Patents by Inventor William H. SHARP

William H. SHARP 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).

  • Patent number: 10526952
    Abstract: Intake assemblies for an engine are provided. In one aspect, an air intake assembly includes a screen defining a plurality of air passage holes therein, a fan, a flywheel, a crankshaft, and a screen support member coupled to the screen. The fan, the flywheel and the screen support member are coupled to the crankshaft with a single fastener, and the screen, the fan, the flywheel, the crankshaft and the screen support member all rotate together. In one aspect, the screen support member supports the screen a distance away from the fan such that the screen is completely spaced-apart from and does not engage the fan. In one aspect, a screen support member includes a base near one end of the screen support member and a plurality of coupling locations near a second end. The screen couples to the screen support member at the plurality of coupling locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Timothy D. Harreld, Tyler W. Martin, William H. Sharp
  • Publication number: 20180223722
    Abstract: Intake assemblies for an engine are provided. In one aspect, an air intake assembly includes a screen defining a plurality of air passage holes therein, a fan, a flywheel, a crankshaft, and a screen support member coupled to the screen. The fan, the flywheel and the screen support member are coupled to the crankshaft with a single fastener, and the screen, the fan, the flywheel, the crankshaft and the screen support member all rotate together. In one aspect, the screen support member supports the screen a distance away from the fan such that the screen is completely spaced-apart from and does not engage the fan. In one aspect, a screen support member includes a base near one end of the screen support member and a plurality of coupling locations near a second end. The screen couples to the screen support member at the plurality of coupling locations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Publication date: August 9, 2018
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Timothy D. Harreld, Tyler W. Martin, William H. Sharp
  • Patent number: 9261028
    Abstract: A governor system assembly and related method for assembling the same. The assembly may include a governor gear, a weight, and a locking pin pivotably coupling the weight to the governor gear along a pivot axis. The locking pin includes a locking segment rotatable into engagement with the gear about the pivot axis for securing the pin to the gear. In one assembly, the locking pin is rotatable between an unlocked position in which the locking pin is axially removable from the gear and a locked position in which a locking pin is not axially removable when the locking segment engages the gear. The locking pin may be L-shaped in some assemblies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2016
    Inventors: Kenneth R. Seymour, II, Jeffrey L. Bracht, Jennifer J. Van Dalen, William H. Sharp, Sami M. Chukrallah, Andrew J Sugden, James L. Webster
  • Publication number: 20150020774
    Abstract: A governor system assembly and related method for assembling the same. The assembly may include a governor gear, a weight, and a locking pin pivotably coupling the weight to the governor gear along a pivot axis. The locking pin includes a locking segment rotatable into engagement with the gear about the pivot axis for securing the pin to the gear. In one assembly, the locking pin is rotatable between an unlocked position in which the locking pin is axially removable from the gear and a locked position in which a locking pin is not axially removable when the locking segment engages the gear. The locking pin may be L-shaped in some assemblies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Kenneth R. SEYMOUR, II, Jeffrey L. BRACHT, Jennifer J. Van Dalen, William H. SHARP, Sami M. CHUKRALLAH
  • Patent number: D881372
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: KOHLER CO.
    Inventors: Jonathan T. Bykowski, Timothy D. Harreld, Tyler W. Martin, William H. Sharp