Patents by Inventor Timothy Wayne Hood

Timothy Wayne Hood 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).

  • 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
  • Method of manufacturing a cast alloy wheel
    Patent number: 10300738
    Abstract: A cast aluminum wheel includes a rim element having an annular configuration defining an axis and a central element extending radially outwardly between the axis and the rim element. The rim element includes a wall extending circumferentially around the axis between a proximal bead and a distal bead. The central element includes a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly toward the proximal bead and meets proximate the axis with adjacent of the plurality of spokes defining a cooperative feature therebetween for providing stiffness to the wheel. The spokes progressively increase in volume in a direction toward the axis from the rim element thereby providing increased mass of the spokes proximate the axis relative to the rim element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: Superior Industries International, Inc.
    Inventors: Henry Clay Chenault, III, Timothy Wayne Hood, Parveen Kakar
  • METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A CAST ALLOY WHEEL
    Publication number: 20180065406
    Abstract: A cast aluminum wheel includes a rim element having an annular configuration defining an axis and a central element extending radially outwardly between the axis and the rim element. The rim element includes a wall extending circumferentially around the axis between a proximal bead and a distal bead. The central element includes a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly toward the proximal bead and meets proximate the axis with adjacent of the plurality of spokes defining a cooperative feature therebetween for providing stiffness to the wheel. The spokes progressively increase in volume in a direction toward the axis from the rim element thereby providing increased mass of the spokes proximate the axis relative to the rim element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: March 8, 2018
    Inventors: Henry Clay Chenault, III, Timothy Wayne Hood, Parveen Kakar
  • 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
  • Cast aluminum wheel
    Patent number: 9815323
    Abstract: A cast aluminum wheel includes a rim element having an annular configuration defining an axis and a central element extending radially outwardly between the axis and the rim element. The rim element includes a wall extending circumferentially around the axis between a proximal bead and a distal bead. The central element includes a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly toward the proximal bead and meets proximate the axis with adjacent of the plurality of spokes defining a cooperative feature therebetween for providing stiffness to the wheel. The spokes progressively increase in volume in a direction toward the axis from the rim element thereby providing increased mass of the spokes proximate the axis relative to the rim element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Superior Industries International, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Clay Chenault, III, Timothy Wayne Hood, Parveen Kakar
  • CAST ALUMINUM WHEEL
    Publication number: 20160023509
    Abstract: A cast aluminum wheel includes a rim element having an annular configuration defining an axis and a central element extending radially outwardly between the axis and the rim element. The rim element includes a wall extending circumferentially around the axis between a proximal bead and a distal bead. The central element includes a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly toward the proximal bead and meets proximate the axis with adjacent of the plurality of spokes defining a cooperative feature therebetween for providing stiffness to the wheel. The spokes progressively increase in volume in a direction toward the axis from the rim element thereby providing increased mass of the spokes proximate the axis relative to the rim element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: H. Clay Chenault, III, Timothy Wayne Hood, Parveen Kakar