Patents by Inventor David A. FENIMORE

David A. FENIMORE 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).

  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING IMBALANCE FORCES OF A TIRE/HUB ASSEMBLY OF A VEHICLE DURING MOTION OF THE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20240410777
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2024
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Inventors: Eric L. CANFIELD, David M. SCRIBNER, Scott J. SOMA, Robert P. ALSTON, David A. FENIMORE, Zoe KANE, Rachel FOSTER, Meer GUJRAL, Joseph H. COTTINGHAM, Saahas S. YECHURI, Aron SUN, Ethan REILAND, Anish SUDINI, Amish SAINI, William LIAO, Rohan EPUR, Ryan M. LARUE, Brandon T. FANTI
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MEASURING IMBALANCE FORCES OF A TIRE/HUB ASSEMBLY OF VEHICLE DURING MOTION OF THE VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20220283049
    Abstract: An apparatus configured to be removably attached to a tire/hub assembly of a vehicle via lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly is used to determine imbalance forces of the tire/hub assembly during motion of the vehicle. The apparatus includes a disk and a plurality of cup-shaped objects fixed at one end to the disk and extending perpendicularly outward from the disk. The plurality of cup-shaped objects are arranged a fixed radial distance from a radial center of the disk in a pattern that matches the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus is mounted to the vehicle's tire/hub assembly by fitting the plurality of cup-shaped objects over the lug nuts of the tire/hub assembly. The apparatus further includes one or more inertial measurement units (IMU's) mounted to the disk to measure parameters that are used for calculating the imbalance forces during motion of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Eric L. CANFIELD, David M. SCRIBNER, Scott J. SOMA, Robert P. ALSTON, David A. FENIMORE, Zoe KANE, Rachel FOSTER, Meer GUJRAL, Joseph H. COTTINGHAM, Saahas S. YECHURI, Aron SUN, Ethan REILAND, Anish SUDINI, Amish SAINI, William LIAO, Rohan EPUR, Ryan M. LARUE, Brandon T. FANTI