Patents by Inventor Daniel E. Shy

Daniel E. Shy 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).

  • Vehicle wheel assemblies and valves for use with a central tire inflation system
    Patent number: 8931534
    Abstract: Wheel assemblies and valves for use with central tire inflation systems are provided. A wheel assembly may include a wheel having a rim and a wall extending radially inwardly from the rim. The wall may include an inboard side and an outboard side, and a central opening therethrough. The wheel may include a wheel duct for communicating pressurized fluid to a tire. A valve may be secured to the wheel wall. The valve may include an inboard side and an outboard side. The valve may include a hub interface adapted to extend from its inboard side. The hub interface may be adapted to extend around the wheel wall. The valve may include an inlet duct opening on the hub interface to communicate with a duct in a wheel hub on which the wheel is mounted. The valve may also include an outlet duct configured to communicate with the wheel duct.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Accuride Corporation
    Inventors: James K. Eaton, David E. Kritzell, Daniel E. Shy, Donald A. Hohman
  • VEHICLE WHEEL ASSEMBLIES AND VALVES FOR USE WITH A CENTRAL TIRE INFLATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110221261
    Abstract: Wheel assemblies and valves for use with central tire inflation systems are provided. A wheel assembly may include a wheel having a rim and a wall extending radially inwardly from the rim. The wall may include an inboard side and an outboard side, and a central opening therethrough. The wheel may include a wheel duct for communicating pressurized fluid to a tire. A valve may be secured to the wheel wall. The valve may include an inboard side and an outboard side. The valve may include a hub interface adapted to extend from its inboard side. The hub interface may be adapted to extend around the wheel wall. The valve may include an inlet duct opening on the hub interface to communicate with a duct in a wheel hub on which the wheel is mounted. The valve may also include an outlet duct configured to communicate with the wheel duct.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2010
    Publication date: September 15, 2011
    Inventors: James K. Eaton, David E. Kritzell, Daniel E. Shy, Donald A. Hohman
  • Front face of a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D651955
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Accuride Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Hohman, Daniel E. Shy
  • Front face of a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D663245
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Accuride Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Hohman, Daniel E. Shy
  • Front face of a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D663246
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Accuride Corporation
    Inventors: Donald A. Hohman, Daniel E. Shy