INTERNATIONAL PATENT: BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC FILES APPLICATION FOR "APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME FOR SETTING PRELOAD OF A SPOKE"

GENEVA, March 31 -- BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC (200 4th Avenue SouthNashville, Tennessee 37201) filed a patent application (PCT/US2025/043666) for "APPARATUS AND METHOD OF USING THE SAME FOR SETTING PRELOAD OF A SPOKE" on Aug 27, 2025. With publication no. WO/2026/064084, the details related to the patent application was published on Mar 26, 2026.

Notably, the patent application was submitted under the International Patent Classification (IPC) system, which is managed by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO).

Inventor(s): LORENZ, Zachary G. (10 East Firestone BoulevardAkron, Ohio 44317)

Abstract: A fixture configured to facilitate the formation of a through-hole in a boot of a spoke. The fixture includes a ba...