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"It is my heart-warmed and world-embracing Christmas hope and aspiration that all of us, the high, the low, the rich, the poor, the admired, the despised, the loved, the hated, the civilized, the savage (every man and brother of us all throughout the whole earth), may eventually be gathered together in a heaven of everlasting rest and peace and bliss, except the inventor of the telephone. "
Mark Twain ; Christmas greetings, 1890
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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120025595 | SYSTEM FOR WHEEL CLADDING AFFIXMENT A system for permanently securing wheel cladding to a wheel having a rim with a rim flange is provided. An annular affixment ring includes an outer periphery which seats within an undercut formed in the rim flange. A plurality of arcuate flanges extend from the inner fa... | 02/02/2012 |
| 20120013172 | RIM OR RIM PORTION MADE OF COMPOSITE MATERIAL A wheel rim having an axis of rotation, the rim including a first element in the form of a section of a solid of revolution about the axis, made in a single unitary piece from composite material and including a first end and a second end distinct from one another. The f... | 01/19/2012 |
| 20110273001 | Composite Rim for a Bicycle Wheel A composite rim for a bicycle wheel generally includes a radially outer tire-engaging portion, a radially inner spoke-engaging portion and first and second sidewalls. The second sidewall is spaced apart from the first sidewall. The first and second sidewalls extend betw... | 11/10/2011 |
| 20110011171 | TIRE RIM-ASSEMBLING MECHANISM, RIM-ASSEMBLING METHOD OF TIRE, AUTOMATIC VISUAL INSPECTION EQUIPMENT OF TIRE, AND AUTOMATIC VISUAL INSPECTION METHOD OF TIRE Disclosed is automatic visual inspection equipment of a tire in which eccentricity of a rim-assembled tire is prevented by preventing the tire from being deformed by the load of an upper rim. An upper rim is previously pulled up to the side of a main shaft by an upper r... | 01/20/2011 |
| 20100171362 | RIM PROTECTOR A rim protector for a wheel of a vehicle, the rim protector (10) being of the form of a generally circular annulus having an axis (1) defining radial and axial directions, the rim protector comprising a tail portion (32), sized to fit in use between... | 07/08/2010 |
| 20100164275 | MULTI-PIECE RIM AND ITS ATTACHING/REMOVING METHOD It is an object of the present invention to provide a multi-piece rim which does not need much labor for supporting, and does not increase the number of components to be managed and the number of needed tasks. The present invention construc... | 07/01/2010 |
| 20100045095 | Wheel for vehicles and method for producing the same A wheel for a vehicle including an outer rim and an inner rim, in which the outer rim is comprised of a disk section formed by embossing a first portion having a certain thickness and a rim section formed by drawing a second portion having a smaller thickness than the f... | 02/25/2010 |
| 20090079257 | METHOD FOR PRODUCING A RIM RING, METHOD FOR FASTENING SPOKES, RIM RING, WIRED-ON TIRE RIM AND BICYCLE The present invention relates to a method for producing a rim ring for a tire rim, in particular for a wired-on tire rim, with the following steps: providing an outer rim profile made of hardened composite fibrous material, providing a plastic shaping element, providing... | 03/26/2009 |
| 20070182061 | Method of manufacturing support body for pneumatic run flat tire A manufacturing method of a support body for pneumatic run-flat tires, which can make the structures of a mold and a vulcanizer simpler. A metallic support portion has three parts including a center portion and outside portions of both sides. A rubber leg portion is vul... | 08/09/2007 |
| 20060265876 | Wheel rim, wheel, and methods of producing them A rim (10) is produced by a production process including a step (A) of bending a workpiece (11) to bring end faces of the workpiece into contact with each other, a step (B) of forming a circular cylinder body (12) by joining the end faces brought to... | 11/30/2006 |
| 20060117545 | Method of securing a tire-based unit of a tire condition sensing system to a rim and an associated apparatus A method of securing a tire-based unit (24) of a tire condition sensing system (12) to a rim (60) and an associated apparatus (62) are provided. The method comprising the steps of: position a mounting bracket (124) on the rim (60 | 06/08/2006 |
| 20050274015 | Wheel manufacturing method The present invention provides wheel manufacturing method comprising a pressing step in which a primary molded product having a cylindrical shape with a bottom in which a flange part that extends to the outside is disposed on the open side end part is manufactured, a wo... | 12/15/2005 |
| 20050210675 | Sealed tubeless tire bicycle wheel Pneumatic tires adapted to use on bicycles have a number of criteria that need to be evaluated. For high performance bicycle riding, such as in mountain bike races, it is advantageous to optimize performance. Standard tires with tubes have ease of repair in the replacem... | 09/29/2005 |
| 20050097749 | Method of spin forming an automotive wheel rim The present invention is directed to a method of manufacturing a three piece aluminum wheel assembly comprising the steps of providing a pair of circular blanks made of a heat treatable alloy to be formed into preforms of a general shape. The preforms are subjected to a... | 05/12/2005 |
| 20050034305 | Method of producing a light alloy wheel rim and an improved light alloy wheel rim for a motor vehicle The invention relates to a wheel rim made from a light alloy, such as an aluminium-based alloy, comprising a front face (10) and a tyre tread (20) which are welded together. The inventive method of producing the wheel rim (J) comprises the following steps:... | 02/17/2005 |
| 20050028367 | Method for producing a run-flat support body for run-flat vehicle wheels The invention relates to a run-flat support body for run-flat vehicle wheels. Said support body is typically embodied as a shell-shaped, metallic annular body (3) having an undulated supporting annular surface. The invention relates to a simple, effective method ... | 02/10/2005 |
