Patents by Inventor Todd Mc Cabe

Todd Mc Cabe 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).

  • Vehicle wheel toe-in alignment apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6745483
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of wheel-mounting spindles respectively mounted to a pair of vertically swingable wheel support arms for being steered about respective king pin axes. During assembly of the vehicle on an assembly line, right- and left-hand laser toe gauges are mounted to the spindle shafts in a defined orientation wherein target surfaces of the gauges lie along a respective king pin axis. Length-adjustable tie-rods are coupled to the spindles and adjustable in order that a laser beam emitted from one toe gauge impinges on the target of the other toe gauge when the toe-in is within a prescribed range for resulting in steering and tire wear characteristics. The toe gauges are constructed such that the laser beam direction may be adjusted to calibrate the toe gauge for the particular vehicle being assembled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: Deere & Company
    Inventors: Bruno Ariganello, Joseph S. Bonfoco, Rodger Bruce Grant, Todd Mc Cabe, David W. Murphy, Marian Jaroslaw Narbutt, John Rosbak
  • Vehicle wheel toe-in alignment apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20030233758
    Abstract: A vehicle includes a pair of wheel-mounting spindles respectively mounted to a pair of vertically swingable wheel support arms for being steered about respective king pin axes. During assembly of the vehicle on an assembly line, right- and left-hand laser toe gauges are mounted to the spindle shafts in a defined orientation wherein target surfaces of the gauges lie along a respective king pin axis. Length-adjustable tie-rods are coupled to the spindles and adjustable in order that a laser beam emitted from one toe gauge impinges on the target of the other toe gauge when the toe-in is within a prescribed range for resulting in steering and tire wear characteristics. The toe gauges are constructed such that the laser beam direction may be adjusted to calibrate the toe gauge for the particular vehicle being assembled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Publication date: December 25, 2003
    Inventors: Bruno Ariganello, Joseph S. Bonfoco, Rodger Bruce Grant, Todd Mc Cabe, David W. Murphy, Marian Jaroslaw Narbutt, John Rosbak