Celebrity Inventors
Actress Jamie Lee Curtis is a patented inventor - she created a diaper equipped with a premoistened baby wipe. And that's no act!
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7731299 | Spare tire assembly A wheel on a vehicle having a flat tire may be protected by attaching a first semi-cylindrical shell having a first planar end to the wheel, and attaching a second semi-cylindrical shell to the first semi-cylindrical shell. The first semi-cylindrical shell and the s... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7198084 | Dual purpose tire wrap A dual purpose automotive tire apparatus for alternatively supporting a vehicle's tire and/or rim in the event of a flat tire or providing enhanced traction for a vehicle on a slippery road surface. The apparatus includes a pair of elongated flexible retaining membe... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7161476 | Electronic tire management system An electronic tire maintenance system is provided for measuring a parameter of a device at a first location. The system includes a sensor for measuring the device parameter and generating a data signal representing the measured parameter. The system also includes a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7108336 | Emergency axle An emergency axle is provided for small trailers normally pulled by automobiles or small trucks. The emergency axle may be carried on the trailer on in the pulling vehicle. In the event an axle is damaged or breaks, the emergency axle is placed over the end of that ... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7040713 | Attachment device for an auxiliary wheel releasably attachable to a wheel of a vehicle For fastening an auxiliary wheel to the wheel of a vehicle, bolts are fixed to the auxiliary wheel, which bolts are aligned substantially parallel to the wheel axle of the auxiliary wheel. Each of the bolts has a head which can be inserted into slot-shaped recesses ... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6877819 | Tire clamp substituting for spare tire A tire clamp substituting for a spare tire for a vehicle is provided. When a tire is punctured, the punctured tire is substituted with a spare tire. In this invention, a tire clamp is substituted for a spare tire. The tire clamp includes: a frame box; a plurality of... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6360800 | Runflat wheel for tubeless tire A circular tire rim has intermediate its ends an annular drop-center section, and coaxially on opposite ends thereof enlarged diameter, circumferential flange sections engageable with the beads of a tubeless tire to support the tire on the rim. Adjacent o... | 03/26/2002 |
| 5551762 | Auxiliary wheel assembly An auxiliary wheel assembly for supporting a vehicle wheel having a flat tire. The inventive device includes an auxiliary wheel of smaller diameter relative to the vehicle wheel. A mounting assembly secures the auxiliary wheel concentrically adjacent to t... | 09/03/1996 |
| 5407255 | Automobile tires accessory Instead of changing a flat tire, a device is provided which comprises a circular plate of a diameter substantially equal to that of the tire, provided with a rubber or the like rim allowing the driving of the automobile thereon in substitution of the flat... | 04/18/1995 |
| 5242214 | Traction enhancing device including flexible frame means for agricultural wheeled tractors and the like There is disclosed a traction enhancing device for a wheeled agricultural tractor, in which a flexible frame comprises a circular band, to which are welded a series of spade holders. The frame is bolted to the rim of the wheel by spacers, so that the fram... | 09/07/1993 |
| 4929032 | Emergency spare wheel and method and apparatus for installing same A vehicle spare tire and a method and apparatus for installation of the spare tire on a vehicle wheel and tire assembly without having to remove the flat tire, comprising two identical solid spare tire sections, a lever, and a ramp block. A first spare ti... | 05/29/1990 |
| 4906051 | Easily activated and deactivated traction device for vehicles An auxiliary traction device for vehicle wheels to enhance their traction and braking characteristics under ice and snow conditions. The device comprises a frame which mounts to the outer side of the wheel, connected thereto preferably by the conventional... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4776640 | Auxiliary wheel assembly for motor vehicles An auxiliary wheel assembly for motor vehicles for attachment to a wheel hub is disclosed herein and includes a spindle, a spindle support which is rigidly fixed to the spindle and which includes an annular baseplate, a tire support rotatably mounted on t... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4708400 | Spare tire installation without conventional jack The present invention provides a spare tire apparatus for installation on a vehicle. The spare tire can be installed to a vehicle without the use of a conventional jack and can use the motion of the vehicle to secure itself to the vehicle. The inventive s... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4350394 | Sectional wheel with relatively rotatable sections First and second wheel sections are provided with the first section including structure for attachment to a vehicle wheel for rotation therewith. Structure is provided supporting the second section from the first section for angular displacement relative ... | 09/21/1982 |
| 4333688 | Mounting arrangement for dual wheels In a dual wheel arrangement for vehicles, a hub adapter serves to mount a second wheel beside the first wheel. Combination nut and bolt elements are threaded onto the lug bolts for the first wheel. The hub adapter is received on projecting bolt portions o... | 06/08/1982 |
| 4261622 | Automotive vehicle wheel for travel on ice or snow A wheel for replacing a conventional rear wheel of an automotive vehicle, for travel on deep snow or ice-covered surfaces; the wheel including a circular wheel plate of steel, and teeth around its periphery, which each comprises a steel crosshead welded t... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4246947 | Vehicle tire A vehicle tire is disclosed herein having a central hub with attachment holes for wheel studs provided therein. The perphery of the hub is provided with an integral flange supporting a plurality of loops and spokes or braces arranged in spatial relationsh... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4035027 | Emergency wheel An emergency wheel is provided for use in conjunction with a vehicle wheel of the type including a recessed central portion mounted on a vehicle hub by fasteners secured through the central portion and supported from the hub. The emergency wheel defines a... | 07/12/1977 |
| 4007968 | Vehicle wheel accessory mounting fixture and removable accessories therefor A wheel mounted fixture and cooperating accessary mounted member for the mounting of an accessory on the central portion of a vehicle wheel through the utilization of conventional wheel mounting lugs or nuts. The fixture is mountable on the associated veh... | 02/15/1977 |
| 3953075 | Auxiliary wheel mounting A mounting for auxiliary wheel of a vehicle in which the auxiliary rim has an annular mounting ring secured thereto, the ring having an inturned flange at one edge which is bolted to the regular wheel. In the preferred embodiment an extension ring on the ... | 04/27/1976 |
