ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 23 -- United States Patent no. 12,420,598, issued on Sept. 23, was assigned to BRIDGESTONE Corp. (Tokyo).
"Tire-wheel assembly, tire, and wireless power receiving system" was invented by Isao Kuwayama (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire-wheel assembly includes: a wheel having a rim portion at least part of which is formed of a non-magnetic material; and a tire mounted on the rim portion, in which a tread portion includes a belt formed of a non-magnetic material. The wheel includes, inside the rim portion in a tire radial direction, a container portion that contains a power receiving device that receives electric power supplied wirelessly from outside of the tir...