Patents by Inventor Kyle T. Spann

Kyle T. Spann 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).

  • Laser tracking wheel alignment measurement apparatus and method
    Patent number: 5532816
    Abstract: The method of the present invention includes the steps of locating a single point on the wheel, rotating the wheel about its central axis of rotation, tracking the position of the single point in three dimensional space while the wheel is in a natural loaded driving condition and generating a signal directly representative of the actual rotational plane of the wheel. The generated signal may then be compared to an electronically stored mathematical model to determine wheel alignment conditions. The method of the present invention may be conducted on all four wheels simultaneously by separate tracking units each operatively positioned to track a single wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: July 2, 1996
    Assignee: Stellar Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Kyle T. Spann, Peter G. Karcz