Patents by Inventor Michael Worm

Michael Worm 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).

  • Wheel-balancing method and device
    Patent number: 6122957
    Abstract: The invention concerns a device for balancing a wheel comprising a rim and a tire. This device comprises a unit for measuring the wheel imbalance and a unit for scanning the rim dimensions. The scanner unit and the imbalance-measuring unit are connected to a computer which determines a rim contour from the scanner unit output signals and then the optimum positions and dimensions for the balance weights from the contour determined in conjunction with values supplied by the imbalance-measuring unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2000
    Assignee: Beissbarth GmbH
    Inventors: Hermann Bux, Peter Ross, Stefan Schommer, Michael Worm