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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 |
| 7095342 | Compressing microcode In one embodiment, the present invention includes a method to compress data stored in a memory to reduce size and power consumption. The method includes segmenting each word of a code portion into multiple fields, forming tables having unique entries for each of the... | 08/22/2006 |
| 6820942 | Dual non-inflatable wheel assembly for trucks A dual non-inflatable wheel assembly for trucks for providing a tire which cannot be punctured and lasts longer than tires filled with air. The dual non-inflatable wheel assembly for trucks includes a hub assembly including a hub member and further including a boss ... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6595595 | Wheel rim having dual centripetal flanges A wheel rim includes two centripetal flanges respectively centripetally formed on an inner and an outer portion of a drop-center portion of the wheel rim having different displacements of the two centripetal flanges respectively deviated from a longitudin... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6273515 | Adjustable rim assembly An adjustable rim assembly 10 is provided for the wheel of a tractor or other industrial vehicle for changing the spacing of the opposed wheels of the vehicle. The mounting rail 20 is rigidly connected to the inwardly facing surface 22 of the rim base 12.... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6027176 | Wheel A wheel for a vehicle comprises a rim disposed about the rotational axis of the wheel and having a pair of axially spaced, circumferentially extending bead seats interconnected by a generally cylindrical base. An annular waffle located in a plane generall... | 02/22/2000 |
| 5938291 | Wheels A wheel includes a rim, and a disc by which the wheel is attached to a hub. The disc is attached to the rim by generally axially extending fasteners each of which passes through a respective opening of the disc and is received in a respective generally ax... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5795034 | Method of producing a welded assembly A method of producing a welded assembly comprising two members and wherein the assembly is adapted subsequently to have an element connected thereto in a manner that imparts a connection force to the welded connection between the two members and the metho... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5560686 | Laterally movable wheel rim A manually adjustable wheel for a vehicle e.g. an agricultural tractor comprises a rim to receive a tire, the rim having at least one cylindrical portion; a plurality of channel-shaped lugs spaced apart around the radially inner surface of the cylindrical... | 10/01/1996 |
| 5067776 | Track adjustment wheel A track adjustment wheel comprises an outer rim, a dish for attachment to a vehicle hub and U-shaped holding supports which are fastened to the rim by means of weld seams extending in the direction of the periphery of the rim and bolted to the dish. At th... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5050935 | Spacer for track-adjustable wheel The spacer (2) is for use in spacing a disc from attachment portions of the rim of the wheel. The spacer comprises two spacing portions (4,6) and a rigid joining portion (22) retaining the spacing portions at a constant distance and orientation with respe... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5046579 | Wheel mounting apparatus A wheel mounting apparatus includes a frame attached to an axle suspension of a vehicle. A riser extends downward from the frame. A universal joint attaches to an existing wheel hub of the vehicle. An axle extension extends from the universal joint. The a... | 09/10/1991 |
| 4925248 | Track-adjusting wheel A track-adjusting wheel for farming tractors and the like, is disclosed, in which the screw connection of the adjustable wheel dish to the rim designed as a drop-well rim (Dw rim) is made via retaining brackets which are positively supported on the drop-w... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4883324 | Support block for track adjustment wheels A wheel comprises a felloe or outer rim, a dish for attachment to a vehicle hub and several improved support blocks connecting the dish to the rim. The improved support blocks have a generally U-shaped profile which has one configuration in the central po... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4515411 | Wheel having adjustment for axial position of rim relative to disc A wheel to provide an adjustable track for a vehicle comprises a wheel disc and a rim interconnected by a plurality of circumferentially spaced connections. The connections each comprise a channel member spaced about the rim and receiving a connecting blo... | 05/07/1985 |
| 4290654 | Wheel rim mounting device for variable wheel spacing A wheel rim mounting device for variable wheel spacing in combination with a conventional wheel hub attached to an axle of a tractor includes a cylindrical sleeve with an inner flange attached to the flange of the wheel hub. A plurality of circumferential... | 09/22/1981 |
| 4178042 | Variable-track wheels Agricultural tractors having variable-track wheels for working in different conditions, particularly in row-crops, are known. The track-width of their driving wheels has sometimes been made power-adjustable by fixing brackets having respective grooves on ... | 12/11/1979 |
| 4002371 | Variable track vehicle wheel A variable track wheel for example for agricultural tractors includes a wheel disc having peripherally spaced connections between it and helical rails secured to a wheel rim, each connection comprising two jaws, one secured to the disc and the other, bein... | 01/11/1977 |
