Patents by Inventor Gerald F. Herbert

Gerald F. Herbert 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).

  • Cushioned wheel and cover assembly
    Patent number: 5393128
    Abstract: A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a resilient cushioning assembly positioned laterally intermediate a wheel covering disc and a vehicle road wheel. The cushioning assembly consists of a plurality of upstanding channels defined on the laterally inner face of the wheel cover disc into which is inserted a rubber cushioning member which includes a mounting portion for reliable retention by the channel and a ramp portion for effective engagement with the outer annular surface of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 28, 1995
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Syed H. Sarmast, Gerald F. Herbert, Charles F. Hodge
  • Wheel and cover assembly with radiused standoff
    Patent number: 5364172
    Abstract: A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes standoff ribs formed on the laterally inner side of a wheel cover which have a free end that includes a curved surface, which may be formed as a radius tangent to the adjacent wheel surface, for accommodating manufacturing tolerances which result in variance in lateral spacing between the wheel cover and the wheel when the wheel cover is mechanically secured to the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: November 15, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Gary M. Sopko, Gerald F. Herbert, Syed H. Sarmast
  • Automotive wheel and cover assembly with cushioning band
    Patent number: 5346288
    Abstract: A wheel and cover assembly for an automotive vehicle is provided which includes a road wheel and a cover member aligned road wheel and provides a continuous cushioning member interposed laterally between the cover and the road wheel. The cushioning member is formed as the rubber band L-shaped in cross-section which cooperates with a plurality of circumferentially spaced standoff ribs formed on the laterally inner surface of the cover.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 1993
    Date of Patent: September 13, 1994
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Charles F. Hodge, Syed H. Sarmast, Gerald F. Herbert, Dennis M. Sopko
  • Vehicle wheel cover and assembly
    Patent number: 4895415
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel cover assembly is provided comprising a vehicle wheel mounted on a plurality of circumferentially spaced lug studs with lug stud nuts. A wheel cover overlaying the vehicle wheel is formed with a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings through each of which spaced openings extends the end of a corresponding lug studs. Wheel cover retainer nuts engage the lug studs to secure the wheel cover to the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 1987
    Date of Patent: January 23, 1990
    Assignee: Ford Motor Company
    Inventors: Randall W. Stay, Gerald F. Herbert