ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,522,027, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Yinyin Xiong (Shenzhen, China).

"Puncture resistant mute explosion-proof cushion for tyre and wheel thereof" was invented by Yinyin Xiong (Shenzhen, China) and Wei Liang (Shenzhen, China).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A puncture resistant mute explosion-proof cushion for a tyre and a wheel thereof are provided. The explosion-proof cushion is annular, received in the tyre and made of composite nano vinyl acetate copolymer. The explosion-proof cushion includes an inner ring and an outer ring wrapped on the inner ring; when the explosion-proof cushion is installed in the tyre, the outer ring is at...