Patents by Inventor James E. Skeen

James E. Skeen 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).

  • Process for making a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: 4228671
    Abstract: A process for making an aluminum vehicle wheel. The process includes casting the body of the wheel from aluminum. The drop center of the wheel is shot peened to seal air-transfer holes and also to increase the fatigue strength thereof. Next, both the drop center and the face of the wheel are shot peened with a finer shot to thereby reduce the surface roughness of the drop center and the face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 2, 1979
    Date of Patent: October 21, 1980
    Assignee: Superior Industries International, Inc.
    Inventor: James E. Skeen