Patents by Inventor Maurice D. Sullivan, Jr.

Maurice D. Sullivan, Jr. 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: 4185489
    Abstract: The speedometer of a stationary vehicle is evaluated for accuracy and calibrated regardless of vehicle tire size. The powered driven wheel or wheels is/are disengaged from road contact and a detachable housing member with a permanent magnet therein is releasably threaded onto the tire valve stem. A sensor associated with a testing unit is positioned adjacent the housing member so that as the wheels are driven at selected speeds, as indicated by the vehicle speedometer, a train of electrical pulses derived from the sensor is delivered to the testing unit at a rate proportional to the wheel rotative speed. This pulse information, in conjunction with a compensated reference signal generated by a scaler circuit, is processed by computing circuitry in the testing unit resulting in a digital display indicating the actual vehicle speed. The scaler circuit includes a tire size selector providing the testing unit with a number of reference frequencies corresponding to a range of selectable tire sizes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1978
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1980
    Assignees: Thomas E. Sullivan, III James W. Kirkpatrick
    Inventor: Maurice D. Sullivan, Jr.