Patents by Inventor Shaun Macken

Shaun Macken 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).

  • Heavy-duty connections e.g. for axle/suspension systems
    Patent number: 11518190
    Abstract: A vehicle component such as an axle spindle or suspension beam (3) is connected to a tubular vehicle axle (1) by fitting a connector sleeve (2) onto the axle and subjecting the assembly to a crimping operation in which plural depressions (206,2018) are formed by indentation in the connector sleeve and the axle wall at the connection region (11,12) to fix the connector sleeve on the tubular axle. In the described proposals a solid lubricant (4) such as molybdenum disulphide is applied at the connection region between the connector sleeve (2) and axle (1), before crimping. The further vehicle component (3) is then connected to the connector sleeve (2) by welding.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Inventors: Shaun Macken, Sathya Babu, Nathan Wilson
  • HEAVY-DUTY CONNECTIONS E.G. FOR AXLE/SUSPENSION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20200247183
    Abstract: A vehicle component such as an axle spindle or suspension beam (3) is connected to a tubular vehicle axle (1) by fitting a connector sleeve (2) onto the axle and subjecting the assembly to a crimping operation in which plural depressions (206,2018) are formed by indentation in the connector sleeve and the axle wall at the connection region (11,12) to fix the connector sleeve on the tubular axle. In the described proposals a solid lubricant (4) such as molybdenum disulphide is applied at the connection region between the connector sleeve (2) and axle (1), before crimping. The further vehicle component (3) is then connected to the connector sleeve (2) by welding.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2018
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Shaun Macken, Sathya Babu, Nathan Wilson