ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,578,027, issued on March 17, was assigned to Clik Corp. (Westlake Village, Calif.).
"Bicycle tire inner tube with pneumatic valve" was invented by John Quintana (Camarillo, Calif.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inner tube for a bicycle tire is provided. The inner tube includes a vessel and a valve stem. The valve stem is coupled to the vessel and a end having a fastener, the end having a first opening having a first diameter. A cap is coupled to the fastener and has a pin passage with a second diameter. The cap has a concavity on an outer diameter. A circular seal is disposed between the cap and the second end, the seal having a seco...