Patents by Inventor Elvin Smith

Elvin Smith 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: 11117420
    Abstract: A wheel rim guard includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface each radiating from a central point and the outer surface and the inner surface each co-terminating and defining a circumferential peripheral edge. The guard also includes a returnably-resilient seal disposed along the circumferential peripheral edge, the seal engaging a wheel rim berm. The guard also includes a handle depending from the outer surface of the body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Inventors: Elvin Smith, Mark Allen
  • Publication number: 20200009904
    Abstract: A wheel rim guard includes a body having an outer surface and an inner surface each radiating from a central point and the outer surface and the inner surface each co-terminating and defining a circumferential peripheral edge. The guard also includes a returnably-resilient seal disposed along the circumferential peripheral edge, the seal engaging a wheel rim berm. The guard also includes a handle depending from the outer surface of the body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 16, 2019
    Publication date: January 9, 2020
    Inventors: Elvin Smith, Mark Allen
  • Patent number: 10413928
    Abstract: A wheel rim guard includes a body having an obverse surface and reverse surface, the surfaces in mutually opposed orientation and having a thickness (t) intermediately disposed between the surfaces and with the surfaces mutually terminating at an outer circumferential periphery. The guard includes a first channel disposed within the reverse surface of the body, and a first flexible gasket disposed within the first channel. The guard also includes a handle disposed on the obverse surface of the body. A holder may be included that clips to the handle of the guard to position the guard for hands-free operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Inventors: Elvin Smith, Mark Allen
  • Publication number: 20180236811
    Abstract: A guard comprises a body having an obverse surface and reverse surface, the surfaces in mutually opposed orientation and having a thickness (t) intermediately disposed between the surfaces and with the surfaces mutually terminating at an outer circumferential periphery. The guard includes a first channel disposed within the reverse surface of the body, and a first flexible gasket disposed within the first channel. The guard also includes a handle disposed on the obverse surface of the body. A holder may be included that clips to the handle of the guard to position the guard for hands-free operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Inventors: Elvin Smith, Mark Allen
  • Publication number: 20180086137
    Abstract: This invention is a rim shield for covering an automobile rim and providing a seal between a flange of the automobile rim and a sidewall of the tire around the rim. The rim shield has a circular shaped body with a handle positioned on the side of the body and a channel formed along a periphery of the body on its bottom side, or the side that faces the rim. The channel houses an O-ring that is shaped in a manner that allows the O-ring to seal the space between the sidewall and the flange. Once in this position, the rim shield can be rotated using the handle in a secure seal between the O-ring and space defined by the sidewall and flange.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2016
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Inventors: Elvin Smith, Mark Allen