Patents by Inventor Robert Warbrick

Robert Warbrick 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).

  • Adjustable driven clutch
    Patent number: 5967286
    Abstract: An adjustment mechanism for use with a driven clutch of continuously variable transmission has an adjustor ring that receives a first end of a spring. A follower plate be carried by one of the pulley halves has a surface to interact with the other pulley half. The follower plate receives the adjustor ring. A holding element, a set screw in a preferred embodiment, retains the adjustor ring in a position relative to the follower plate. The mechanism allows rotation of the adjustor ring relative to the follower plate to adjust the spring force.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1999
    Assignee: Starting Line Products, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Hokanson, Allen Roberts, Robert Warbrick