Did You Know...
...that after Parker Brothers executives turned down the game of Monopoly because it had "52 fundamental errors" (including taking too long to play), a copy of the game wound up in the home of the company president who stayed up until 1 a.m. to finish playing it? He was so impressed by the game that the next day he wrote to inventor Charles Darrow and offered to buy it!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377596 | Urethane wheel having a metal core A urethane wheel that is manufactured by molding, casting, or vacuum forming methods in a mold having a wheel shaped cavity that a wheel core formed from a rigid material such as steel or aluminum has been supported in to receive a flow of a urethane material direct... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7361296 | Motor vehicle wheel frame A motor vehicle wheel frame is integrally molded in a split mold including a lower mold portion (12) and a complemental mold portion. Channel-like spoke forming formations (12.1) receive layers (24.1) of molding material wrapped around heat expa... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7309110 | Wheel with composite rim produced by resin transfer molding A wheel formed by the assembly of a disc comprising a hub bearing surface, a transition zone and a radially outer edge, and of a rim with at least a first laminated composite structure formed of at least one fabric of long fibers which are oriented in two distinct d... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7273258 | Bicycle wheel hub A one-piece wheel hub of a bicycle wheel made from layered structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material. The wheel hub is preferably formed by applying layers of the fiber based material to an expandable core to form a tubular body. The tubular ... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7258402 | Method for producing a bicycle wheel rim, apparatus for implementing the method and bicycle wheel rim obtained thereby A bicycle wheel rim and a method of making a bicycle wheel rim are provided. The rim provided is made of a single part using structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material, with two circumferential flanges for anchoring the tire, which extend radi... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7223458 | Molded product including coupling component incorporated in receiving member A molded product includes a receiving member in a body. A coupling component such as a female screw component is embedded in the receiving member. A connecting piece is formed continuous to the body and the receiving member based on integral molding. The connecting ... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7200973 | Wire reinforced thermoplastic coating A structural reinforcing layer made from wire, a structural reinforcing composite layer made from wire, and the resulting load bearing structures made from or retrofitted with wire reinforced plastics and cements. Said layers and structures made from monofilament me... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7192097 | Vehicle wheel An improved wheel construction with a peripheral wheel rim, a central hub with a hub flange and a plurality of spokes extending between the rim and hub, wherein the spokes have a first peripheral portion connected to the rim and a second portion opposed to the first... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7114785 | Aerodynamic surfaced bicycle wheel A bicycle wheel includes a tire engaging portion located at the outward perimeter of the wheel, an inner portion located radially inward from the tire engaging portion A pair of air engaging side surfaces extend radially between the inner portion and the tire engagi... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7066558 | Bicycle wheel hub A one-piece wheel hub of a bicycle wheel made from layered structural fiber based material, preferably carbon fiber material. The wheel hub is preferably formed by applying layers of the fiber based material to an expandable core to form a tubular body. The tubular ... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7040714 | Composite wheel and method for manufacturing the same A composite wheel and a method of manufacture is provided for a vehicle wherein the composite wheel has a first and second section mounted to an annular mount. At least one of the first wheel section and second wheel section is composed of a resin having at least on... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6926370 | Composite wheel and method for its manufacture A method of manufacturing a composite wheel. The wheel is composed by mats of oriented carbon fibers. The mats are impregnated with a synthetic resin. The wheel is composed of at least two portions previously built up, which form respectively the hub and the rim of ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6736463 | Wheel for a motor vehicle The wheel includes an outer rim, made of a metal material, for supporting a tire, first and second annular elements, also metal, are each arranged within the rim with a circumferential skirt adjacent the rim and a perimretal edge connected to a corresponding outer e... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6033612 | Method for making a non-metallic, fiber reinforced wheel A method for compression molding a composite, fiber reinforced wheel. The strength, stiffness and reliability of the wheel is maximized so as to resist failure under high shear and other mechanical loads by controlling the orientation of non-metallic fibe... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5564793 | Wheel and method of forming same An integrally formed plastic cycle wheel has an inner hollow core formed of a first plastics material, the core having a central portion and outwardly extending and spaced apart spoke portions; an outer layer of a second plastics material is moulded over ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5549360 | Minimum weight wheel rim A design arrangement is given, by means of which, the weight of a composite wheel rim may approach minimum. This is accomplished by locating high strength fiber bundles at extremes of the section. At other, less critical locations in the section less dens... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5540485 | Composite bicycle wheel A bicycle wheel with composite fiber resin spoke and rim structures having opposing spokes radiating from a central hub, the spokes being filament wound continuously one to the other across the central hub. The configuration provides for lower resistance ... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5401079 | Heat transfer preventing lug hole sleeve inserts for a plastic wheel A plastic wheel assembly (10) is described. The wheel (10) comprises a rim (12) and a disk (14). The disk (14) has holes (16) with inserted sleeves (20). The sleeves (20) extend through the disk (14) a sufficient distance to avoid excessive heating of the... | 03/28/1995 |
| 5277479 | One piece type resin wheel A resin wheel of a one piece wheel type comprising a rim and a disk molded integrally, in which a portion between an axle hole of the disk and the rim is in a form of a blind plate with no holes, and the wheel is formed by injection molding or injection c... | 01/11/1994 |
| 5073315 | Methods for making fiber reinforced wheels and other structural moldings Fibers are oriented in a radial direction in a mold so that the fibers are aligned in the molded article to react to radial loads. This is done by contracting a tubular braid of reinforcing fiber about its axis and expanding the contracted braid radially.... | 12/17/1991 |
| 5045261 | Method of making fiber-reinforced resin wheel A method of molding a cup-shaped article such as integral vehicle wheel rim and disc segment, wherein a plurality of sections of resin-impregnated cloth are placed over a substantially cylindrical mandrel. The cloth sections are substantially identical an... | 09/03/1991 |
| 5026106 | Tram car wheel There is provided a new and useful tram car wheel comprising a metallic hub section, a formed non-metallic wheel on the hub, a pair of cable flanges on the wheel, and an open reinforcing structure in the wheel anchored to the hub section.... | 06/25/1991 |
| 5022712 | Fiber-reinforced resin vehicle wheel mounting A fiber-reinforced composite vehicle wheel that comprises an annular rim for receiving a vehicle tire and a central disc internally spanning the rim for mounting the rim and tire on a vehicle. Mounting openings are formed in the wheel disc in an array tha... | 06/11/1991 |
| 4983430 | Fiber reinforced composite product having a hollow interior A hollow, fiber reinforced composite product having a substantially continuous outer surface and a minimum of discontinuities in the fiber reinforcement material and method for manufacturing the product. The product is manufactured by inserting a tubular ... | 01/08/1991 |
| 4930843 | Hollow shell fiber reinforced resin impregnated bicycle wheel construction and method therefor A bicycle wheel is disclosed having no more than five airfoil shaped spokes linking a central hub to a peripheral rim in a blown and hollow fiber reinforced construction with resulting improvements of wheel spoke windage, overall wheel weight and rim iner... | 06/05/1990 |
| 4832414 | Filament wound wheel and a method for manufacturing the same A filament wound wheel is shown having a high percentage of continuous fiber oriented in the optimum load bearing direction for maximum strength. Also shown is a manufacturing method for the wheel including the steps of polar winding a continuous filament... | 05/23/1989 |
| 4749235 | Composite wheel construction A fiber reinforced plastic composite wheel and method of making it is disclosed. The wheel includes a rim and a disc, with the disc comprising reinforcing fibers oriented predominantly in a radially outwardly extending direction. The rim, in the preferred... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4729605 | Multiplex spoke for wheel A multiplex spoke having metal parts at both ends of its fiber reinforced rod and an external thread portion at the end of one part is fitted to a rim for coupling the metal part to a nipple.... | 03/08/1988 |
| 4721342 | Fiber reinforced synthetic material wheel A novel pre-form for a fiber reinforced synthetic material vehicle wheel comprises: a substantially planar spider portion comprising sheet molding compound comprising randomly oriented fiber reinforced resin, substantially all of which fiber is from about... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4666169 | Skate apparatus An improved skate apparatus is disclosed and preferably includes a bifurcated truck assembly that is interlockingly and removably attached to a sole plate, as well as a quick-change wheel and axle apparatus. At least in a two-wheeled version of the roller... | 05/19/1987 |
| 4573745 | Carbon fiber reinforced plastic spoke plate A spoke plate is made from a lamination of an odd number of carbon fiber fabric layers having fibers extending in both horizontal and longitudinal directions and alternating with an even number of fiber layers having fibers extending only in the longitudi... | 03/04/1986 |
| 4532097 | Method of forming fiber reinforced synthetic material wheel A novel pre-form for a fiber reinforced synthetic material vehicle wheel comprises: a substantially planar spider portion comprising sheet molding compound comprising randomly oriented fiber reinforced resin, substantially all of which fiber is from about... | 07/30/1985 |
| 4514013 | Fiber-reinforced composite wheel construction A fiber-reinforced composite vehicle wheel, and a method and apparatus for construction thereof. The wheel comprises a disc portion having reinforcing fibers in substantially random orientation disposed predominantly in planes perpendicular to the wheel a... | 04/30/1985 |
| 4511184 | Plastic wheel A unitary wheel is injection molded from reinforced thermoplastic material in such a manner that the melt streams of material meet and coalesce in the spokes of the wheel. This wheel has improved strength since the melt streams do not meet and coalesce in... | 04/16/1985 |
| 4483214 | Method for the production of fibre reinforced articles A method for the production by resin injection moulding of fibre reinforced articles from fibrous material bonded in a curable matrix material which articles comprise two or more spokes (2, 3, 4) extending from a hub portion (1), each spoke (2, 3, 4) bein... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4483729 | Method of manufacturing continuous fiber reinforced plastic rims A wheel rim is formed by separately forming rim halves of fiber sheets arrayed in different directions so that the fibers are isotropic around the circumference of the rim, and by welding the halves together with a ring formed of carbon fibers.... | 11/20/1984 |
| 4461515 | Fiber glass filament wound wheel The present invention is directed generally to a fiber glass filament wound wheel. More particularly, the present invention is directed to a fiber glass filament wound wheel reinforced with an epoxy resin. Most specifically, the present invention is direc... | 07/24/1984 |
| 4413860 | Composite disc Method of manufacture of discs of fiber-reinforced composite comprising layers of segments with axial and circumferential fiber alignment for superior stiffness and resistance to radial and circumferential stresses in the plane of the disc.... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4376606 | Load-distributing washer for plastic members A specially designed washer for attaching a plastic member to a metal substrate. The washer has a generally polygonal configuration with a metal-substrate-engaging member which projects through the plastic from an off-center location. This member provides... | 03/15/1983 |
| 4294490 | Fiber-reinforced composite wheel construction A fiber-reinforced composite vehicle wheel, and a method and apparatus for construction thereof. The wheel comprises a disc portion having reinforcing fibers in substantially random orientation disposed predominantly in planes perpendicular to the wheel a... | 10/13/1981 |
