Patents by Inventor Vance L. Trent

Vance L. Trent 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).

  • Micro-nut and sensory mounting arrangement
    Patent number: 3986750
    Abstract: A combination of parts cooperating with a wheel supported on a shaft by bearings in which there is a lock nut threaded on said shaft into a position for accurate adjustment of the bearing means of the wheel in combination with a lock ring for locking said nut in an accurate position and in combination with accurately formed retaining and mounting ring whereby a sensor for sensing the action of a wheel under braking conditions can be mounted on said nut in a position adjacent to the end of the shaft with the sensor being concentric and axially aligned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: October 19, 1976
    Inventors: Roy T. Trent, Vance L. Trent