Patents by Inventor J. Kim Wilkinson

J. Kim Wilkinson 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).

  • Emergency traction apparatus for vehicle tires
    Patent number: 6708746
    Abstract: Traction enhancing apparatus for a vehicle wheel includes a strap securable to a wheel and a sleeve disposed on the strap. The sleeve includes friction enhancing elements extending the full length of the sleeve and the strap includes cooperating locking elements at opposite ends of the strap. A plurality of such strap and sleeve elements are easily secured to a vehicle wheel under emergency conditions, such as snow, ice, or the like, to enhance the traction of the vehicle wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2004
    Inventor: J. Kim Wilkinson
  • Emergency traction apparatus for vehicle tires
    Publication number: 20020088519
    Abstract: Traction enhancing apparatus for a vehicle wheel includes a strap securable to a wheel and a sleeve disposed on the strap. The sleeve includes friction enhancing elements extending the full length of the sleeve and the strap includes cooperating locking elements at opposite ends of the strap. A plurality of such strap and sleeve elements are easily secured to a vehicle wheel under emergency conditions, such as snow, ice, or the like, to enhance the traction of the vehicle wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 8, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventor: J. Kim Wilkinson