Patents by Inventor Ian Sellars

Ian Sellars 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).

  • Wheels
    Patent number: 9643450
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wheel rim extender device (1) removably mountable on a wheel (3) having a tire retaining rim (27) for engaging an outer surface of a tire (5). The device (1) has an annular member (11) for location adjacent a sidewall (7) of a tire (5) mounted on the wheel (3). The annular member (11) comprises an edge portion (33a, 33b) which defines an outer circumference of the annular member (11) and a support portion (35a, 35b), disposed radially inward of the edge portion (33a, 33b), for mounting on the wheel (3), wherein the edge portion (33a, 33b) has a greater flexibility than the support portion (35a, 35b). The invention also relates to the combination of a wheel rim extender device (1) and a wheel (3).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Richard Woolley, Oliver Legrice, Ian Sellars
  • WHEELS
    Publication number: 20140197674
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a wheel rim extender device (1) removably mountable on a wheel (3) having a tyre retaining rim (27) for engaging an outer surface of a tyre (5). The device (1) has an annular member (11) for location adjacent a sidewall (7) of a tyre (5) mounted on the wheel (3). The annular member (11) comprises an edge portion (33a, 33b) which defines an outer circumference of the annular member (11) and a support portion (35a, 35b), disposed radially inward of the edge portion (33a, 33b), for mounting on the wheel (3), wherein the edge portion (33a, 33b) has a greater flexibility than the support portion (35a, 35b). The invention also relates to the combination of a wheel rim extender device (1) and a wheel (3).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: July 17, 2014
    Applicant: Jaguar Land Rover Limited
    Inventors: Richard Woolley, Oliver Legrice, Ian Sellars
  • Accessory for vehicle wheel
    Patent number: D669412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2012
    Assignee: Jaguar Land Rover
    Inventors: Oliver Le Grice, Gerry McGovern, Ian Sellars, Richard Woolley