Sutherlin
Daniel Sutherlin, South San Francisco, CA US
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20110092461 | PYRIDYL INHIBITORS OF HEDGEHOG SIGNALLING - The invention provides novel inhibitors of hedgehog signaling that are useful as a therapeutic agents for treating malignancies where the compounds have the general formula I: | 04-21-2011 |
Richard C. Sutherlin, Albany, OR US
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20100285327 | Corrosion Resistant Fluid Conducting Parts, Methods of Making Corrosion Resistant Fluid Conducting Parts and Equipment and Parts Replacement Methods Utilizing Corrosion Resistant Fluid Conducting Parts - According to one aspect of the present disclosure, a part for an article of equipment includes a fluid conducting first region including a corrosion resistant first material, and a fluid conducting second region including a second material. The first region and the second region are either directly or indirectly joined by solid state welding to form a unitary fluid conducting part. According to another aspect of the present disclosure, a method for replacing at least one fluid conducting part of an article of equipment is disclosed wherein a replacement part is provided that includes a fluid conducting first region including a corrosion resistant first material, and a fluid conducting second region including a second material. The second material is substantially identical to the material of a region of the equipment on which the replacement part is mounted. The first and second regions are either directly or indirectly joined by solid state welding to form a unitary fluid conducting replacement part. The replacement part is secured to the article of equipment by a process comprising fusion welding the second material of the second region of the replacement part to the substantially identical material of the mounting region of the article of equipment. | 11-11-2010 |
Robert G. Sutherlin, Canton, MI US
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20110135233 | APPARATUS WITH SECONDARY LOAD PATH FOR VEHICLE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY - An apparatus is provided for a vehicle having a wheel and a wheel bearing assembly with bearing races supporting the wheel. The apparatus includes a first component mounted for rotation with the wheel and a second component spaced from the first component by a predetermined gap and not connected for rotation with the wheel. One of the first and the second components is displaced relative to the other upon a force to close the gap and contact the other of the first and second components to at least partially form a load path for the force that bypasses the bearing races. | 06-09-2011 |
20110151238 | LOW-FRICTION COATING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A method of forming a low-friction coating on a metal substrate includes ferritic nitrocarburizing the metal substrate to form a surface of the metal substrate, wherein the surface includes a compound zone and a diffusion zone disposed subjacent to the compound zone. After ferritic nitrocarburizing, the method includes oxidizing the compound zone to form a porous portion defining a plurality of pores, and, after oxidizing, coating the porous portion with polytetrafluoroethylene. The method further includes, after coating, curing the polytetrafluoroethylene to thereby form the low-friction coating. A low-friction coating system includes the metal substrate having the surface including the compound zone and the diffusion zone disposed subjacent said compound zone, wherein said compound zone includes the porous portion defining the pores, and a cured film formed from polytetrafluoroethylene disposed sufficiently on the porous portion so as to at least partially fill at least one of the plurality of pores. | 06-23-2011 |
20110181101 | WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH BEARING CAP HAVING A SEAL - A bearing cap for a wheel assembly includes a bearing cap seal for sealing against an annular bore of a knuckle. The bearing cap is coupled to an outer ring, which is disposed within an annular bore of a knuckle. The bearing cap includes a face and a collar extending along a longitudinal axis into the annular bore. The bearing cap seal is disposed annularly about the collar, within the annular bore. The bearing cap seal prevents contamination of an engagement interface between the knuckle and the outer ring. | 07-28-2011 |
20110181102 | FLEXIBLE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR EXTERNAL TO CAPPED WHEEL BEARING - A wheel assembly for a non-driven wheel includes a rotating wheel hub with a shaft portion supporting a bearing inner race. A magnetic encoder is mounted for rotation with the shaft portion. A non-rotating component radially surrounds the shaft portion and has a bearing outer race. A cap is secured to the non-rotating component and covers the outer and inner races, the shaft portion and the magnetic encoder inboard of the races to seal an inboard side of the outer and inner races. A sensor is mounted to a non-rotating vehicle steering member externally to, not covered by, and not extending through the cap. The sensor is configured to deflect to be biased into continuous contact with an outer surface of the cap to read the magnetic encoder through the cap without extending through the cap. | 07-28-2011 |
20110221142 | Splash Shield for Brake Corner Assembly - A brake corner assembly includes a steering knuckle fixed against rotation, a rotary member including a outer surface, and a shield secured to the steering knuckle and including a ring including a sealing surface located adjacent to the outer surface, the sealing surface having a first diameter that is substantially equal to a second diameter of a portion of the outer surface that is adjacent to the sealing surface. | 09-15-2011 |
Robert G. Sutherlin, Farmington Hills, MI US
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20110243487 | APPARATUS WITH SECONDARY LOAD PATH FOR VEHICLE WHEEL BEARING ASSEMBLY AND FEATURE TO INHIBIT CORROSION - The apparatus includes a first component mounted for rotation with the wheel and a second component spaced from the first component by a predetermined gap and not connected for rotation with the wheel. One of the first and the second components is displaced relative to the other upon a force to close the gap and contact the other component to form a load path for the force. The load path is a secondary load path that bypasses the bearing races, preventing excessive plastic deformation of the races. The apparatus is configured with at least one feature to inhibit corrosion of the first and second components at the gap. The feature may be an extension of the second component that localizes the gap to just a portion of the second component. Alternatively, coatings, shims, lubricants, and seals may be used alone or in combination to prevent corrosion at the gap. | 10-06-2011 |
20130069332 | BEARING ASSEMBLY WITH SPLASH PROTECTION - A wheel bearing assembly includes a wheel hub, a knuckle member defining a bore, and a bearing arranged in the bore and configured to rotatably support the wheel hub. The bearing includes a seal member configured to cover internal workings of the bearing. The wheel bearing assembly also includes an annular slinger arranged on the wheel hub and configured to at least partially screen the seal member to minimize ingestion of contaminants by the bearing from the ambient. The wheel bearing assembly additionally includes an annular shield configured to at least partially shield the slinger from the contaminants and generate a labyrinth path from the ambient to the seal member for any of the contaminants. A vehicle employing the above described wheel bearing assembly is also disclosed. | 03-21-2013 |
William B. Sutherlin, Indianapolis, IN US
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20080292459 | Streamlined Orifice of Outdoor Unit - A comfort system outdoor unit with an orifice structure and a fan in its top opening is provided with an insert to streamline the inward flow of air that passes over a lower end of the orifice structure. The insert may be fastened directly to the orifice lower end, or it may be installed so as to extend substantially from an upper edge of the coil to the orifice structure lower end. | 11-27-2008 |
20100269518 | WIRE RETAINER - An outdoor unit for an air conditioner/heat pump is provided with a bracket which is attached to the tube sheet of the heat exchanger coil for routing the electrical leads from the electronic components within the unit to a control box located outside thereof. The bracket is mounted without fasteners and is preferably clipped onto a planar structure on the tube sheet by way of opposing tabs on the bracket. The bracket is preferably secured to the planar wall by way of dimples that engage with holes formed in the planar wall. | 10-28-2010 |
William Bruce Sutherlin, Indianapolis, IN US
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20100176912 | MOUNTING STRUCTURE FOR A SENSOR - A mounting structure ( | 07-15-2010 |