US Patent Issued to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin on April 14 for "Spoke for non-pneumatic tire with adhesion deflector and reinforcement layer" (South Carolina Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,600,167, issued on April 14, was assigned to Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin (Clermont-Ferrand, France).

"Spoke for non-pneumatic tire with adhesion deflector and reinforcement layer" was invented by Kevin C Miles (Clemson, S.C.) and Steven M Cron (Simpsonville, S.C.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A spoke (12) for a non-pneumatic tire (10) is provided that has a nose (28) that engages a first panel (16) and a second panel (18). A first foot (20) is carried by the first panel and has a first foot first concave surface (46) and an adhesion deflector (48). A second foot (22) is present and is carried by the second panel. A r...