Patents by Inventor William Patrick Carpenter

William Patrick Carpenter 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).

  • Vented integrated wheel end actuator
    Patent number: 6598722
    Abstract: A shift mechanism for a vehicle wheel wherein a pneumatic annular actuator, through air pressurization and depressurization, produces clutch ring movement to engage and disengage the wheel from the vehicle's drive axle. The components of the wheel end providing an air tight cavity in which the clutch ring is manipulated and which is subjected to air pressure changes. The components include a pneumatic annular actuator, a CV-joint, a rotary seal between the actuator and the CV-joint and a vent passage formed between the air chamber and rotary seal and breaching said air tight cavity. An air line from said passage to non-contaminated ambient air to provide continuous ambient air pressure to said cavity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2003
    Assignee: Warn Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott J. Pugliese, Bryan M. Averill, William Patrick Carpenter
  • Vented integrated wheel end actuator
    Publication number: 20030094344
    Abstract: A shift mechanism for a vehicle wheel wherein a pneumatic annular actuator, through air pressurization and depressurization, produces clutch ring movement to engage and disengage the wheel from the vehicle's drive axle. The components of the wheel end providing an air tight cavity in which the clutch ring is manipulated and which is subjected to air pressure changes. The components include a pneumatic annular actuator, a CV-joint, a rotary seal between the actuator and the CV-joint and a vent passage formed between the air chamber and rotary seal and breaching said air tight cavity. An air line from said passage to non-contaminated ambient air to provide continuous ambient air pressure to said cavity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: May 22, 2003
    Inventors: Scott J. Pugliese, Bryan M. Averill, William Patrick Carpenter