Patents by Inventor Walter Lee Groves

Walter Lee Groves 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).

  • Device for installing and removing valve stem cores from tire assemblies
    Patent number: 6862787
    Abstract: A tool for installing or removing a valve core in a valve stem of a tire assembly has an engagement end for physically engaging the valve core, an actuator cylinder for initiating rotation of the engagement end, and a planetary roller and shaft system for multiplying rotation from the actuator cylinder to the engagement end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2005
    Assignee: Soundstarts, Inc.
    Inventor: Walter Lee Groves
  • Device for installing and removing valve stem cores from tire assemblies
    Publication number: 20030213111
    Abstract: A tool for installing or removing a valve core in a valve stem of a tire assembly has an engagement end for physically engaging the valve core, an actuator cylinder for initiating rotation of the engagement end, and a planetary roller and shaft system for multiplying rotation from the actuator cylinder to the engagement end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 14, 2002
    Publication date: November 20, 2003
    Inventor: Walter Lee Groves