Patents by Inventor Henry Lee Renegar

Henry Lee Renegar 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).

  • Hybrid Composite Wheel
    Publication number: 20200039286
    Abstract: A road wheel for a vehicle includes a face portion and a rim portion. The face portion is formed from a metallic alloy and defines a central portion plurality of spokes extending between the central portion and a proximal bead element. The rim portion is formed from a composite material and defines an annular wall circumscribing a wheel axis extending to a distal bead element from said face portion. The proximal bead element is defined by the metallic alloy and the distal bead element is defined by the composite. The face portion and the rim portion are interconnected in interlocking engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Henry Clay Chenault, III, Parveen Kakar, Miguel Sanchez-Araiza, Henry Lee Renegar
  • Hybrid composite wheel
    Patent number: 10449800
    Abstract: A road wheel for a vehicle includes a face portion and a rim portion. The face portion is formed from a metallic alloy and defines a central portion plurality of spokes extending between the central portion and a proximal bead element. The rim portion is formed from a composite material and defines an annular wall circumscribing a wheel axis extending to a distal bead element from said face portion. The proximal bead element is defined by the metallic alloy and the distal bead element is defined by the composite. The face portion and the rim portion are interconnected in interlocking engagement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Superior Industries International, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Clay Chenault, III, Parveen Kakar, Miguel Sanchez-Araiza, Henry Lee Renegar
  • Fixture and method of testing vehicle wheel vibration
    Patent number: 10422723
    Abstract: A fixture for testing stiffness of a vehicle wheel by measuring vibration of the wheel includes a base and a retention member. The retention member is integral to the base. The retention member defines a distal end including a distal diameter and a proximal end being proximate to the base and including a proximal diameter. The proximal end includes a plurality of studs extending upwardly therefrom for being received by lug apertures defined by the vehicle wheel thereby securing the vehicle wheel to the retention member. The distal diameter includes a ratio to the proximal diameter of between 0.6 to 0.8 to one.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2019
    Assignee: Superior Industries International, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Lee Renegar, Chris Reynolds, Timothy Wayne Hood
  • FIXTURE AND METHOD OF TESTING VEHICLE WHEEL VIBRATION
    Publication number: 20180003591
    Abstract: A fixture for testing stiffness of a vehicle wheel by measuring vibration of the wheel includes a base and a retention member. The retention member is integral to the base. The retention member defines a distal end including a distal diameter and a proximal end being proximate to the base and including a proximal diameter. The proximal end includes a plurality of studs extending upwardly therefrom for being received by lug apertures defined by the vehicle wheel thereby securing the vehicle wheel to the retention member. The distal diameter includes a ratio to the proximal diameter of between 0.6 to 0.8 to one.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Publication date: January 4, 2018
    Inventors: Henry Lee Renegar, Chris Reynolds, Timothy Wayne Hood
  • HYBRID COMPOSITE WHEEL
    Publication number: 20170217249
    Abstract: A road wheel for a vehicle includes a face portion and a rim portion. The face portion is formed from a metallic alloy and defines a central portion plurality of spokes extending between the central portion and a proximal bead element. The rim portion is formed from a composite material and defines an annular wall circumscribing a wheel axis extending to a distal bead element from said face portion. The proximal bead element is defined by the metallic alloy and the distal bead element is defined by the composite. The face portion and the rim portion are interconnected in interlocking engagement.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Inventors: Henry Clay Chenault, III, Parveen Kakar, Miguel Sanchez-Araiza, Henry Lee Renegar