Patents by Inventor William L. Noble, Sr.

William L. Noble, Sr. 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 of assembling and transporting vehicle wheel assemblies in a sequential order
    Patent number: 4837911
    Abstract: The invention is concerned with a method of assembling vehicle wheels at a location remote from a vehicle assembly plant in a predetermined sequence for transport to the vehicle assembly plant for unloading in the same predetermined sequence. Seats of vehicle wheels, which may include wheel rims and tires of various sizes and types, are assembled at the remote location in the predetermined sequence. These wheel assemblies are then loaded in the same sequence onto a highway cargo trailer and transported to the vehicle assembly plant for unloading in the predetermined sequence.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1988
    Date of Patent: June 13, 1989
    Assignee: Chrysler Motors Corportion
    Inventor: William L. Noble, Sr.
  • Combination shipping rack and support pallet construction
    Patent number: 4819816
    Abstract: A combination is provided comprising a shipping rack and a support pallet therefor. The shipping rack includes a bottom wall and upstanding end walls. The shipping rack is provided with casters so that it may be rolled along a surface. The pallet includes support structure for holding the shipping rack slightly above the ground when the pallet is placed therebeneath so that the casters do not engage the ground thereby preventing unwanted movement of the shipping rack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: April 11, 1989
    Assignee: Chrysler Motors Corporation
    Inventor: William L. Noble, Sr.