Patents by Inventor Rocklund D. Young

Rocklund D. Young 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).

  • Patent number: 11913504
    Abstract: A clutch weight for a continuously variable transmission is disclosed. The clutch weight, in certain examples, includes a body having a first end having a pivot pin opening and a second end opposite the first end, a curvilinear surface disposed between the first end and the second end configured to engage a roller, and wherein the roller contacts the curvilinear surface at least at a first contact position, and a center of mass of the body disposed a distance Y from a center of the pivot pin opening and a distance X from the first contact position, and where a ratio of X to Y is in the range of between about 0.499 and 0.685.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Boondocker LLC
    Inventors: Rocklund D. Young, Rocklund D. Young, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230272827
    Abstract: A clutch weight for a continuously variable transmission is disclosed. The clutch weight, in certain examples, includes a body having a first end having a pivot pin opening and a second end opposite the first end, a curvilinear surface disposed between the first end and the second end configured to engage a roller, and wherein the roller contacts the curvilinear surface at least at a first contact position, and a center of mass of the body disposed a distance Y from a center of the pivot pin opening and a distance X from the first contact position, and where a ratio of X to Y is in the range of between about 0.499 and 0.685.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Inventors: Rocklund D. Young, Rocklund D. Young, JR.
  • Patent number: 11668356
    Abstract: A clutch weight for a continuously variable transmission is disclosed. The clutch weight, in certain examples, includes a body having a first end having a pivot pin opening and a second end opposite the first end, a curvilinear surface disposed between the first end and the second end configured to engage a roller, and wherein the roller contacts the curvilinear surface at least at a first contact position, and a center of mass of the body disposed a distance Y from a center of the pivot pin opening and a distance X from the first contact position, and where a ratio of X to Y is in the range of between about 0.526 and 0.558.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Boondocker LLC
    Inventors: Rocklund D. Young, Rocklund D. Young, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220196087
    Abstract: A clutch weight for a continuously variable transmission is disclosed. The clutch weight, in certain examples, includes a body having a first end having a pivot pin opening and a second end opposite the first end, a curvilinear surface disposed between the first end and the second end configured to engage a roller, and wherein the roller contacts the curvilinear surface at least at a first contact position, and a center of mass of the body disposed a distance Y from a center of the pivot pin opening and a distance X from the first contact position, and where a ratio of X to Y is in the range of between about 0.526 and 0.558.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Publication date: June 23, 2022
    Inventors: Rocklund D. Young, Rocklund D. Young, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210108551
    Abstract: An exhaust system is disclosed. A method of providing the exhaust system is also included. A vehicle may implement the exhaust system. In certain examples, the exhaust system includes a muffler having an exhaust inlet and an exhaust outlet. The exhaust system also includes a housing disposed around the muffler. The housing includes, in certain examples, a first exhaust opening disposed adjacent the exhaust outlet and configured to receive exhaust gasses from the exhaust outlet and direct the exhaust gasses away from the exhaust system in a normal operating mode, and a second exhaust opening configured to draw in ambient air in the normal operating mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Rocklund D. Young, Rocklund D. Young, JR.