US Patent Issued to ALSTOM Transport on Dec. 16 for "Tire support rim for track roller associated with a flange" (French Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,849, issued on Dec. 16, was assigned to ALSTOM Transport SA (Saint-Ouen-sur-Seine, France).

"Tire support rim for track roller associated with a flange" was invented by Paul Geiger (Dachstein, France) and Dominique Bebon (Weyersheim, France).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire support rim for track roller associated with a flange is provided with a circular tire (2), and a support rim (1) for an annular track roller producing a flange. The rim (1) defines a peripheral edge intended to bear a tire, a medial edge in contact with the medial portion of the roller, and two opposite faces producing, on the one hand, an open face and, on t...