Patents by Inventor Reuben A. DeBolt

Reuben A. DeBolt has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Wheel laminate with syntactic foam core
    Patent number: 4252378
    Abstract: High modulus and high performance composite vehicle wheels are prepared as laminate or sandwich structures having a fiber-reinforced syntactic foam core with disc member reinforcing means contained therein. This wheel is lightweight and for pneumatic tires wherein the syntactic foam is bonded to impact resistant rim and disc-nave sheets such as those made of thin steel. The reinforcing disc member transfers stresses from the vehicle wheel hub to the syntactic foam when, for example, cornering a vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1979
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1981
    Assignee: The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Reuben A. DeBolt, Ralph A. Maglio, Richard W. Sicka