Patents by Inventor Micheal E DOTSON

Micheal E DOTSON 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).

  • Publication number: 20160288569
    Abstract: Non-pneumatic tires are disclosed having a support structure that includes an outer reinforced annular band, a hub and a set of supports extending between the hub and radially inward from the outer reinforced annular band. The support structure is formed at least in part of a polyurethane produced from a prepolymer comprising a reaction product of an aromatic diisocyanate monomer and an active hydrogen component selected from a polyol, a polyamine or combinations thereof, the aromatic diisocyanate monomer and the active hydrogen component mixed at a ratio of NCO to isocyanate-reacting function group of at least 1.8:1, wherein the active hydrogen component has a number average molecular weight of between 1000 and 6000 and wherein the prepolymer contains no more than 10 wt % of residual aromatic diisocyanate monomer. The reaction components also include a curative.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Alain Parfondry, Micheal E DOTSON, Clayton C BOHN, Antonio Delfino