Patents Assigned to Pacific Circle Technologies, Inc.
  • Patent number: 6303060
    Abstract: In a preferred embodiment, the invention is a non-deflatable tire assembly having a hollow toroid-shaped flanged insert, a flexible body molded around the insert to form a tire, and at least one rim onto which is mounted the tire. The flange of the insert extends toward the central axis of the insert, and is used to attach the tire to the rim(s) via bolts through matching holes within the flange and rim(s). The flexible body may be made of a foam polyurethane matrix formed of a combination of polyol and polyisocyanate, while the flanged insert may be made of a high density polyethylene. A tough, flexible, and abrasive-resistant layer of polyurethane elastomer is preferably formed around the flexible body to define sidewalls and treads of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2001
    Assignee: Pacific Circle Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Pedro J. Lobo, Roy C. Beer, James Michael Thomas, John T. Mizulo, James Patrick Sullivan