Patents by Inventor Robert A. Hoshida

Robert A. Hoshida 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).

  • Cantilever support for an apparatus to determine the imbalance in a rotating object
    Patent number: 4499768
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining the imbalance in a rotating object has a drive means for rotating the object about an axis. Transducers measure the force of imbalance of the rotating object, with each transducer producing an electrical signal in response thereto. Electronic means receives the signals from the transducers and calculates the imbalance in the object. Drive means is directly coupled to the rotating object, such as a tire, with the drive means in the hub of the wheel on which the tire is mounted. Cantilever support means having a substantially planar surface provides support for the drive means onto the transducers in the frame of the apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1982
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1985
    Assignee: Coats Wheel Balancer Corp.
    Inventors: Allan C. Madden, Robert Cellucci, Robert A. Hoshida, Duncan MacKay