Patents by Inventor Tom Gormley

Tom Gormley 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).

  • Apparatus and method for inspecting inflation of and supported weight on vehicle tires
    Patent number: 6032522
    Abstract: A vehicle tire inspection apparatus includes a flat plate, a flexible bladder containing a quantity of fluid, and transducers on the plate. The plate is made of a transparent yieldable resilient bendable material capable of transmitting an inflated vehicle tire footprint and of undergoing a deflection in response to the supported weight on the tire applied thereon. The bladder is supported on the top side of the plate and has an upper opaque portion of a first color, a lower transparent portion and an enclosed interior cavity. The fluid contained within the cavity is of a second color different from the first color of the upper bladder portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2000
    Assignee: Synergos, LLLP
    Inventors: Alfred L. Clark, Frank S. Barnes, Richard Frey, Tom Gormley