ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,901, issued on Oct. 20.
"Wheel for amphibious vehicles" was invented by Bernhard Rieger (Ostfildern, Germany).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A wheel (10a, 10b) for amphibious vehicles (1) has a rim (100) and a tire contact surface (102) for driving over a solid surface. At least one float (101) designed to hold air and/or gas is provided on the wheel (10a, 10b) and, when required, able to be brought from a neutral position to a floating position. The float (101) is formed from numerous profiles (1010) pivotable at a defined angle (W) to the wheel plane (E) on the circumference of the rim (100) and/or on the circumference of a receivin...