Patents by Inventor Steve E. Sundquist

Steve E. Sundquist 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).

  • Two-piece thrust washer
    Patent number: 5489255
    Abstract: A raceway portion and non-raceway portion are joined together to form a two-piece thrust washer. The raceway portion has a radially directed raceway for rollers, and the non-raceway portion extends radially outward from the raceway portion for engagement with a piloting surface. Mechanical devices, formed integrally on the raceway and non-raceway portions, join the raceway portion and the non-raceway portion together. A method of forcing the raceway and non-raceway portions together to provide a snap-together assembly is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 6, 1996
    Assignee: The Torrington Company
    Inventors: Peter P. Hinckley, Steve E. Sundquist