Patents by Inventor Tilman L. Sexton

Tilman L. Sexton 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).

  • Safety stabilizer for vehicle steering linkage
    Patent number: 4406473
    Abstract: A self-centering shock dampening stabilizer is connected between a fixed point on a vehicle main frame member and a moving point in the steering linkage which interconnects the vehicle steerable wheels and steering gear. The stabilizer embodies an hydraulic cylinder in conjunction with a coil spring snubber which includes two opposing coils of equal tension acting on the opposite ends of the snubber and also acting on fixed elements at one end of the hydraulic cylinder and at the center of the snubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1983
    Assignee: Sexton Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: Tilman L. Sexton