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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8414086 | Vehicle wheel balance weights A vehicle wheel weight has a mass portion of nonlead material having a first side for juxtaposition against a wheel rim and an opposite second side defining a clip groove. The weight further includes a clip having an extended portion for engaging the wheel rim. The ... | 04/09/2013 |
| 8066335 | Vehicle wheel balance weights A vehicle wheel weight has a mass portion of nonlead material having a first side for juxtaposition against a wheel rim and an opposite second side defining a clip groove. The weight further includes a clip having an extended portion for engaging the wheel rim. The ... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8007052 | Rim for a spoked bicycle wheel, wheel and manufacturing method A spoked bicycle wheel is presented having at least one intraspoke zone with a reduced average wall thickness to reduce or eliminate the dynamic imbalance of the wheel resulting from localized mass increases at the valve and at a possible joint. ... | 08/30/2011 |
| 7976107 | Vehicle wheel rim having lateral balance plane A wheel rim with a circumferential area on a inner surface of the wheel rim. The circumferential area coinciding with the intersection of the inner surface with the lateral balance plane of the wheel rim, the circumferential area being visibly distinguishable from t... | 07/12/2011 |
| 7931342 | Adhesive wheel weight dispensing apparatus An apparatus for dispensing a predetermined amount of adhesive weighted tape includes a controller adapted to receive a request for a desired amount of adhesive weighted tape and an elongated track member adapted to receive a supply of the adhesive weighted tape. A ... | 04/26/2011 |
| 7883156 | Wheel balancing weights with body and mounting clip A wheel balancing weight has a body for providing mass and a clip attached to the body to securely grip a flange of a wheel. The clip defines a compartment within which is received the flange, and includes a hump projecting toward and into the defined compartment to... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7878599 | Wheel balancing weights with body and mounting clip A wheel balancing weight has a body for providing mass and a clip attached to the body to securely grip a flange of a wheel. The clip defines a compartment within which is received the flange, and includes a hump projecting toward and into the defined compartment to... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7841669 | Wheel balancing weights with body and mounting clip A wheel balancing weight has a body for providing mass and a clip attached to the body to securely grip a flange of a wheel. The clip defines a compartment within which is received the flange, and includes a hump projecting toward and into the defined compartment to... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7753453 | Wheel balance weight for automobile tire A wheel balance weight for an automobile is provided. The wheel balance weight for an automobile includes a weight holder 10 having a hook part 12 press-fitted between a rim 7 of an automobile wheel 5 and a tire bead part 9 and an ... | 07/13/2010 |
| 7686403 | Methods and systems for balancing spoked wheels using weight behind a single spoke Methods and systems for reducing imbalance in a wheel assembly are provided. The method includes determining an imbalance characteristic associated with a first plane, determining an imbalance characteristic associated with a second plane, and translating a componen... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7566101 | Vehicle wheel balance weights A vehicle wheel weight comprises a mass portion cold-formed of nonlead material and a heat-treated spring clip. The mass portion has a front and a back, with the back adapted to be juxtaposed against a wheel rim. The mass portion further defines at least one chamfer... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7425041 | Bicycle wheel balanced by spoke connections of different mass A spoked bicycle wheel is presented where the masses of a set of spoke connections for connection of a hub and a rim as a whole are imbalanced with respect to the rotational axis. In such a way the dynamic imbalance of the wheel due to localized mass increases at th... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7354968 | Thermoplastic resin composition The present invention provides a thermoplastic resin composition having a high specific gravity, flexibility and excellent processability that can be used as a material for forming various articles requiring both massiveness and flexibility. This thermoplastic resin... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7320248 | Method and apparatus for determining imbalance correction weights for a rotating body A method for measuring the imbalance characteristics of a rotating body, and for determining if an application of imbalance correction weights is required to reduce the measured imbalance characteristics to an acceptable residual imbalance level. ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7287819 | Vehicle wheel and adapter A vehicle wheel adapter system for mounting different wheel hubs with protruding lugs, while allowing for quick assembly and disassembly can comprise a rim having a periphery for supporting a tire, a web plate for mounting on the opposed side of the rim, a plurality... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7267410 | Balance weight and balance-correcting structure for spoke wheel A balance weight is formed into a columnar shape to extend in an axial direction of a spoke connecting a wheel hub and a rim of a spoke wheel, has an insertion recess extending over its entire axial length to open in its outer periphery, and is secured by crimping t... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7249804 | Wheel balancing weight with half-clip A wheel-balancing weight mounts to a wheel with a flange. The weight has a weighted body and a clip securely attached thereto. The clip has a gripping section and the body has a gripping portion generally opposite the gripping section of the clip. The gripping secti... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7237326 | Device for applying balancing weights to vehicle wheels in wheel balancing machines A device for applying balancing weights to vehicle wheels in wheel balancing machines, comprising: a detector for the position of an indicator that can slide on rectilinear guides with respect to a wheel supported rotatable on the frame of a balancing machine; remov... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7221441 | Method for measuring optically reflective vehicle wheel surfaces A method for the operation of a vehicle wheel service system configured to illuminate a surface of a vehicle wheel rim and tire assembly. The method includes the steps of mounting a vehicle wheel rim and tire assembly onto the vehicle wheel service system, coating a... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216938 | Wheel weight with body having recess and clip secured therein A wheel-balancing weight mounts to a wheel with a flange. The weight has a weighted body and a clip securely attached thereto. The body defines a recess therein, and the clip has a securing portion formed to be securely positioned within the recess defined in the bo... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7207900 | Golf club head weight adjustment member The present invention relates to certain weight adjustment members that can be used in connection with iron-type golf clubs. The weight adjustment members of the present invention comprise a relatively uniform and/or symmetrically configured width. In addition, the ... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7192096 | Balance weight cartridge with enclosed balance media A weight comprising a cartridge having at least one interior chamber, the interior chamber at least partially filled with a flowable balance media, and wherein the cartridge is longitudinally arcuate, at least when attached to a wheel, about an angle of up to 180 de... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7134333 | System and method for dispensing adhesive imbalance correction weight A system and method are disclosed for dispensing an amount of imbalance correction weight for attachment to a rotary element to reduce an imbalance in the rotary element. The imbalance correction weight includes a number of individual weights provided on a length of... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7093907 | Vehicle wheel balance weights A vehicle wheel weight includes a mass portion cold-formed of nonlead material adapted to be juxtaposed against a wheel rim. The mass portion defines a clip securement cavity formed therein which is seamless at its respective ends. A clip made of spring steel is als... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086284 | System and method for dispensing adhesive imbalance correction weight A system and method are disclosed for dispensing an amount of imbalance correction weight for attachment to a rotary element to reduce an imbalance in the rotary element. The imbalance correction weight includes a number of individual weights provided on a length of... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7055914 | Vehicle wheel balance weights A vehicle wheel weight has a mass portion of a nonlead material configured as a strip having a plurality of weight segments. Adjacent weight segments are separated by a transverse groove defined in the strip. Each of the grooves is configured so as to provide a web ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044561 | Adhesive wheel balancing weights having a serrated backing strip Disclosed herein is a wheel balancing device having a plurality of wheel balancing weights attached to a top surface of an elongate tape, and a backing strip removably attached to and protecting an adhesive layer on the bottom surface of the tape. The backing strip ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6948246 | Method of fitting tire-and-wheel assembled body to axle Provided is a method of fitting a tire-and-wheel assembled body to an axle, which is capable of resolving imbalance in a state of fitting an assembled body including a tire and a wheel to an axle. In this fitting method, a tire is fitted to a wheel, and then core po... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6948781 | Balance weight assembly The present invention relates to a balance weight assembly for a vehicle wheel, including a portion designed to attach and fix the balance weight to the flange edge of a wheel rim and a portion designed to retain a weight made from a high-density material, such as t... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6890038 | Balancing weight for vehicle tire A balancing weight for a vehicle tire consisting of a bar (1) comprising several balance weights (2, 3) which may be separated from one another. The bar (1) is made of a lead and tin alloy having 55 to 70% of lead and 30 to 45% of tin. Each bala... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6874856 | Wheel balance weight and process for manufacturing the same A wheel balance weight includes a weight and an installation member. The weight is composed of at least one member selected from the group consisting of zinc and a zinc-based alloy, is formed as a substantially strip shape having a substantially uniform thickness, a... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6826817 | Method for balancing a vehicle driveshaft A method is provided for quickly and inexpensively balancing an article, such a driveshaft tube for use in a vehicular driveshaft assembly, for rotation about an axis. Initially, a balancing structure is provided that includes a chamber that contains a quantity of a... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6820669 | Wheel with extended outer flange Disclosed are an improved wheel and tire for simulating the appearance of a larger-diameter wheel mounted within a low-profile tire. The wheel has an inboard side and an outboard side with a wide outer flange extending around the outer circumference of the wheel. Th... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6759952 | Tire and suspension warning and monitoring system A tire and suspension monitoring and warning system consisting of a set of multi-function sensors that monitor and warn of a failure mode. The system monitors and warns for tire imbalance, tire tread wear, and shock absorbers for a tire attached to a vehicle. The mo... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6736007 | Assembling method for tire wheel assembly and assembling line for tire wheel assembly, and wheel and production method for wheel A tire/wheel assembly assembling method, including a balance weight determination step, in which the weight and attachment position of a balance weight to be attached to a wheel are determined on the assumption that the minimum point of the RRO of the wheel will be ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6729694 | Balance weight for a wheel of a two-wheel vehicle A balance weight for a wheel of a two-wheel vehicle includes a weight body made from metal other than lead and a clip made from spring steel. The weight body includes a U-shaped transverse cross-section and a groove for mounting the clip therein. The weight body fur... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6698845 | Vehicle wheel with balance weight retention means on flange A wheel, especially for use on vehicles, comprises at least one end region having an outer surface and comprising a free end, the end region being provided with at least one fitting recess for fitting at least one wheel balance weight, the recess defining... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6676224 | Wheel balancing device for a tire-wheel assembly In a tire-wheel assembly, in which a pneumatic tire is installed to a rim of a wheel, an auxiliary ring or auxiliary plate of which dynamic balance has been adjusted is attached coaxially with the wheel onto a rim flange on an outside of the wheel when th... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6663190 | Balance adjusted wheel For balancing a wheel, which is formed of a rolled plate having varying thickness, the wheel is provided with a disk which is formed by a rolled plate having varying thickness in the rolling direction, wherein wheel balance is adjusted by radially adjusti... | 12/16/2003 |
| 6659567 | Wheel balance weight and process for manufacturing the same A wheel balance weight includes a weight and a double-sided tape. The weight is formed as a substantially strip shape, is made from a ferrous alloy, and has opposite top and bottom surfaces and at least a groove. The groove is formed in the bottom surface... | 12/09/2003 |
