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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20120066947 | SIGN ASSEMBLY A sign assembly includes a panel and a base. The base is configured to be attached to the panel via a resilient member. The bottom surface of the base defines a pair of cavities. The cavities are positioned substantially adjacent to a forward edge of the bottom surface.... | 03/22/2012 |
| 20120048390 | WROUGHT AND CAST ALUMINUM ALLOY WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO MECHANICAL PROPERTY DEGRADATION Aluminum-based alloys for casting or wrought processing having improved combinations of properties, including improved high temperature strength, are provided. The alloys generally comprise copper, magnesium, silver, and titanium, along with scandium and/or cobalt. Zirc... | 03/01/2012 |
| 20120019047 | VEHICLE WHEEL COMPONENTS, INCLUDING VEHICLE WHEELS, COMPRISING A SURFACE COATING AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SUCH VEHICLE WHEEL COMPONENTS Multicolor motor vehicle wheels and vehicle wheel components are increasingly desirable. The coloring has been carried out so far essentially by expensive manual labor. The present invention provides for an industrially applicable method for preparing color-coated vehic... | 01/26/2012 |
| 20120001476 | INJECTION MOLDED COMPOSITE WHEEL FOR A VEHICLE Disclosed is a injection molded composite wheel, including a polyamide composition including (A) about 20 to about 70 weight percent of at least one polyamide resin, (B) about 30 to about 65 weight percent of one or more fiber reinforcing agents wherein the fiber has an... | 01/05/2012 |
| 20110241410 | Carriagage wheel assembly A carriage wheel assembly for golf bag drag carriage or baby carriage is disclosed to include a wheel holder assembly, two road wheels respectively mounted on front and rear wheel axles at the wheel holder assembly, multiple auxiliary wheels respectively mounted on a re... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110221260 | BLOW-MOLDED WHEELS HAVING UNDERCUT TREADS, METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CHILDREN'S RIDE-ON VEHICLES INCLUDING THE SAME Improved blow-molded wheels, methods for producing the same, and children's ride-on vehicles including the same are disclosed. The blow-molded wheels may include a blow-molded body that has a tread surface, first and second sidewalls and an axis. The body may be configu... | 09/15/2011 |
| 20110140383 | VEHICLE WHEEL ASSEMBLY WITH A MECHANISM COMPENSATING FOR A VARYING WHEEL RADIUS A non-circular wheel assembly for vehicles. The wheel assembly includes a wheel body having a first radius and a second radius, measured from a center of rotation of the wheel body. The wheel assembly includes a compensation mechanism compensating for changing height va... | 06/16/2011 |
| 20110121634 | METHOD FOR PROTECTING SUBSTRATE The present invention relates to a method for preventing or reducing contamination of a surface of a substrate, or protecting a surface of a substrate by making a surface of a substrate hydrophilic, by means of arranging, successively in relation to the substrate, a fir... | 05/26/2011 |
| 20110100740 | Energy Recovery Systems for Vehicles and Wheels Comprising the Same A wheel assembly for a vehicle may include a rim and an energy recovery system. The energy recovery system may include a flywheel and an infinitely variable transmission (IVT). The flywheel may be concentric with the rim and operable to rotate relative to the rim. The I... | 05/05/2011 |
| 20110057502 | WHEEL ROCKING MECHANISM A wheel rocking system includes a hub for coupling to a rotational axis. A rim is coupled to the hub and a wheel is coupled to the rim. A rocking mechanism is associated with the wheel. The rocking mechanism is operable to provide a rocking motion when the wheel is rota... | 03/10/2011 |
| 20110020665 | COATED METAL ARTICLE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SAME A surface finishing and coating methodology that provides a superior looking aluminum product with acceptable corrosion performance for outdoor use. In one embodiment, a coating of high purity aluminum is applied first to an aluminum article or product via cold or therm... | 01/27/2011 |
| 20100289244 | SELF-PROPELLED VEHICLES There is disclosed a vehicle, for example, a self-propelled and/or pedal vehicle such as a tricycle, bicycle, scooter, micro-scooter, or collapsible scooter, for example, adapted for use by children or infants. Accordingly, a self-propelled vehicle comprising illuminata... | 11/18/2010 |
| 20100231027 | WHEEL WITH THERMOELECTRIC ENERGY CONVERSION MODULE A wheel includes a metal rim, an electrically conductive hub, a thermoelectric device, and a battery. The metal rim is exposed out of a circumference surface of the wheel for contacting with the ground. The thermoelectric device is connected between the metal rim and th... | 09/16/2010 |
| 20100181821 | Custom Wheel with Plastic Inserts An aftermarket custom engineered deep lip wheel cover in any design, that mates with a custom engineered aftermarket metal wheel that fits most passenger cars, light trucks, and SUV, or golf cart type vehicles. A painted metal wheel custom engineered to jointly except a... | 07/22/2010 |
| 20100176650 | METHOD OF ATTACHING WHEEL OVERLAYS A decorative overlay comprised of thin plastic or metal may be securely fastened to a wheel using one or more preformed, solid, dimensionally stable, heat-activatable adhesive bodies. The use of such adhesive bodies offers significant processing and performance advantag... | 07/15/2010 |
| 20100141018 | CENTRIFUGAL WHEEL A centrifugal wheel apparatus for a vehicle having a plurality of pivoting elements attachable to an interior of a vehicle wheel that, when subjected to centripetal force, pivot away from the vehicle wheel and toward a pneumatic tire attached to the vehicle wheel to res... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100141019 | WHEEL CONSTRUCTION A wheel (11) having a wheel rim (13) and a centre portion configured as a central disc (15). A tyre (17) is mounted on the rim (13). The wheel rim (13) comprises a generally annular body (21) incorporating a rim well (... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100139029 | Wheel assembly and robot cleaner having the same Disclosed is a wheel assembly capable of preventing a floor from being contaminated due to dust or impurities existing on driving wheels that move a body case. The wheel assembly includes a driving wheel that moves a body case in at least one direction, and at least one... | 06/10/2010 |
| 20100117441 | FLAT RUNNING DEVICE FOR AUTOMOBILE AND MOUNTED ASSEMBLY INCLUDING SAME The invention relates to a flat running device to be fitted on a tubeless mounted assembly for an automobile, and to such a mounted assembly including said device. The flat running device (30) of the invention comprises: an annular bearing structure (31) c... | 05/13/2010 |
| 20100102620 | METHOD FOR PREVENTING DIRTYING OF VEHICLE WHEEL AND VEHICLE WHEEL An object of the present invention is to obtain a vehicle wheel having a significant effect of preventing dirtying due to brake dust. A + (positively)-charged coating film in which the water contact angle is 35° or less and the product of saturated charging voltage (kV... | 04/29/2010 |
| 20100096905 | OMNI-DIRECTIONAL DRIVE DEVICE AND OMNI-DIRECTIONAL VEHICLE USING THE SAME The omni-directional drive device comprises a main wheel (2) comprising an endless annular member rotatable around a center of cross section perpendicular to a corresponding tangential line, electric motors (5R and 5L) for producing rotative forces ... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100052408 | Inner Tube with Film The present invention discloses a type of secure and efficient wheel assembly using fluid or solid stuffing materials so as to minimize the blowout risks, a wheel rim transmission assembly, an energy exchanging arrangement used in transporting system, and a vehicle ener... | 03/04/2010 |
| 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 |
| 20100025948 | BLOW-MOLDED WHEELS HAVING UNDERCUT TREADS, METHODS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME, AND CHILDREN'S RIDE-ON VEHICLES INCLUDING THE SAME Improved blow-molded wheels, methods for producing the same, and children's ride-on vehicles including the same are disclosed. The blow-molded wheels may include a blow-molded body that has a tread surface, first and second sidewalls and an axis. The body may be configu... | 02/04/2010 |
| 20090278396 | CORROSION ISOLATION OF MAGNESIUM COMPONENTS A vehicle component, such as a wheel, is formed of a magnesium alloy for weight reduction in an automotive vehicle. It is expected that the wheel will be attached to other vehicle wheel-related componenets that are formed of metal compositions (for example, steel or cas... | 11/12/2009 |
| 20090273226 | Distributed Load Wheel This specification relates to the improvement of load wheels. The current design of load wheels results in the most of load being born by the ends of the wheel. The invention distributes the load across the entire load wheel assembly, thereby reducing friction. Reducing... | 11/05/2009 |
| 20090125251 | METHOD FOR DETERMINING A FORCE AT THE HUB OF A WHEEL OF A VEHICLE WHILE TRAVELING AND WHEEL SUITABLE FOR ALLOWING SAID METHOD TO BE CARRIED OUT A method for determining the force at the hub of a wheel of a vehicle while traveling. The wheel includes a rim and at least one deformation sensor directly associated with the rim in at least one predetermined position and arranged according to at least one predetermin... | 05/14/2009 |
| 20080211293 | Wheel End with Load Sensing Capabilities A wheel end (A) has a housing (2, 70, 80, 90) and a hub (4) provided with a spindle (32) that projects into the housing, and the hub rotates relative to the housing on an antifriction bearing (6) located between the housing and hub spindle. T... | 09/04/2008 |
| 20080174166 | MOMENTUM MANAGEMENT IN A WHEEL SUCH AS A TRACTION WHEEL UNDER A CHANGING LOAD A wheel, such as a traction wheel, with a momentum enhancing apparatus. The momentum enhancing apparatus may selectively enhance the wheel's ability to maintain its angular velocity at relatively high speeds, while having a reduced effect on the angular velocity of the ... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080086886 | CAST ALUMINUM WHEEL MANUFACTURING AND PRODUCTS A process is provided for manufacturing aluminum vehicle wheels by a casting process that is followed by processing including flow forming and heat treatment steps while one or more risers remain on the cast wheel blank. The process can include directing cooling fluid o... | 04/17/2008 |
| 20070209855 | Motorcycle with suspension system that utilizes hubless wheels A centerless wheel assembly and suspension system for motorcycles. The wheel assembly includes a wheel rim with an annular body and outer flanges that define a tire receiving outer surface and one or more annular inner flanges. A ring-shaped wheel bearing includes one o... | 09/13/2007 |
| 20070158996 | Method for use in manufacturing a bicycle spoked wheel, an accessory for a bicycle, a kit of parts intended for use with the accessory, and a magnetic insert that is destined to be removably attached to a spoke attachment element A method is intended for manufacturing a bicycle spoked wheel. By inserting the nipples or barrels for the attachment of the spokes in the spoke attachment seats from the inside of the spoke attachment chamber instead of from the outside, after having inserted them in t... | 07/12/2007 |
| 20070144008 | Bicycle spoked wheel and an accessory for bicycle A method is intended for manufacturing a bicycle spoked wheel. By inserting the nipples or barrels for the attachment of the spokes in the spoke attachment seats from the inside of the spoke attachment chamber instead of from the outside, after having inserted them in t... | 06/28/2007 |
| 20070132305 | Mudskipper wheels, tires and vehicles A series of paddlewheels and vehicles having specially shaped paddles and with tires around the outside circumference of the paddles, made to run on firm ground, such as roadways, dirt and packed sand and able to move directly into mud, bogs, marshes, snow, loose sand a... | 06/14/2007 |
| 20070120416 | Wheel assembly A light weight wheel structure having a hub member of substantially an elongated configuration of constant cross section defining a plurality of openings therethrough, and including a pair of end plates which are held in recessed areas at opposite ends of the hub member... | 05/31/2007 |
| 20070090682 | Tire-wheel assembly A tire-wheel assembly having a wheel with a rim and a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim, the pneumatic tire having a cavity inside for charging air. The pneumatic tire has a cavity's resonant frequency Fc arising from the cavity, and the wheel has a plurality of natural... | 04/26/2007 |
| 20070029865 | Wheel set A wheel set includes a primary wheel and two secondary wheels. The secondary wheels are disposed at two sides of the primary wheel, respectively. The primary wheel is provided with non-circular engaging members at the two sides. Each secondary wheel is provided with a c... | 02/08/2007 |
| 20060225859 | Method of producing wheel and the wheel A method of producing a light alloy wheel with a forging technique, aiming for producing the wheel having a large-diameter disk by use of a small-scale press device, comprising: heating an intermediate product that is formed by casting or forging and has a discoid and a... | 10/12/2006 |
| 20060214497 | Structure of multiple wheel bodies integrated with an axial base A structure of multiple wheel bodies integrated with an axial base to increase contact area against the ground for securing firm and smooth operation includes at least two wheel bodies and an axial base. Each wheel body is provided to and made integrated with the axial ... | 09/28/2006 |
| 20060202549 | Tire with extended flange seat Disclosed are improved wheels and tires for simulating the appearance of larger-diameter wheels mounted within low-profile tires. The improved tires are intended to be mounted on wheels with an extended outer flange. An embodiment of the tire comprises an outboard tire ... | 09/14/2006 |
