Patents by Inventor Mitchell M. Nunes

Mitchell M. Nunes 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).

  • Vehicle wheel cover
    Patent number: 6672678
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel cover (10) having a design (36) which replicates the intrinsic design (20) of a vehicle wheel (12), and which includes a central aperture (38) which encompasses a set of lug nuts located on the vehicle wheel (12). The wheel cover (10) also includes a plurality of spaced wheel cover fasteners (44). When the wheel cover (10) is pressed against the vehicle wheel (12) the wheel cover fasteners (44) clip onto a peripheral edge (14) on the vehicle wheel (12) to securely hold the wheel cover (10) to the vehicle wheel (12). When the wheel cover (10) is attached, the vehicle wheel simulates the appearance of a solid, chrome plated vehicle wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2004
    Inventor: Mitchell M. Nunes
  • Vehicle wheel cover
    Patent number: 6402253
    Abstract: A vehicle wheel cover (10) having a design (36) which replicates the intrinsic design (20) of a vehicle wheel (12), and which includes a central aperture (38) which encompasses a set of lug nuts located on the vehicle wheel (12). The wheel cover (10) also includes a plurality of spaced wheel cover fasteners (44). When the wheel cover (10) is pressed against the vehicle wheel (12) the wheel cover fasteners (44) clip onto a peripheral edge (14) on the vehicle wheel (12) to securely hold the wheel cover (10) to the vehicle Wheel (12), then the wheel cover (10) is attached, the vehicle wheel simulates the appearance of a solid, chrome plated vehicle wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2002
    Inventors: Mitchell M. Nunes, Calvin S. Wang
  • Simulated chrome plated vehicle wheel
    Patent number: 6010196
    Abstract: A simulated chrome plated vehicle wheel (10). The simulation is accomplished by placing over a conventional, non-plated vehicle wheel (12) a thin, chrome plated wheel cover (30) that is preferably constructed of a plastic substrate. The wheel cover (30) has a contour and includes surface patterns that are identical to the contour and surface patterns of the vehicle wheel (12). Thus, when the wheel cover (30) is attached, the vehicle wheel (12) has the appearance of a solid chrome plated vehicle wheel. The wheel cover (3) features a plurality of wheel cover fasteners (44) that preferably consist of a wheel clip retainer (46) and a wheel clip (76). The retainer (46) is integrally molded to a circumferential edge (36) on the wheel cover (30). The retainer (46) forms a partial wheel clip cavity (56) that is dimensioned to frictional accept and retain the wheel clip (76). The wheel clip includes an inner wheel edge clip (96) and an outer wheel edge clip (110).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Inventors: Calvin S. Wang, Mitchell M. Nunes
  • Vehicle wheel cover
    Patent number: D445750
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2001
    Inventors: Mitchell M. Nunes, Calvin S. Wang