Patents by Inventor Shane Andrew Tipton

Shane Andrew Tipton 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).

  • V-rod attachment assembly for vehicle suspension
    Patent number: 9180735
    Abstract: A V-rod assembly having a V-shaped member with a vertex for attachment to an axle and with first and second extending arms that attach to first and second arm brackets respectively, first and second gussets each with a first plurality of holes for attachment to the first and second arm brackets respectively, and corresponding to a first plurality of holes on a first plate and a second plate respectively, and each arm bracket with a plurality of holes for attachment to a cross member, the first and second plates having a second plurality of holes for attachment to the cross member, wherein the first plurality of holes on the first and second gussets comprise longitudinally extending slots that accommodate relative longitudinal movement of the first plurality of holes on the first and second plates with respect to the second plurality of holes on first and second plates respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2015
    Assignee: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Shane Andrew Tipton, Jerry Michael Lovett, Damon Elwood Dilworth
  • V-Rod Attachment Assembly for Vehicle Suspension
    Publication number: 20150151577
    Abstract: A V-rod assembly having a V-shaped member with a vertex for attachment to an axle and with first and second extending arms that attach to first and second arm brackets respectively, first and second gussets each with a first plurality of holes for attachment to the first and second arm brackets respectively, and corresponding to a first plurality of holes on a first plate and a second plate respectively, and each arm bracket with a plurality of holes for attachment to a cross member, the first and second plates having a second plurality of holes for attachment to the cross member, wherein the first plurality of holes on the first and second gussets comprise longitudinally extending slots that accommodate relative longitudinal movement of the first plurality of holes on the first and second plates with respect to the second plurality of holes on first and second plates respectively.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: Hendrickson USA, L.L.C.
    Inventors: Shane Andrew Tipton, Jerry Michael Lovett, Damon Elwood Dilworth