US Patent Issued to Bridgestone Bandag on Feb. 17 for "System and method for making a band tread assembly for a non-pneumatic tire" (Iowa Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,552,118, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to Bridgestone Bandag LLC (Nashville, Tenn.).

"System and method for making a band tread assembly for a non-pneumatic tire" was invented by Wade L. Terrill (Letts, Iowa), Merle R. Schlapkohl (Durant, Iowa), Alexander G. Tomtschik (Muscatine, Iowa), Chad M. Zeck (Muscatine, Iowa) and Terry A. Westaway (Conesville, Iowa).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system for assembling a circumferential tread and a band for a non-pneumatic tire includes a curing wrap dimensioned to receive a band for a non-pneumatic tire and a circumferential tread. The curing wrap includes a valve. The system also includes a f...