Patents by Inventor Steven R. Miatt

Steven R. Miatt 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).

  • Drive assembly having dual neutrality control
    Patent number: 5125488
    Abstract: A vehicle drive assembly includes a rotating shaft driven by an endless belt which engages and travels about forward and reverse pulleys attached to the shaft and also about an idler pulley which indirectly enables rotation of the forward and reverse pulleys in the forward and reverse directions, respectively. The drive assembly also includes an oscillating clutch assembly, operable by a clutch pedal, which allows both selective engagement of clutch plates with either of the forward and reverse pulleys and neutralization of the clutch assembly. The clutch assembly is also operably linked to the vehicle braking system such that actuation of the brake pedal also effects neutralization of the clutch assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Assignee: Rover Mowers Limited
    Inventors: Douglas F. Green, Stephen L. Jackson, Steven R. Miatt