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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7946324 | Run flat device for a motor vehicle, and a wheel assembly incorporating it The present invention relates to a run flat device for fitting to a tubeless wheel assembly for a motor vehicle, and to such a wheel assembly incorporating the device. A device of the invention comprises: an annular cover su... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7918255 | Run flat device for a motor vehicle, and a wheel assembly incorporating it A run flat device for use in a wheel assembly comprises a wheel rim made of a plurality of blocks and a tire cover having beads mounted against flanges of the rim. The device includes an annular support structure for mounting around the rim to support the cover, the... | 04/05/2011 |
| 7913732 | Tire insert attachment apparatus A tire insert attachment apparatus includes a pin attached to a first part of the insert and extending into a second part of the insert to engage an actuator that draws the bolt into the second part. The actuator includes a tool engagement head that transmits rotati... | 03/29/2011 |
| 7789116 | Wheel unit A wheel unit (10) comprises a wheel rim (12), a pneumatic tyre (14) receivable on the wheel rim (12) and a runflat assembly (16) adapted to be seated on the wheel rim (12) to close off a well (22) provided in the whee... | 09/07/2010 |
| 7360570 | Low noise tire support ring A tire support ring for pneumatic tires in the event of loss of inflation pressure is disclosed. The support ring comprises an annular main body and a plurality of noise dampers. The main body made is made of an elastic material and provided on both sides thereof wi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7287566 | Tire/wheel assembly and run-flat support member A tire/wheel assembly comprising a wheel having a rim, a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim of the wheel and a run-flat support member disposed in the cavity of the pneumatic tire. The run-flat support member includes an annular shell and elastic rings. The annular s... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7261134 | Vehicle wheel rim assembly for motor vehicle A wheel rim assembly is disclosed to include a wheel rim body holding a tire, a plurality of smoothly arched frame bars connected to one another around the periphery of the wheel rim body by plugging a plug at one frame bar into a plughole at another frame bar and h... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7250914 | Composite antenna for a tire A composite antenna and method for tire monitoring systems is configured as a core composed of polymeric material and a conductive metallic layer in intimate surrounding contact with the core. The polymeric material provides elasticity to the core to enable the core... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243694 | Run-flat support ring with improved mounting features A run-flat support ring, which is a component mounted upon a rim inside a tire to extend the distance the tire may travel at reduced or zero inflation pressure, is provided having one or more features that improve the process of mounting the support ring onto a rim ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239287 | Wireless communication device having conductive elements antenna An antenna coupled to a wireless communication device that is comprised of a series of conductive elements that form a conductor when placed under a force. The conductor is coupled to a wireless communication device to provide an antenna so that the wireless communi... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7216683 | Runflat device for a motor vehicle, and a mounted assembly incorporating it The present invention concerns a runflat device for a tubeless mounted assembly for a motor vehicle and an assembly incorporating said device. A device of the invention comprises an asymmetrical one-piece type rim comprising a drop center with two lateral walls and ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7190319 | Wave antenna wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that provides greater increased durability and impedance matching. The wave antenna may be in the form of a polygonal, elliptical curve and/or coil shape. The wireless communication device is coupled to the w... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7104302 | Run-flat support ring with internal fin A run-flat support ring, which is a component mounted upon a rim inside a tire to extend the distance the tire may travel at reduced or zero inflation pressure, is provided having an internal fin design that improves the rolling resistance of the support ring withou... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096907 | Run-flat support ring with integrated shelf design and improved mounting features A run-flat support ring, which is a component mounted upon a rim inside a tire to extend the distance the tire may travel at reduced or zero inflation pressure, is provided having an integrated shelf design that enhances the handling characteristics of the support r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 6994133 | Low or no pressure usage indicator for a tire A low or no pressure use indicator for use on a tire is provided. The tire has a crown and a pair of sidewalls that extend from the crown. Each of the sidewalls has a bead located on an end of the sidewall that is opposite from the crown. The low or no pressure use ... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6903704 | Wave antenna wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that provides greater increased durability and impedance matching. The wave antenna is a conductor that is curved in alternating sections. The wireless communication device is coupled to the wave antenna to p... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6759952 | Tire and suspension warning and monitoring system A tire and suspension monitoring and warning system consisting of a set of multi-function sensors that monitor and warn of a failure mode. The system monitors and warns for tire imbalance, tire tread wear, and shock absorbers for a tire attached to a vehicle. The mo... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6439281 | Wheelchair tire cover A removable cover for a wheelchair tire. The cover is used to protect against the spread of contamination by the wheelchair tire. The cover may be formed of an elastic material or may have bands of elastic material attached along opposed edges to facilita... | 08/27/2002 |
| 5194104 | Core assembly for pneumatic tire A core assembly for a pneumatic tire, which is fitted annularly to an outer peripheral surface of a well portion of a rim, and which rotates should the pneumatic tire collapse owing to a decline in its internal pressure, as an outer surface of the core as... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5061682 | Ceramic precursor mixture and technique for converting the same to ceramic Ceramic precursor mixtures containing a metal cation, a carbohydrate, and an anion capable of participating in an anionic oxidation-reduction reaction with the carbohydrate for continuous or batchwise drying and pyrolyzing to provide ceramic powders.... | 10/29/1991 |
| 4261406 | Expandable radial carcass spare tire A spare tire which is expandable by inflation, having a radial carcass reinforcement anchored to at least one bead ring in each bead and having a tread reinforcement formed of at least two plies of cables which are parallel in each ply and crossed from on... | 04/14/1981 |
| 4240486 | Stretchable radial spare tire A radial spare tire which, upon inflation, stretches from a shape having a reduced diameter adjacent the wheel rim on which the tire is mounted, to a regularly sized radial tire which the spare tire is designed to replace. The tire is molded and vulcanize... | 12/23/1980 |
| 4177851 | Foldable spare tire Tendency of a tire bead core to be rotated by the tire ply wrapped around the core, when the tire is expanded from a cylindrical or collapsed state to its normal toroidal operating state, particularly after the tire is cured, is inhibited, or eliminated b... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4125691 | Zero pressure device such as tires or run-flat rings A zero pressure device is composed of either a microcellular or homogeneous polyurethane made by reacting an organic polyisocyanate with at least three polyols, a monomeric polyol of 2 to 3 hydroxyls having a molecular weight less than 250, a polyether tr... | 11/14/1978 |
