Patents by Inventor James Brian McGovern

James Brian McGovern 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).

  • Serviceable non-pneumatic tire and wheel assemblies
    Patent number: 11772424
    Abstract: A tire and wheel assembly includes a non-pneumatic tire and a wheel. The non-pneumatic tire incudes a tread, an inner liner, and a plurality of spokes extending between and coupling the tread to the inner liner. The plurality of spokes have a first width and the inner liner has a second width greater than the first width such that a pair of inner liner flanges extend beyond the plurality of spokes in an axial direction. The wheel includes a rim and the inner liner is configured to be mounted on the rim with the pair of inner liner flanges fastened to the rim such that the non-pneumatic tire is serviceably mounted on the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Brian McGovern, Wesley Grant Morris, Adam Wirth
  • SERVICEABLE NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE AND WHEEL ASSEMBLIES
    Publication number: 20200391553
    Abstract: A tire and wheel assembly includes a non-pneumatic tire and a wheel. The non-pneumatic tire incudes a tread, an inner liner, and a plurality of spokes extending between and coupling the tread to the inner liner. The plurality of spokes have a first width and the inner liner has a second width greater than the first width such that a pair of inner liner flanges extend beyond the plurality of spokes in an axial direction. The wheel includes a rim and the inner liner is configured to be mounted on the rim with the pair of inner liner flanges fastened to the rim such that the non-pneumatic tire is serviceably mounted on the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Applicant: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: James Brian McGovern, Wesley Grant Morris, Adam Wirth