Patents by Inventor Roy Stephens Osborne, Jr.

Roy Stephens Osborne, Jr. 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).

  • Handheld mechanical gauge, and method for measuring tread depth of a vehicle tire
    Patent number: 11536629
    Abstract: A mechanical gauge includes a stock panel with a first measurement scale, and a slide movably arranged relative to the stock panel. The first measurement scale has a series of marks spaced apart at regular intervals within a region of interest. The slide includes a second measurement scale adapted to selectively overlie the first measurement scale within the region of interest. The second measurement scale has a second series of marks spaced apart at regular intervals corresponding to the first series of marks of the first measurement scale. An elongated measurement probe is affixed to the slide and adapted for selectively extending into a groove formed in the tread of the vehicle tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: ITIRE, LLC
    Inventors: Alan C. Lesesky, Samuel Duke Drinkard, Ryan D. Parks, Roy Stephens Osborne, Jr., Steven A. Osborne
  • HANDHELD MECHANICAL GAUGE, AND METHOD FOR MEASURING TREAD DEPTH OF A VEHICLE TIRE
    Publication number: 20220170822
    Abstract: A mechanical gauge includes a stock panel with a first measurement scale, and a slide movably arranged relative to the stock panel. The first measurement scale has a series of marks spaced apart at regular intervals within a region of interest. The slide includes a second measurement scale adapted to selectively overlie the first measurement scale within the region of interest. The second measurement scale has a second series of marks spaced apart at regular intervals corresponding to the first series of marks of the first measurement scale. An elongated measurement probe is affixed to the slide and adapted for selectively extending into a groove formed in the tread of the vehicle tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: June 2, 2022
    Applicant: ITIRE, LLC
    Inventors: Alan C. Lesesky, Samuel Duke Drinkard, Ryan D. Parks, Roy Stephens Osborne, JR., Steven A. Osborne
  • Handheld mechanical gauge, and method for measuring tread depth of a vehicle tire
    Patent number: 11255753
    Abstract: A mechanical gauge includes a stock panel with a first measurement scale, and a slide movably arranged relative to the stock panel. The first measurement scale has a series of marks spaced apart at regular intervals within a region of interest. The slide includes a second measurement scale adapted to selectively overlie the first measurement scale within the region of interest. The second measurement scale has a second series of marks spaced apart at regular intervals corresponding to the first series of marks of the first measurement scale. An elongated measurement probe is affixed to the slide and adapted for selectively extending into a groove formed in the tread of the vehicle tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: ITIRE, LLC
    Inventors: Alan C. Lesesky, Samuel Duke Drinkard, Ryan D. Parks, Roy Stephens Osborne, Jr., Steven A. Osborne