Patents by Inventor Edward M. Lee

Edward M. Lee 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).

  • Anti-theft vehicle wheel lock
    Patent number: 5689981
    Abstract: The apparatus immobilizes a wheel of a vehicle. A chock is connected to a facing bar. Also connected to the facing bar, spaced away from the chock is an engaging bar. The engaging bar has a first, generally elongated straight section and a second section that is shorter than the first straight section, and that is joined to one end of the first section such that the angle between the first section and a portion of the second section is between -45.degree. and +45.degree., preferably 0.degree.. The engaging bar is attached to the facing bar, such that the first straight section is generally perpendicular to the facing bar, the engaging bar is movable along its first section relative to the facing bar and the second section is rotatable around an axis coaxial with the first section. A lock locks the engaging bar at a desired position relative to the facing bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 25, 1997
    Assignee: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
    Inventors: Nicholas Paolo DeLuca, Alvin L. Ramsey, Edward M. Lee, Patricia Ann Foote, Shin John Choi, Arlene A. Guerra