Patents by Inventor Edward D. Wilkerson

Edward D. Wilkerson 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).

  • Patent number: 4294016
    Abstract: An automobile height gauge for measuring the vertical distance between the floor or ground and certain parts of an automobile such as the bumper. A telescopic bar is provided with "U" shaped fittings at each end. These fittings are adapted to fit over the flanges of an automobile lift rack. A cartridge housing a measuring tape is slidably mounted on the telescopic bar. An exposed end of the tape is connected to a permanent magnet. The magnet is adapted to engage magnetically the automobile part whose height is to be measured. The tape is calibrated so that it directly reads the distance from the floor to the end of the magnet and hence the height of the automobile part being measured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 1977
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1981
    Inventor: Edward D. Wilkerson
  • Patent number: 4213631
    Abstract: An adjustment assembly for independently or simultaneously changing the caster and camber angles of the front wheels of a vehicle having a single axis suspension device, such as the MacPherson Strut, between the lower control arm and the upper control bracket that uses circular plates that may be fixed to the upper control bracket in any of four 90 degree angularly related positions with an eccentric aperture for laterally supporting the strut in numerous angular positions to vary the wheel spindle's caster and camber angles independently or simultaneously as desired.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1978
    Date of Patent: July 22, 1980
    Inventor: Edward D. Wilkerson
  • Patent number: 4074443
    Abstract: An atom demonstrator, particularly for the electrons, including a globe having spaced light bulbs on its surface. When the globe is rotated about two perpendicular axes simultaneously by a double gimbal or double yoke construction in a dimly lit room, the glowing bulbs scribe vivid curvilinear paths representing electron motion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1976
    Date of Patent: February 21, 1978
    Inventor: Edward D. Wilkerson
  • Patent number: 4058903
    Abstract: A wheel base, tracking and frame analyzer that has a pair of gauges each having a set of telescoping channels is disclosed. The two channels of each gauge carry reverse scales which overlap when the channels are extended the tread width of a set of wheels under test. Contact fingers are carried by each channel so that a wheel and tire will be squarely engaged. An optical sight tube is adjustably located on each gauge so that a target reading may be taken on the reverse scales of the second gauge. Similarly, the second gauge adjustably supports a sight tube which reads the reverse scales on the first gauge. In a second embodiment, a semi-circle protractor is substituted for each sight tube, and an elastic cord is extended between the origin points of both protractors. The ratios of the two reverse scale target readings, when each sight tube or each protractor origin point is located on a unity ratio position on its supporting gauge, renders an indication of the wheel base, tracking, or frame distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 1976
    Date of Patent: November 22, 1977
    Inventor: Edward D. Wilkerson