Patents by Inventor Ross Wiley

Ross Wiley 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).

  • Devices and methods for simulating tire non-uniformity forces for vehicle vibration sensitivity measurements and tuning
    Patent number: 7100434
    Abstract: The many embodiments of the present invention comprise a device to simulate first order and higher-order tire non-uniformity forces. Some embodiments may comprise a wheel adapter adapted to attach to a vehicle wheel, rotate in a first rotational direction, and to couple to a gearbox; a weight retaining member adapted to be coupled to the gearbox, wherein the gearbox is adapted to rotate the weight retaining member in a second rotational direction or at a second rotational speed in the first and second rotational directions; and a rotation restriction member adapted to attach to the gearbox and to restrict the gearbox from rotating. Other devices and methods are also claimed and described.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Perry Gu, Michael McKee, Ross Wiley, Kevin Stone
  • Devices and methods for simulating tire non-uniformity forces for vehicle vibration sensitivity measurements and tuning
    Publication number: 20060075810
    Abstract: The many embodiments of the present invention comprise a device to simulate first order and higher-order tire non-uniformity forces. Some embodiments may comprise a wheel adapter adapted to attach to a vehicle wheel, rotate in a first rotational direction, and to couple to a gearbox; a weight retaining member adapted to be coupled to the gearbox, wherein the gearbox is adapted to rotate the weight retaining member in a second rotational direction or at a second rotational speed in the first and second rotational directions; and a rotation restriction member adapted to attach to the gearbox and to restrict the gearbox from rotating. Other devices and methods are also claimed and described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2004
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Perry Gu, Michael McKee, Ross Wiley, Kevin Stone