Patents by Inventor Michael J. Doran

Michael J. Doran 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).

  • Method of making a vehicle wheel and associated method of making a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: 5829136
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel having a hand hole extending from a first surface to a second surface. The hand hole has a zone of a minimum dimension intermediate the first surface and the second surface. The hand hole is preferably tapered from the first surface to the minimum dimension zone and tapered from the second surface to the minimum dimension zone. Associated methods of making the vehicle wheel are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventors: Ralph C. Botterman, Michael J. Doran
  • Vehicle wheel and associated methods of making a vehicle wheel
    Patent number: 5466050
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel having a hand hole extending from a first surface to a second surface. The hand hole has a zone of a minimum dimension intermediate the first surface and the second surface. The hand hole is preferably tapered from the first surface to the minimum dimension zone and tapered from the second surface to the minimum dimension zone. Associated methods of making the vehicle wheel are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1995
    Assignee: Aluminum Company of America
    Inventors: Ralph C. Botterman, Michael J. Doran
  • Concave wheel face
    Patent number: D519433
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Alcoa Inc.
    Inventors: Kellen M. Finn, Matthew Charles Brest, Stephen T. Hamm, Michael J. Doran