Patents by Inventor Daniel F. Jansen

Daniel F. Jansen 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).

  • Method for producing a variable thickness rim for a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: 5832609
    Abstract: An improved method for producing a wheel rim for use in a vehicle wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 10, 1998
    Assignee: Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc.
    Inventor: Daniel F. Jansen
  • Vehicle wheel with filler ring
    Patent number: 5591386
    Abstract: An improved wheel construction includes a disc and a rim secured together and which define a radially inwardly facing circumferential cavity in the wheel. In accordance with the present invention, a filler material is disposed in a substantial portion of the cavity to prevent road material or other debris from accumulating in the cavity and causing an out-of-balance wheel condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 7, 1997
    Assignee: Hayes Wheels International, Inc.
    Inventors: Daniel F. Jansen, Thomas E. Heck, Charles A. Turner
  • Method of making a wheel rim
    Patent number: 4962587
    Abstract: A method for producing vehicle wheel rims is disclosed. The method, as applied to a wheel rim preform having given axial width and having bead seat areas, as well and an inboard leg, entails a thinning and stretching operation applied to the well and inboard leg thereby producing a finished wheel rim having an axial width greater than the axial width of the preform and a weight of twenty to thirty percent less than similar prior art wheel rims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes Company
    Inventors: Walter L. Ashley, Jr., Daniel F. Jansen, George Y. Meyer, Jr.