Patents by Inventor William Cullum

William Cullum 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).

  • Method and apparatus for automotive rim edge analysis and corrective weight selection guide
    Publication number: 20050132786
    Abstract: A method of determining a type of corrective weight for application to an edge of a rim of a wheel for correcting imbalance of the wheel, including measuring dimensions of an edge of a rim of a wheel to produce measured dimensions, comparing the measured dimensions to actual dimensions of different types of rim edges, determining a type of rim edge the wheel has based upon the comparison between the measured dimensions and the stored dimensions, and indicating a type of corrective weight appropriate for application to the edge of the rim of the wheel based upon the type of rim edge determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2003
    Publication date: June 23, 2005
    Applicant: SNAP-ON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., A DELAWARE CORPORATION
    Inventors: William Cullum, Wen-Yu Zhou, Frederick Rogers