Patents by Inventor Winston O. Johnson

Winston O. Johnson 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).

  • Tire correction system
    Patent number: 4114279
    Abstract: A method of increasing tire life of paired vehicular tires by measuring a plurality of mounted and inflated pneumatic tires to provide an indication of the tread diameter and/or circumference length of each tire with an indicated accuracy of at least about 0.020 inch on diameter or at least about 0.062 inch on circumference length and then selecting a pair of the measured tires whose indication of tread diameter differs by no more than about 0.040 inch or whose indication of circumference length differs by no more than about 0.125 inch for mounting on the vehicle as a matched pair. The invention also encompasses the apparatus for making such measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 1976
    Date of Patent: September 19, 1978
    Inventors: Winston O. Johnson, Jerry A. Crabb