Patents by Inventor George Y. Meyer, Jr.

George Y. Meyer, Jr. 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).

  • Method of making a wheel rim
    Patent number: 4962587
    Abstract: A method for producing vehicle wheel rims is disclosed. The method, as applied to a wheel rim preform having given axial width and having bead seat areas, as well and an inboard leg, entails a thinning and stretching operation applied to the well and inboard leg thereby producing a finished wheel rim having an axial width greater than the axial width of the preform and a weight of twenty to thirty percent less than similar prior art wheel rims.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 16, 1990
    Assignee: Kelsey-Hayes Company
    Inventors: Walter L. Ashley, Jr., Daniel F. Jansen, George Y. Meyer, Jr.