Patents by Inventor Timothy James Leep

Timothy James Leep 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).

  • Vehicle testing assembly
    Patent number: 6561013
    Abstract: A vehicle testing assembly for performing tests to determine certain characteristics of a motorized vehicle having a set of driven wheels. The testing assembly includes an annular roller with an outer surface. The roller is preferably formed of a steel composition. A controller is connected to the roller for retrieving data from the roller during a rotation of the roller. The testing assembly is characterized by a coating being applied to the outer surface of the roller to define a contact surface of the roller. The coating is formed of a coating composition different from the steel composition of the roller. Preferably, the coating composition comprises nickel and phosphorus. During operation of the vehicle testing assembly the wheel of the vehicle continuously contacts the contact surface of the coating to provide an accurate testing of the characteristics of the vehicle as the roller rotates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: Burke E. Porter Machinery Company
    Inventor: Timothy James Leep
  • VEHICLE TESTING ASSEMBLY
    Publication number: 20030079529
    Abstract: A vehicle testing assembly for performing tests to determine certain characteristics of a motorized vehicle having a set of driven wheels. The testing assembly includes an annular roller with an outer surface. The roller is preferably formed of a steel composition. A controller is connected to the roller for retrieving data from the roller during a rotation of the roller. The testing assembly is characterized by a coating being applied to the outer surface of the roller to define a contact surface of the roller. The coating is formed of a coating composition different from the steel composition of the roller. Preferably, the coating composition comprises nickel and phosphorus. During operation of the vehicle testing assembly the wheel of the vehicle continuously contacts the contact surface of the coating to provide an accurate testing of the characteristics of the vehicle as the roller rotates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2001
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Applicant: Burke E. Porter Machinery Company
    Inventor: Timothy James Leep