End Secured Patents (Class 152/256)
  • Patent number: 11584164
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a plurality of axially adjacent wheel portions. Each wheel portion has an inner ring, an outer ring, and a flexible, interconnected web extending between the inner ring and the outer ring. The flexible, interconnected web includes a plurality of web sectors disposed circumferentially about the tire to form a generally annular web. Each of the plurality of web sectors is hingedly connected to a pair of oppositely adjacent web sectors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Benjamin D. Knospe, Louis J. Stark, Zachary G. Lorenz
  • Patent number: 7032634
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic resilient tire which derives its capacity to bear a load from laminated elements capable of supporting bending moments. The laminated elements include a stack of resilient sheets superposed and separated by a layer of rubber adhering to the latter, forming a beam capable of undergoing bending stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: Conception et Developpement Michelin S.A.
    Inventors: Daniel Laurent, Antonio Delfino, Henri Hinc