Patents by Inventor Ronnie L. Tharp

Ronnie L. Tharp 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).

  • Multi-axle vehicle suspension system
    Patent number: 8641079
    Abstract: A multi-axle vehicle suspension system comprising a first torsion axle mounted to a first suspension pivot member, the first suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to a vehicle frame, a second torsion axle mounted to a second suspension pivot member, the second suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to the vehicle frame, a pivot member pivotally coupled to the vehicle frame, the first suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to the pivot member, and the second suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to the pivot member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Dexter Axle Company
    Inventors: William Dunlap, Ronnie L. Tharp
  • Multi-axle Vehicle Suspension System
    Publication number: 20130147146
    Abstract: A multi-axle vehicle suspension system comprising a first torsion axle mounted to a first suspension pivot member, the first suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to a vehicle frame, a second torsion axle mounted to a second suspension pivot member, the second suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to the vehicle frame, a pivot member pivotally coupled to the vehicle frame, the first suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to the pivot member, and the second suspension pivot member pivotally coupled to the pivot member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2011
    Publication date: June 13, 2013
    Inventors: William Dunlap, Ronnie L. Tharp
  • Suspension link
    Patent number: D694158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2013
    Inventors: William Dunlap, Ronnie L. Tharp, James C. Tuthill