Patents by Inventor John G. Lehtinen

John G. Lehtinen 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).

  • Patent number: 4350394
    Abstract: First and second wheel sections are provided with the first section including structure for attachment to a vehicle wheel for rotation therewith. Structure is provided supporting the second section from the first section for angular displacement relative thereto about a predetermined axis and the first and second sections include outer partial circular edges having the aforementioned axes as their centers of curvature. The sections are relatively rotatably between first positions with the partial circular edges together defining an outer circular periphery of the wheel and second positions with the sections relatively angularly displaced 180.degree. and the partial circular edges thereof disposed in side-by-side relation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 21, 1982
    Inventor: John G. Lehtinen
  • Patent number: 4035027
    Abstract: An emergency wheel is provided for use in conjunction with a vehicle wheel of the type including a recessed central portion mounted on a vehicle hub by fasteners secured through the central portion and supported from the hub. The emergency wheel defines a center axis thereof and includes a first portion having a plurality of large and small diameter openings formed therethrough spaced about and equally from the center axis with the openings being arranged in the conventional wheel lug pattern. A plurality of washers are provided for disposition over the large diameter openings and the latter are the size to receive conventional lug nuts or heads therethrough.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 1975
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1977
    Inventor: John G. Lehtinen