Patents by Inventor Ryan Warren Alexander

Ryan Warren Alexander 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).

  • Ball joint with injection molded bearing
    Patent number: 11649852
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ball joint includes arranging a ball in a bore of a housing, and enclosing an end of the bore. Plastic is injected into a space between the housing and the ball to form a bearing that has a bearing surface that engages the ball. The bearing shrinks to form a recess in the bearing surface so that the recess can be filled with a grease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: MULTIMATIC INC.
    Inventors: Rudolf Gruber, Thomas Alexander Sparrow, Ryan Warren Alexander
  • Ball joint with injection molded bearing
    Patent number: 11608854
    Abstract: A ball joint includes a stud extending from a ball. A housing has a bore that receives the ball. The housing has an interior surface facing the ball that includes a groove. A plastic bearing is arranged between the ball and the housing. The plastic bearing has first and second sides opposite one another. The first side has a spherical surface engaging the ball. The second side has a protrusion opposite the spherical surface that is received in and fills the groove and a recess in the spherical surface opposite the protrusion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Multimatic Inc.
    Inventors: Rudolf Gruber, Thomas Alexander Sparrow, Ryan Warren Alexander
  • BALL JOINT WITH INJECTION MOLDED BEARING
    Publication number: 20230066072
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a ball joint includes arranging a ball in a bore of a housing, and enclosing an end of the bore. Plastic is injected into a space between the housing and the ball to form a bearing that has a bearing surface that engages the ball. The bearing shrinks to form a recess in the bearing surface so that the recess can be filled with a grease.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Rudolf Gruber, Thomas Alexander Sparrow, Ryan Warren Alexander
  • BALL JOINT WITH INJECTION MOLDED BEARING
    Publication number: 20200191194
    Abstract: A ball joint includes a stud extending from a ball. A housing has a bore that receives the ball. The housing has an interior surface facing the ball that includes a groove. A plastic bearing is arranged between the ball and the housing. The plastic bearing has first and second sides opposite one another. The first side has a spherical surface engaging the ball. The second side has a protrusion opposite the spherical surface that is received in and fills the groove and a recess in the spherical surface opposite the protrusion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 18, 2020
    Inventors: Rudolf Gruber, Thomas Alexander Sparrow, Ryan Warren Alexander