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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7686051 | Central tire inflation wheel assembly and valve The present invention is a wheel assembly having a rim with a valve aperture extending therethrough that is designed to receive a valve having a simplified a construction that can be seated directly within a tire wheel assembly to minimize the number and type of com... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7168468 | Vehicle wheel assembly with a hollow stud and internal passageways connected to a CTIS A vehicle wheel assembly includes a rim secured to a hub of a wheel, a tire secured to the rim, and a hollow stud. The hollow stud includes an air passageway and extends through a rim opening that one end secured to the hub. A lug nut is secured to the hollow stud a... | 01/30/2007 |
| 6929020 | Fluid pressure releasing system and method A system and method for enabling rapid and controlled releasing of fluid pressure, as for deflating a tire. The system, in an embodiment thereof, enables rapid and controlled deflation of a tire to enable a vehicle to navigate in rough or unstable terrain. ... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6626501 | Positioning means for positioning the valve stem of an inner tube A bicycle may have a combination comprising a wheel and a rim with a hole in the rim, an inner tube with a valve stem in the hole in the rim, and a tire. If the air pressure is low in the inner tube and the bicycle is ridden with the wheel rotating, the v... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6612329 | Locking valve stem and cap apparatus A valve stem and cap apparatus includes a valve stem having a base for attachment to a rim and a tubular sleeve extending upwardly from the base, the sleeve defining an open end. A stem valve is positioned in the sleeve for regulating air flow therethroug... | 09/02/2003 |
| 5341833 | Tire valve cap A tire valve cap for a flush mounted tire valve seals the tire valve against external debris and internal leakage. Slits in the wall of the cap allow the cap to act like a spring after insertion and to permit any internal leakage to intensify the sealing ... | 08/30/1994 |
| 5295504 | Device for controlling discharge from a pneumatic enclosure under pressure, in particular for rapid and controlled deflation of a tire A device for controlling discharge from a pneumatic enclosure under pressure, in particular for controlling rapid deflation of a tire to a predetermined pressure value after the device has been assembled to a valve fitted to the enclosure, the device comp... | 03/22/1994 |
| 4869306 | Air inlet and automatic pressure adjustment device for a tire An air inlet and automatic pressure adjustment assembly comprising a smaller closed ended inner cylinder with a partially common wall with a larger outer cylinder with there being a vent hole in the common cylinder wall and an adjustable spring loaded to ... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4793395 | Tire shock absorber A tire shock absorber for attachment to a pneumatic tube tire or pneumatic tubeless tire for improving the smoothness of ride and decreasing road vibrations, the tire shock absorber comprising a chamber having at least one valve means which permits the un... | 12/27/1988 |
| 4487241 | Pumping and tire deflation warning system A system is disclosed for warning that the pressure in one tire of a pair of dual tires is more than a predetermined amount below the pressure in the other. The system comprises a device fitted to the valve stem of the outer tire and having a single air i... | 12/11/1984 |
| 4462449 | Valve core for pneumatic tires A novel valve mechanism is disclosed which eliminates the need for a conventional cap normally associated with prior art valve and valve stem assemblies for pneumatic tires. The valve stem embodies a core with an elastomeric member to prevent ingress and ... | 07/31/1984 |
| 4453581 | Tire and wheel assembly with a shield for tire flaps A tire and wheel assembly comprises a wheel rim, a tire and an inner tube having a valve stem, an opening in the wheel rim for receiving the valve stem, a flap disposed between the wheel rim and the inner tube, and a reusable shield interposed between the... | 06/12/1984 |
| 4356836 | Tubeless tire valve stem and cover A rigid valve stem cover for flexible tubeless tire type valve stems. The cover has a frustro conical shape which threadably engages the valve stem at its upper end while the bottom edge of the cover comes in contact with the stem and wheel rim area surro... | 11/02/1982 |
