ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 31 -- United States Patent no. 12,508,841, issued on Dec. 30, was assigned to GM GLOBAL TECHNOLOGY OPERATIONS LLC (Detroit).
"Non-pneumatic wheel" was invented by William David Robinson III (Rochester, Mich.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A non-pneumatic wheel includes an outboard annular bead and an inboard annular bead axially spaced from the outboard annular bead. The inboard annular bead is connected to the outboard annular bead by a plurality of circumferentially spaced supports. The inboard annular bead includes a radially inwardly extending face having a plurality of mounting apertures."
The patent was filed on March 29, 2023, under Application No. 18/127,739.
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