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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8181685 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel includes: a disk and a rim having a well portion and fixed to the disk for supporting a tire for the vehicle; and an additional air chamber member secured to an outer circumferential surface of the well portion in a tire air chamber defined between t... | 05/22/2012 |
| 7740035 | Tire and wheel noise reducing device and system A system for dissipating sound shock waves within a vehicle tire includes a wheel upon which a tire is mounted to create an internal air chamber defined by the wheel and the tire. A flow-resistant barrier is coupled to the wheel or the tire and defines an air cavity... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7690410 | Vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel in which an additional air chamber member in a tire air chamber is fixed on an outer circumferential surface of a well portion, includes: a first vertical wall surface rising outward in a radial direction from the outer circumferential surface of the... | 04/06/2010 |
| 7487811 | Spoke wheel rim for tubeless tires A rim of a spoke wheel for tubeless tires including a sealing device (12, 25, 27, 36, 44, 46, 48) arranged in the region of a rim bed (2) in a well (11) of the rim (1) and the rim (1) comprising on both sides of a rim center plane ... | 02/10/2009 |
| 7445034 | Bicycle wheel without an inner tire A bicycle wheel includes a wheel rim, a lining strap, and a tire. Thus, each of the edges of the lining strap is clamped in the clamping space of the respective clamping hook of the wheel rim and closely retained by the respective clamping hook of the wheel rim and ... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7347240 | Runflat system A runflat tire system comprising a pneumatic tire, a wheel rim and a support ring disposed in a tire cavity is disclosed, wherein the wheel rim comprises a pair of axially spaced bead seats, and a support-ring seat between the bead seats; the support ring has an inn... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7201197 | Tire/wheel assembly A tire/wheel assembly includes a wheel having a rim, a pneumatic tire fitted to the rim of the wheel and a run-flat support member, the pneumatic tire having a tread surface and a hollow space, the tread surface having circumferential grooves extending in a circumfe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7152643 | Rim wheel, and tire-rim assembly A purpose of the present invention is to provide a rim wheel and a tire rim assembly which are capable of effectively reducing cavity resonance of a tire, and accordingly, enhancing quietness and riding comfort. A plurality of cap members 20 is arranged on an... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7104300 | Sealing strip for a rim of a wheel and a rim having a sealing strip A sealing strip to be used with the rim of a wheel, particularly the rim of a so-called box section bicycle rim, as well as a rim equipped with such a sealing strip, and a wheel having such rim and sealing strip. The sealing strip is formed by a continuous annular s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7040365 | Band device for a wheel rim An assembly (10) for location around a wheel rim (32) includes an annular support band (12) being formed of a relatively inextensible material. The support band (12) is split at at least one circumferential location to define a pair of op... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6935024 | Method of manufacturing rims for motor vehicles A process of manufacturing a rim for a motor vehicle from an original pipe, in order to facilitate formation of projections for reducing road noise on the rim, comprises a projection forming step of partially extruding a ledge portion of an intermediate pipe for the... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6705368 | Emergency support member An emergency support member is provided for a vehicle wheel and tire assembly having a pneumatic tire that is mounted on a wheel rim. The support member is embodied as a dished annular member within the tire, and has an emergency support surface for supporting the t... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6698481 | Wheel well obstructor having means for accommodating a plurality of different depths of a wheel well of a wheel rim The removable wheel well obstructor serves as a stable platform for supporting the beads of a flat tire, thereby resulting in a controlled run-flat tire capability. The obstructor is used for obstructing the interior of an annular wheel well of a wheel ri... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6516845 | Support device within a tire cavity to provide runflat capability A tire assembly (200) having runflat capability comprises a tire (202) mounted to a rim (203) to provide a tire cavity (204) defined by a carcass circumferential inner surface (246), two sidewall inner surfaces (248A,248B) and the rim. The tire assembly (... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6516849 | Safety support with a noise attenuator for a vehicle wheel A vehicle wheel, comprising a rim, a disc, a tire defining with the rim a circumferential cavity C, and at least one resonator suitable for attenuating a natural resonant frequency of said cavity, said wheel also comprising a safety support, for supportin... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6428115 | Bicycle wheel rim capable of preventing disengagement of bicycle tire therefrom A bicycle wheel rim includes a rim body with annular left and right tire retaining walls, an annular spoke mounting wall, and a tire retaining cavity. The tire retaining walls are spaced apart from each other. Each of the tire retaining walls has a radial... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6390563 | Sound reducing wheel rim A wheel rim (1) with a circumferential surface (4) has a tire that can be mounted thereon. A sound-absorbing material (6) rests on the wheel rim (1) and is arranged underneath a surface-forming structure (8) extends transversely over the entire width of t... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6237662 | Tubeless bicycle tire rim and tubeless bicycle tire in combination therewith The invention relates to a tubeless bicycle tire and rim. The rim is formed with opposing recesses configured to engage corresponding beads formed on the tire. With the beads engaged in the recesses, the tire and rim seal for form an air tight, sealed cha... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6019149 | Wheel seal and method A seal for sealing openings in a wheel rim for a spoked wheel and a method of sealing a spoked wheel are disclosed. The seal has a flexible solid adhesive body and a polymer cover. The seal is applied at ambient temperatures and remains flexible. The seal... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5899253 | Device for sound insulating a wheel, in particular a wheel of a motor vehicle Device for sound insulating a wheel, in particular a wheel of a motor vehicle. The wheel comprises a circular central body, a substantially cylindrical rim including a rear part and a front part, the parts being separated by the plane of the body which ex... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5891279 | Safety support made of a flexible elastomeric material for tires Safety support essentially made of a flexible elastomeric material includ a substantially cylindrical base, a substantially cylindrical cap and an annular body connecting the base and the cap. The body has, on one side, which is intended to be placed on ... | 04/06/1999 |
| 5787950 | Rim, supporting ring and assembly thereof An integral rim intended for mounting a tire having at least two beads and including, when viewed in meridian section, at least a first rim seat, a second rim seat, and a rim base which is without a groove. The first rim seat slopes downwardly towards the... | 08/04/1998 |
| 5538058 | Sealing device A wheel assembly includes a rim having lateral sides separated by a predetermined distance, a first flange extending inwardly a predetermined length from each of the lateral sides, a second flange spaced from the first flange and extending inwardly a long... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5435368 | Tire-retention device and wheel rim A well-filler of variable width for a drop-center wheel including a band for circumposing the wheel rim in the well in engagement with a plurality of segments, the fist and second ends of the band being attached to mutually engageable connectors that are ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 5215137 | Safety tire and take-apart wheel construction A take-apart tire and wheel assembly including a multi-piece wheel rim having axially spaced bead flanges, a rim base, and a pneumatic tubeless tire, preferably adapted to removably receive in its tire inflation chamber a safety runflat insert. The wheel ... | 06/01/1993 |
| 5060706 | Bead retainer A device (20) for retaining the beads of a tire against the flanges of a rim. The bead retainer device (20) is capable of being manufally deformable in the axial direction. The bead retainer device is also capable of being manually deformable in the circu... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5000241 | Unitary bead-lock and run-flat roller support ring for pneumatic tires on two-part wheels A unitary, essentially cylindrical, rigid closed ring member is provided for use with pneumatic tires having spaced mounting beads at the inner diameter for engagement with edge flanges of a circumferentially divided two-part wheel rim, the wheel rim prov... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4987937 | In-tire filter assembly for central tire inflation system A tire filter assembly (15, 400) for a central tire inflation system (10) having fluid communication (403) from the exterior to the interior of the pressurized chamber (74) of an inflatable tire (12). The assembly includes filter means (15) mounted to a c... | 01/29/1991 |
| 4896921 | Wheel for vehicle The wheel of the present invention reduces road noise without using a special tire. The wheel includes a wheel body and a silencing chamber formed around the wheel body. The silencing chamber communicates with an air chamber in the tire via communication ... | 01/30/1990 |
| 4784202 | Wheel rim fastener A band-type well obstructor for obstructing the well of the hub of a wheel rim, particularly for a pneumatic tire. The well obstructor has an inextensible band with integral circular protrustions mechanically extruded onto the band. The circular protrusio... | 11/15/1988 |
| 4694874 | Wheel well obstructor for a wheel rim A band-type well obstructor for obstructing the well of the hub of a wheel rim, particularly for a pneumatic tire. The well obstructor has an inextensible band with integral circular protrusions mechanically extruded onto the band. The circular protrusion... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4421821 | Corrosion resistant tire rim A corrosion-resistant tire rim coated with a plastic paint which is obtained by the addition of flake filler to unsaturated polyester resin or epoxy resin in order to improve the chemical-resistance.... | 12/20/1983 |
| 4391317 | Band device for retaining a tire on a wheel rim A band device for retaining a tire on a wheel rim in the event that the tyre should become deflated, which band device comprises a first band portion which is part circular for substantially its entire length, a second band portion which is part circular ... | 07/05/1983 |
| 4122882 | Wheel rim In a well obstructor for a steel wheel lugs are shown for ensuring axial (and optionally radial) positioning of the obstructor relative to the wheel rim. Preferably such lugs are turned out of the material of a band-like obstructor across at least part of... | 10/31/1978 |
| 3999587 | Pneumatic tire and wheel rim assemblies A pneumatic tire and wheel rim assembly capable of being run in a deflated condition comprises a wheel rim having a pair of bead seats, a circumferential well disposed between the bead seats, and closure means for the well defining in combination with one... | 12/28/1976 |
