Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Hughes

Ronald L. Hughes 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).

  • Seal for drive-wheel-hub assembly
    Patent number: 5190355
    Abstract: An outer seal for a drive-axle-wheel hub keeps axle-gear lubricant separated from wheel-bearing grease by preventing leakage to and from the wheel-bearing cavity at the outer end of the spindle. A sleeve-like outer-seal journal (50) is pressed into a groove (60) in the outer face of an outer lock nut (38). A seal-carrier ring (62) fits over the wheel hub drive studs (22) between a hub (16) and an axle-shaft cap (42). The ring (62) carries a lip-type resilient outer seal (52) that slidably presses against the outer seal journal (50). Wheel bearing life is extended.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1991
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1993
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: James R. Hobbie, Ronald L. Hughes
  • Fishing lure rattler attachment
    Patent number: D362486
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1995
    Inventors: Robert D. Short, Ronald L. Hughes