Patents by Inventor Alan Manning Starnes

Alan Manning Starnes 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).

  • Publication number: 20130076107
    Abstract: A wheel cover includes a quick fasten and release device for securing the wheel cover to a vehicle wheel. The device includes a clamp mechanism extending from a central location on the wheel cover. The clamp includes grappling fingers that engage the wheel hub flange when drawn into engagement by a mechanism operated by a handle accessible from the outward facing surface of the wheel cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: VOLVO GROUP NORTH AMERICA, LLC
    Inventors: Alan Manning Starnes, Robert William Finley