Patents by Inventor Thomas D. Rager, JR.

Thomas D. Rager, JR. 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).

  • Patent number: 11970225
    Abstract: An endless track for use in propelling a snowmobile. The endless track extends between a first lateral side and a second lateral side and includes an inner drive surface and an outer ground-engaging surface. The inner drive surface includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced inner drive lugs used to drive and rotate the endless track. The outer ground-engaging surface includes a plurality of treads, where each tread extends continuous and uninterrupted along a constant height from the first lateral side to the second lateral side a full width of the endless track.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Polaris Industries Inc.
    Inventors: Richard H. Bates, Jr., Thomas D. Rager, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20210101652
    Abstract: An endless track for use in propelling a snowmobile. The endless track extends between a first lateral side and a second lateral side and includes an inner drive surface and an outer ground-engaging surface. The inner drive surface includes a plurality of longitudinally spaced inner drive lugs used to drive and rotate the endless track. The outer ground-engaging surface includes a plurality of treads, where each tread extends continuous and uninterrupted along a constant height from the first lateral side to the second lateral side a full width of the endless track.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2019
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventors: Richard H. BATES, JR., Thomas D. Rager, JR.