Patents by Inventor Thomas J. Wenning

Thomas J. Wenning 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: 4555198
    Abstract: This invention provides a rubberized stud (10), preferably the molded configuration has a ball shape with a rubber height (28) to thickness (29) ratio of 2.0 to 3.0 and preferably 2.2 to 2.7 which can be compressed sufficiently to be inserted into a smaller diameter shaped socket to maintain the rubber under compression of 20 to 30% of its thickness and thereby produce a spring effect when the ball rod is rotated or twisted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1984
    Date of Patent: November 26, 1985
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Thomas J. Wenning, Charles E. Lynn