Patents by Inventor David E. Tompkins

David E. Tompkins 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).

  • Publication number: 20200027141
    Abstract: Embodiments of a vehicle data system are disclosed. A user can be presented with an interface where the user can make a variety of determinations. After the user requests data on a specific vehicle configuration, a frontend process handles user-provided data in conjunction with the data calculated in the backend process to ensure that the results are better tailored to the user's specific vehicle attributes. The results can be presented in an interface that includes useful pricing data presented in a useful manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2019
    Publication date: January 23, 2020
    Inventors: David E. Tompkins, Jichuan J. Feng
  • Patent number: 4546644
    Abstract: The dynamic axis of a sphere, e.g. golf ball, is located by spinning the sphere at high speed while it is supported on a low friction-bearing surface, thus allowing the desired stable axis to align itself with the spin axis. Markings indicative of the location of the stable axis are applied to the sphere. The spinning operation also indicates the degree of existing eccentricities in the sphere.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1984
    Date of Patent: October 15, 1985
    Inventors: Janos Beny, David E. Tompkins