Patents by Inventor Victor R. Strong

Victor R. Strong 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).

  • Two speed gear box
    Patent number: 6616567
    Abstract: A two speed gear box includes a wheel hub that is rotatably supported by a spindle. The two speed gear box further includes an inboard planetary gear assembly and an outboard planetary gear assembly that cooperate to provide four modes of operation for the wheel hub with respect to a drive axle. The four modes of operation include a neutral mode, a braking mode, a high speed mode and a low speed mode. Selective engagement and disengagement of a clutch in the inboard planetary gear assembly, and selective engagement and disengagement of a clutch in the outboard planetary gear assembly provide for selection of one of the modes of operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2003
    Assignee: Terex Corporation
    Inventors: Victor R. Strong, Dusan Jan Hvolka
  • Scraper bowl with cutting edge crowd
    Publication number: 20030066214
    Abstract: A scraper bowl for attachment to the frame of an earth scraper is disclosed. The scraper bowl includes a pair of spaced apart side walls, with each of the side walls being adapted for pivotable attachment to the scraper frame, a back wall, and a floor. The floor includes a fixed section and a moveable section, with the moveable section including a forward edge defining a cutting blade. Accordingly, the sidewalls, the back wall and the floor cooperate to contain material scraped from a support surface as the scraper bowl proceeds along a path.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Publication date: April 10, 2003
    Inventor: Victor R. Strong
  • Two speed gear box
    Publication number: 20020119860
    Abstract: A two speed gear box includes a wheel hub that is rotatably supported by a spindle. The two speed gear box further includes an inboard planetary gear assembly and an outboard planetary gear assembly that cooperate to provide four modes of operation for the wheel hub with respect to a drive axle. The four modes of operation include a neutral mode, a braking mode, a high speed mode and a low speed mode. Selective engagement and disengagement of a clutch in the inboard planetary gear assembly, and selective engagement and disengagement of a clutch in the outboard planetary gear assembly provide for selection of one of the modes of operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2001
    Publication date: August 29, 2002
    Inventors: Victor R. Strong, Dusan Jan Hvolka