Patents by Inventor Robert Sutherlin

Robert Sutherlin 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).

  • Publication number: 20260225400
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a vehicle body and a knuckle assembly connected to the vehicle body. The knuckle assembly includes a knuckle and a bearing assembly supported by the knuckle. The bearing assembly includes a rotatable hub, a wheel end, and a knuckle end opposite the wheel end. The bearing assembly includes a grease cap fixed at the knuckle end. The bearing assembly includes a bump guard fixed to the grease cap opposite the rotatable hub.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2025
    Publication date: August 6, 2026
    Applicant: ILJIN USA Corporation
    Inventors: Benjamin Cooley, Zach Gustitus, Richard Haehn, Robert Sutherlin
  • Patent number: 12601372
    Abstract: A wheel bearing assembly is provided. The wheel bearing assembly includes an outer ring, a wheel hub rotating relative to the outer ring, the wheel hub including a hub flange, an inboard surface of the hub flange facing an outboard surface of the outer ring and spaced a gap apart from the outboard surface of the outer ring in an axial direction, a plurality of rolling elements rotatably coupling the outer ring and the wheel hub, a first spacer disposed between the inboard surface of the hub flange and the outboard surface of the outer ring, and a second spacer disposed between the first spacer and the outboard surface of the outer ring. At least a portion of the first spacer and at least a portion of the second spacer are disposed in the gap.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2026
    Assignee: ILJIN USA Corporation
    Inventors: Kelly Grubaugh, Robert Sutherlin