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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7270382 | Wheel with increased interior lip depth Disclosed are various embodiments of one-piece, and multi-piece wheels configured to provide increased interior lip depth. In one embodiment, an outer periphery of a curved center portion of a wheel is attached to a wheel barrel in an inboard region, and a portion o... | 09/18/2007 |
| 6916072 | Motor vehicle wheel with improved protective ring The invention relates to a wheel (1) comprising a rim (2), a disc (3), a protective ring (4) with an outer surface (4a) and an inner surface (4b), and means (5) for fixing the ring (4) to the rim ... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6629736 | Fabricated vehicle wheel This invention relates to an improved fabricated vehicle wheel. According to one embodiment of the invention, the vehicle wheel includes a wheel rim having a plurality of holes formed therein; a wheel disc having a central mounting surface and a plurality... | 10/07/2003 |
| 6623086 | Nonblistering chrome-plated wheel and method of fabrication An improved automotive vehicle wheel plated with an overcoating, such as chrome, is constructed in such a manner as to be free of the blistering effects of residual acidic and caustic chemicals employed in the chrome-plating process. Like conventional aut... | 09/23/2003 |
| 5718485 | Friction welded bimetallic vehicle wheel having hollow spokes A wheel for a motor vehicle comprises a wheel spider with hollow spokes formed from a first material and a rim formed from a second material. The wheel spider is connected to the rim by way of friction welding. The wheel spider may be formed by casting an... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5664329 | Method for fabricating a one-piece metal vehicle wheel An improved method for fabricating a vehicle wheel from a one-piece sheet metal blank involves a nine station transfer die. In a first station, a sheet metal blank is drawn into a dish-shaped wall, a cylindrical outside wall, a first contour, and a first ... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5234259 | Resin wheel with more than two independently molded parts A resin wheel consisting of two or more molded parts coupled together. The parts are molded separately and have threaded portions. Then, the threaded portion of one molded part is screwed into the threaded portion of the other molded part so that the part... | 08/10/1993 |
| 4798418 | Vehicle wheel The vehicle wheel comprises a rim containing an external closed ring and an internal rim ring composed of three segments and connected to a segmentally separated or segment-shaped divided disc. The beads of the pneumatic tire lie in grooves disposed betwe... | 01/17/1989 |
| 4533184 | Disc wheel with ventillation passages Wheel for motor vehicles of the type which is cast or forged in one piece and composed of a light metal alloy and possessing a rim and a wheel disc with a radial clearance between the rim and the periphery of the wheel disc. Ventilation apertures are defi... | 08/06/1985 |
| 4345360 | Method of forming a metal wheel A one-piece metal wheel, preferably of aluminum, for example a wheel suitable for use on automotive and truck vehicles, is formed by (1) extruding a straight section comprising a first portion in the configuration of the wheel rim and an integral straight... | 08/24/1982 |
| 4341425 | Motor vehicle wheel A light-weight vehicle wheel is formed, according to the invention, by shaping a profiled pressed or stamped sheet or band composed of a malleable aluminum alloy (AlMgSl or AlZn4.5Mgl) into the rim or felly, the wheel disk being cast from a casting alloy ... | 07/27/1982 |
