Inventor · Ballwin, MO, US

Timothy A. Strege

60Patents
17h-index
46Co-inventors
84Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 14, 1988 → May 6, 2021

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.