco Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip A. Spainhour, Leonard A. Morrison, Robert S. Hampton, Jr.
  • Automotive toe-in gauge
    Patent number: 4115926
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to wheel alignment devices, and specifically to such a device in which accurate toe can be established even if the angular relationship of the device to a reference line, such as the horizontal, changes during the toeing procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 26, 1978
    Assignee: Ammco Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert S. Hampton, Jr., Leonard A. Morrison, John W. Murphy, Craig E. Mountz
  • Caster camber gauge
    Patent number: 4114283
    Abstract: A caster-camber gauge includes an automatic interlock for presetting the caster and camber wheels, and a spirit level which is laterally mounted for calibration of the gauge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Assignee: Ammco Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Phillip A. Spainhour, Robert S. Hampton, Jr., Leonard A. Morrison
  • Wheel clamp
    Patent number: 3990666
    Abstract: A wheel clamp incorporates a pair of leg members each having a pair of spaced apart rim grippers, the leg members being simultaneously adjustable toward and away from a center mount assembly having a mounting surface supported for limited universal movement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 9, 1976
    Assignee: Ammco Tools, Inc.
    Inventors: Leonard A. Morrison, Robert S. Hampton, Jr., John Murphy, Leo C. Bogaerts
  • Wheel alignment instrument clamp
    Patent number: D246957
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 1975
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Inventors: Leonard A. Morrison, Leo C. Bogaerts, Robert S. Hampton, Jr., John Murphy
  • Press
    Patent number: D270251
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 23, 1983
    Assignee: Ammco Tools
    Inventors: Phillip A. Spainhour, Leo C. Bogaerts, Robert S. Hampton, Jr., Leonard A. Morrison