Patents by Inventor Matthew D. Spray

Matthew D. Spray 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).

  • Wheel having hubcap clamp mounted to improve wheel balance and method of balancing a wheel using a hubcap clamp
    Patent number: 7712842
    Abstract: A method of mounting a hubcap on a wheel that involves providing a wheel having an annular hub surrounding an axis of rotation, the hub including a first periphery extending along the circumference of a circle surrounding the axis of rotation and a second periphery spaced from the circumference of the circle, providing a hubcap having a top wall and a cylindrical sidewall extending from the top wall, the cylindrical sidewall having an end edge spaced from the top wall and a circumferential flange projecting from the cylindrical side wall, the circumferential flange having a sidewall and an alignment tab projecting from the sidewall, aligning the hubcap alignment tab with the second periphery, placing the hubcap sidewall against the hub and the alignment tab over the second periphery, and clamping the hubcap to the wheel. Also a wheel (10, 80) including a hubcap (30, 90) and a clamp (50).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Charles A. Parker, Matthew D. Spray, David D. McAfee, Andrew S. Haynes, Todd R. Auel, Steve Hodge
  • Wheel having hubcap clamp mounted to improve wheel balance and method of balancing a wheel using a hubcap clamp
    Publication number: 20080100128
    Abstract: A method of mounting a hubcap on a wheel that involves providing a wheel having an annular hub surrounding an axis of rotation, the hub including a first periphery extending along the circumference of a circle surrounding the axis of rotation and a second periphery spaced from the circumference of the circle, providing a hubcap having a top wall and a cylindrical sidewall extending from the top wall, the cylindrical sidewall having an end edge spaced from the top wall and a circumferential flange projecting from the cylindrical side wall, the circumferential flange having a sidewall and an alignment tab projecting from the sidewall, aligning the hubcap alignment tab with the second periphery, placing the hubcap sidewall against the hub and the alignment tab over the second periphery, and clamping the hubcap to the wheel. Also a wheel (10, 80) including a hubcap (30, 90) and a clamp (50).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2006
    Publication date: May 1, 2008
    Inventors: Charles A. Parker, Matthew D. Spray, David D. McAfee, Andrew S. Haynes, Todd R. Auel, Steve Hodge
  • Aircraft wheel noise reduction fairing and aircraft wheel including a noise reduction fairing
    Publication number: 20080078866
    Abstract: An aircraft wheel noise reduction fairing (8) includes a disk (10) having first and second sides (12, 14) and a plurality of circumferentially disposed openings (16) between the first side (12) and the second side (14) and at least one mesh structure (24, 26) connected to the second side (14) of the disk (10) overlying the plurality of circumferentially disposed openings (16). Also the combination of an aircraft wheel (30) and a noise reduction fairing (8) wherein the aircraft wheel (30) includes a hub (32) surrounding a wheel axis of rotation (34), a web (36) projecting from the hub (32) and a cylindrical wall (40) having an inner surface (42) and an outer surface (44) connected to the web (36) and surrounding the axis of rotation (34).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 15, 2006
    Publication date: April 3, 2008
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Charles A. Parker, Matthew D. Spray, David D. McAfee, Lei Tong, Steve Hodge