ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,459,030, issued on Nov. 4.
"Wheel constructed with hybrid spoke assemblies" was invented by Richard V. Campbell (Havana, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method of making a wheel assembly using hybrid spokes that combines a synthetic fiber cable with an outer rod segment connected to a rim and an inner rod segment connected to a hub. An anchor is used to connect each end of the fiber cable to a length of conventional rod, preferably through the use of a swaging operation. Each rod segment includes a standard end feature on its free end-such as a threaded shaft or J-bend. The hybrid assembly can preferably be retrofitted to applicatio...