Patents by Inventor Vaughn E. D. West

Vaughn E. D. West 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).

  • Independent rear suspension kit
    Patent number: 8517140
    Abstract: An independent rear suspension kit includes first and second mounting brackets configured to be fastened to a chassis of a vehicle, a cross-member interconnecting the first and second brackets, a differential housing supported by the cross-member, first and second upper control arms pivotably coupled to the cross-member, first and second lower control arms pivotably coupled to the differential housing, a first upright pivotably coupled to the first upper control arm and the first lower control arm, and a second upright pivotably coupled to the second upper control arm and the second lower control arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2013
    Assignee: Heidts Acquisition, LLC
    Inventors: Vaughn E. D. West, Thomas E. Brown
  • INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION KIT
    Publication number: 20120326410
    Abstract: An independent rear suspension kit includes first and second mounting brackets configured to be fastened to a chassis of a vehicle, a cross-member interconnecting the first and second brackets, a differential housing supported by the cross-member, first and second upper control arms pivotably coupled to the cross-member, first and second lower control arms pivotably coupled to the differential housing, a first upright pivotably coupled to the first upper control arm and the first lower control arm, and a second upright pivotably coupled to the second upper control arm and the second lower control arm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Inventors: Vaughn E.D. West, Thomas E. Brown
  • Independent rear suspension kit
    Patent number: D666949
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: Heidts Acquisition, LLC
    Inventors: Vaughn E. D. West, Tom Brown