Joseph Allen Brotherton

US Patent:

7044273, May 16, 2006

Filed:

Apr 14, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/414415

Inventors:

Joseph A. Brotherton - Portland OR, US
Timothy Todd Griffin - Athens TN, US

Assignee:

Consolidated Metco - Portland OR

International Classification:

F16D 65/00

US Classification:

188218R

Abstract:

Brake drums are described with a stacking structure which allows the brake drums to be stacked directly on top of one another. Desirably, some nesting of the brake drums occurs during this stacking. A method of stacking brake drums for storage and shipment is also described.

US Patent:

7677144, Mar 16, 2010

Filed:

Feb 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/779037

Inventors:

Joseph A. Brotherton - Portland OR, US
Timothy Todd Griffin - Athens TN, US

Assignee:

Consolidated MetCo, Inc - Vancouver WA

International Classification:

B23B 1/00
B23B 5/00

US Classification:

82 111, 82112

Abstract:

An improved brake drum and method for machining and balancing a brake drum are provided. The inner facing surface and the outer facing surface of the brake drum are machined. The inner and outer faces of the hub end of the brake drum are also machined. The machining is accomplished in a single operation that results in a radially balanced brake drum.

US Patent:

7798575, Sep 21, 2010

Filed:

Nov 20, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/943324

Inventors:

Joseph A. Brotherton - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

KIC Holdings, Inc. - Vancouver WA

International Classification:

B60B 3/16

US Classification:

301 61, 301 35621, 3011051, 188 18 R

Abstract:

A hub and drum assembly includes a recess around one or more stud holes in the drum and a shipping nut threaded onto a stud and contained in the recess. The recessed shipping nut securely fastens the hub to the drum during shipping. At a destination facility, the shipping nut does not have to be removed before wheels are installed on the huh and drum assembly. A method of assembling a portion of a drive train including a hub and drum assembly with a recessed shipping nut is also provided.

US Patent:

8287052, Oct 16, 2012

Filed:

Dec 28, 2009

Appl. No.:

12/648035

Inventors:

Omar J. Fakhoury - Vancouver WA, US
Joseph A. Brotherton - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Kic Holdings, Inc. - Vancouver WA

International Classification:

B60B 27/00

US Classification:

3011051, 301 35627

Abstract:

A wheel hub includes a barrel, a flange extending radially away from the barrel and a connection member connecting the flange to the barrel. The barrel includes an outboard bearing bore and an inboard bearing bore. The flange at least partially overlaps the inboard bearing bore along a radial direction perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the barrel. The connection member includes an outboard side facing toward the outboard bearing bore and defining outboard ribs and outboard recesses alternately disposed around the circumference of the barrel. Each outboard recess is interposed between the flange and the barrel along the radial direction perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of the barrel.

US Patent:

8469461, Jun 25, 2013

Filed:

Feb 18, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/030352

Inventors:

Omar J. Fakhoury - Vancouver WA, US
Joseph A. Brotherton - Portland OR, US
John Schneider - Ridgefield WA, US

Assignee:

KIC Holdings, Inc. - Vancouver WA

International Classification:

B60B 27/00

US Classification:

3011051, 3011081

Abstract:

A hybrid wheel hub for trucks is configured to accept interchangeably a threaded screw-on hubcap or a bolt-on hubcap. The hybrid wheel hub comprises a barrel with an axial bore for receiving an axle along a longitudinal axis of the axial bore and a radial flange for attaching a wheel, the barrel having an inboard end and an outboard end including an outboard bearing cup for retaining an outboard bearing assembly within an inner surface of the axial bore. An annular perimeter of the outboard end includes a plurality of bolt holes positioned to receive cap bolts to retain a bolt-on hub cap over the outboard end. A threaded track protrudes radially inward towards the longitudinal axis of the axial bore and is internally threaded circumferentially around the longitudinal axis in position longitudinally to receive a screw-on hub cap having external threads.

US Patent:

20050092560, May 5, 2005

Filed:

Oct 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/697328

Inventors:

Joseph Brotherton - Portland OR, US
Timothy Griffin - Athens TN, US

International Classification:

F16D065/10

US Classification:

18821800R, 18821800A

Abstract:

An improved brake drum and method for balancing a brake drum are provided. A section of the raised squealer band of the brake drum is removed to correct the imbalance. Preferably, a cutting machine is used to make a continually varying depth cut along a section of the squealer band to correct the imbalance.

US Patent:

6666309, Dec 23, 2003

Filed:

Apr 23, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/839921

Inventors:

Joseph A. Brotherton - Portland OR
Brian T. Young - Vancouver WA

Assignee:

Consolidated Metco Incorporated - Portland OR

International Classification:

F16D 6510

US Classification:

188218R, 188 716, 188264 A

Abstract:

A brake drum is provided that includes an open end and a hub end, with a braking section extending generally transversely from the open end to join with the hub end. A plurality of first-indented sections are present on an outer surface of the braking section. A transition section extends from the braking section to the hub end. A plurality of second indented sections are located on an outer surface of the transition section. A plurality of third-indented sections or openings can be present in the hub end between wheel lug openings.

US Patent:

20220274817, Sep 1, 2022

Filed:

Feb 26, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/187276

Inventors:

- Fairview OR, US
Ryan P. McDermott - Fairview OR, US
Joseph Brotherton - Portland OR, US
Nicholas M. Draayer - Portland OR, US
John Timczyk - Camas WA, US
Erik Israelsson - Gresham OR, US
Matthew Karr - Portland OR, US

Assignee:

Hyster-Yale Group, Inc. - Fairview OR

International Classification:

B66F 9/075
G01S 7/481

Abstract:

Materials-handling vehicles, such as counterbalanced lift trucks, can incorporate a counterweight that includes a frame, a cavity, and a sensor-mounting recess. The counterweight may be configured to provide an unobstructed horizontal line of sight of at least 180 degrees for a sensor, such as an object-detection sensor, that is mounted within the sensor-mounting recess. A lift truck can include a lift assembly comprising a mast and a pair of forks, an operator compartment comprising truck steering and speed controls, a plurality of wheels, an energy source, a counterweight comprising a frame and a sensor-mounting recess, and a sensor.