Patents by Inventor Robert C. Claburn

Robert C. Claburn 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).

  • CORE OF NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF FORMING CORE
    Publication number: 20150343845
    Abstract: A core of a non-pneumatic tire is configured to have a tread formed thereon. The core may include an inner circumferential portion associated with a hub, and an outer circumferential portion radially spaced from the inner circumferential portion. The core may further include a support structure extending between the inner circumferential portion and the outer circumferential portion. The support structure may include a plurality of first ribs, and at least some of the first ribs at least partially form cavities in the support structure. The core may also be substantially absent of tread, such that an outer circumferential portion has a radially outward facing surface having a substantially constant diameter spanning between side edges of the outer circumferential portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2014
    Publication date: December 3, 2015
    Applicant: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Christopher A. Kinney, Larry D. Bright, Nathaniel B. Null, Robert C. Claburn