Patents by Inventor Michael R. Uhlmeyer

Michael R. Uhlmeyer 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).

  • Integrated spare tire carrier
    Patent number: 7922048
    Abstract: A spare tire carrier for a vehicle may structurally entail a base, a mounting flange extending from the base, a vertical support post extending from the base, a light support post attached to the vertical support post, a threaded stud that engages a front surface of the base to support a spare tire. A tether, which may be secured to the base with a fastener, may lie largely concealed within the base and have additional studs or bolts which may protrude through a front surface of the base and further support a spare tire. A plurality of strength ribs may join the mounting flange and the base, while the base, the first mounting flange, vertical support post extending from the base, and plurality of strength ribs may be a single cast magnesium part. The tether may be of another high strength material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: Chrysler Group LLC
    Inventors: Stephen M. Smith, Theron Shaw, Christopher J. Duke, Terence P. Grace, Michael R. Uhlmeyer, Stephen D. Logan, David M. Langer
  • INTEGRATED SPARE TIRE CARRIER
    Publication number: 20080308588
    Abstract: A spare tire carrier for a vehicle may structurally entail a base, a mounting flange extending from the base, a vertical support post extending from the base, a light support post attached to the vertical support post, a threaded stud that engages a front surface of the base to support a spare tire. A tether, which may be secured to the base with a fastener, may lie largely concealed within the base and have additional studs or bolts which may protrude through a front surface of the base and further support a spare tire. A plurality of strength ribs may join the mounting flange and the base, while the base, the first mounting flange, vertical support post extending from the base, and plurality of strength ribs may be a single cast magnesium part. The tether may be of another high strength material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2007
    Publication date: December 18, 2008
    Inventors: Stephen M. Smith, Theron Shaw, Christopher J. Duke, Terence P. Grace, Michael R. Uhlmeyer, Stephen D. Logan, David M. Langer