Patents by Inventor Roger Renaud

Roger Renaud 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: 7300117
    Abstract: A wheel ornamentation assembly is provided for attachment to a wheel secured to a wheel hub with a plurality of lug nuts. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes a wheel ornamentation body having an outboard surface and an inboard surface. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes clusters of retention legs that extend axially from the inboard surface and are arranged in circular patterns to receive the lug nuts therein. Each of the clusters of retention legs includes a gap which extends to the inboard surface. Each of the clusters of retention legs further includes a plurality of primary retention legs arranged in opposed pairs on either side of the gap and a pair of secondary retention legs arranged in opposed positions on either side of the gap. Standoff structures for abutting a front edge of the lug nuts are provided on only the primary retention legs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2007
    Assignee: McKechnie Vehicle Components (USA), Inc.
    Inventors: Jeff Bruce, Eric Jensen, Roger Renaud
  • Publication number: 20050242657
    Abstract: Inserts that are configured to be placed in gaps provide between wheel covers and underlying wheel of wheel assemblies. The inserts are made from materials that are suitable rigid and strong so as to reinforce and protect the overlying portions of the wheel cover from impact damage such as denting in the case of metal wheel covers and cracking or breaking in the case of plastic wheel covers. The inserts further prevent otherwise hollow portions of the wheel assembly from sounding, feeling or seeming hollow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Publication date: November 3, 2005
    Inventors: Scott Hogan, Jeff Bruce, Roger Renaud
  • Patent number: 6955405
    Abstract: Inserts that are configured to be placed in gaps provide between wheel covers and underlying wheel of wheel assemblies. The inserts are made from materials that are suitable rigid and strong so as to reinforce and protect the overlying portions of the wheel cover from impact damage such as denting in the case of metal wheel covers and cracking or breaking in the case of plastic wheel covers. The inserts further prevent otherwise hollow portions of the wheel assembly from sounding, feeling or seeming hollow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2005
    Assignee: McKechnie Vehicle Components (USA), Inc.
    Inventors: Scott A. Hogan, Jeff Bruce, Roger Renaud
  • Patent number: 6953226
    Abstract: A wheel ornamentation assembly is provided for attachment to a wheel secured to a wheel hub with a plurality of lug nuts. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes a wheel ornamentation body having an outboard surface and an inboard surface. The wheel ornamentation assembly also includes a first annular wall extending axially from the inboard surface. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes a plurality of first retention legs extending axially from the first annular wall. The wheel ornamentation assembly also includes a second annular wall extending axially from the inboard surface. The second annular wall is spaced radially from the first annular wall. The wheel ornamentation assembly further includes a plurality of second retention legs extending axially from the second annular wall. The first annular wall and the second annular wall of the wheel ornamentation assembly cooperate to define a plurality of lug cavities adapted to receive a lug nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2005
    Assignee: McKechnie Vehicle Components (USA)
    Inventors: Jeff Bruce, Eric Jensen, Roger Renaud
  • Publication number: 20050212349
    Abstract: A wheel ornamentation assembly is provided for attachment to a wheel secured to a wheel hub with a plurality of lug nuts. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes a wheel ornamentation body having an outboard surface and an inboard surface. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes clusters of retention legs that extend axially from the inboard surface and are arranged in circular patterns to receive the lug nuts therein. Each of the clusters of retention legs includes a gap which extends to the inboard surface. Each of the clusters of retention legs further includes a plurality of primary retention legs arranged in opposed pairs on either side of the gap and a pair of secondary retention legs arranged in opposed positions on either side of the gap. Standoff structures for abutting a front edge of the lug nuts are provided on only the primary retention legs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Jeff Bruce, Eric Jensen, Roger Renaud
  • Publication number: 20050073192
    Abstract: A wheel ornamentation assembly is provided for attachment to a wheel secured to a wheel hub with a plurality of lug nuts. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes a wheel ornamentation body having an outboard surface and an inboard surface. The wheel ornamentation assembly also includes a first annular wall extending axially from the inboard surface. The wheel ornamentation assembly includes a plurality of first retention legs extending axially from the first annular wall. The wheel ornamentation assembly also includes a second annular wall extending axially from the inboard surface. The second annular wall is spaced radially from the first annular wall. The wheel ornamentation assembly further includes a plurality of second retention legs extending axially from the second annular wall. The first annular wall and the second annular wall of the wheel ornamentation assembly cooperate to define a plurality of lug cavities adapted to receive a lug nut.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Jeff Bruce, Eric Jensen, Roger Renaud
  • Patent number: 4674296
    Abstract: The specification describes a cooling block adapted to be used with dispensers of beverages such as beer. The block is intended to be installed within a bar tower such that a feed line carrying the beverage from a remote container to the dispenser is contacted thereby. The block is cooled by means of a refrigeration line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 23, 1987
    Inventor: Roger Renaud