Patents by Inventor H. Clay Chenault, III

H. Clay Chenault, III 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).

  • Cast aluminum wheel
    Patent number: 9815323
    Abstract: A cast aluminum wheel includes a rim element having an annular configuration defining an axis and a central element extending radially outwardly between the axis and the rim element. The rim element includes a wall extending circumferentially around the axis between a proximal bead and a distal bead. The central element includes a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly toward the proximal bead and meets proximate the axis with adjacent of the plurality of spokes defining a cooperative feature therebetween for providing stiffness to the wheel. The spokes progressively increase in volume in a direction toward the axis from the rim element thereby providing increased mass of the spokes proximate the axis relative to the rim element.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Superior Industries International, Inc.
    Inventors: H. Clay Chenault, III, Timothy Wayne Hood, Parveen Kakar
  • CAST ALUMINUM WHEEL
    Publication number: 20160023509
    Abstract: A cast aluminum wheel includes a rim element having an annular configuration defining an axis and a central element extending radially outwardly between the axis and the rim element. The rim element includes a wall extending circumferentially around the axis between a proximal bead and a distal bead. The central element includes a plurality of spokes extending radially outwardly toward the proximal bead and meets proximate the axis with adjacent of the plurality of spokes defining a cooperative feature therebetween for providing stiffness to the wheel. The spokes progressively increase in volume in a direction toward the axis from the rim element thereby providing increased mass of the spokes proximate the axis relative to the rim element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2015
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Inventors: H. Clay Chenault, III, Timothy Wayne Hood, Parveen Kakar