Patents by Inventor Raymond G. Knudsen, deceased

Raymond G. Knudsen, deceased 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: 4168909
    Abstract: An optical toe gauge for measuring the toe-in and toe-out of vehicle wheels includes a pair of support arms respectively mounted from the wheel hubs and carrying light beam projector assemblies at the forward ends thereof so that the direction of each beam is dependent upon the toe of the associated wheel. Each arm also carries therebelow a screen on which is projected the beam from the opposite projector, each screen being disposed at approximately a 45.degree. angle to the corresponding wheel axis and facing inwardly between the wheels, each screen having toe increment lines thereon with enlarged spacing therebetween to facilitate reading of the toe measurement on the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 25, 1979
    Assignee: Snap-On Tools Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond G. Knudsen, deceased, James W. Nelson