Timothy A. Strege
60Patents
17h-index
46Co-inventors
84Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 14, 1988 → May 6, 2021
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6263322A | Integrated automotive service system and method | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 225 | Expired |
| US5528496A | Vehicle alignment system and method incorporating digital photograph database of vehicles | Physics | 96 | Expired |
| US6370455B1 | Method and apparatus for networked wheel alignment communications and service | Physics | 82 | Expired |
| US6442460B1 | Method and apparatus for networked wheel alignment communications and services | Physics | 73 | Expired |
| US6754562B2 | Method and apparatus for wireless information transfer in vehicle service systems | Physics | 62 | Expired |
| US6894771B1 | Wheel alignment apparatus and method utilizing three-dimensional imaging | Physics | 47 | Expired |
| US7382913B2 | Method and apparatus for guiding placement of vehicle service fixtures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 41 | Expired |
| US7454841B2 | Method and apparatus for wheel alignment system target projection and illumination | Physics | 41 | Active |
| US4977524A | Electronic measuring gauge and apparatus for accurate vehicle stance diagnosis and guidance in effecting wheel alignment | Physics | 34 | Expired |
| US6219134A | Rolling runout compensation for wheel alignment | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US5774361A | Context sensitive vehicle alignment and inspection system | Physics | 30 | Expired |
| US6298284A | Apparatus and method with improved field of view for determining vehicle wheel alignment measurements from three dimensional wheel positions and orientations | Physics | 28 | Expired |
| US9805697B1 | Method for tire tread depth modeling and image annotation | Physics | 24 | Active |
| US8244024B2 | Method and apparatus for guiding placement of vehicle service fixtures | Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies | 24 | Active |
| US7336350B2 | Wheel alignment apparatus and method utilizing three-dimensional imaging | Physics | 22 | Expired |
| US7359775B2 | Method and apparatus for information transfer in vehicle service systems | Physics | 18 | Expired |
| US7404427B2 | Vehicle tire changer with integrated detector for tire pressure sensors | Performing Operations; Transporting | 18 | Expired |
| US4897926A | Vehicle wheel turning angle gauge | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US7164472B2 | Common reference target machine vision wheel alignment system | Physics | 15 | Expired |
| US10222455B1 | Non-contact vehicle measurement system | Electricity | 15 | Active |
| US7100289B1 | Microelectronic vehicle service system sensor | Physics | 14 | Expired |
| US6427346B1 | Method and apparatus for calibration of no-compensation and universal wheel adapters utilized in vehicle wheel alignment procedures | Physics | 13 | Expired |
| US10475201B1 | Method and apparatus for determining wheel rim and tire dimensions on a moving vehicle | Physics | 13 | Active |
| US10068389B1 | Method and apparatus for evaluating an axle condition on a moving vehicle | Physics | 11 | Active |
| US10241195B1 | Method for assessing a condition of an axle of a moving vehicle | Electricity | 10 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.