US3182705A
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Resilient wheel
Assignee: Grumman Corp
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Filing: 1963-08-29
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Granted: 1965-05-11
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Expires: 1983-08-29
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Edward G Markow
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 19:38
CPC Classifications
B; B60; B60B; B60B5/00; B60B5/02; B60B9/00; B60B9/26; B60B2310/00; B60B2310/30; B60B2310/302; B60B2310/311; B60B2360/00; B60B2360/10; B60B2360/14; B60B2360/141; B60B2360/30; B60B2360/32; B60B2360/34; B60B2360/341; B60B2360/3412; B60B2900/00; B60B2900/10; B60B2900/111; B60B2900/112; B60B2900/113; B60B2900/133; B60B2900/50; B60B2900/551; B60Y; B60Y2200/00; B60Y2200/20; Y; Y02; Y02T; Y02T10/00; Y02T10/80; Y02T10/86
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
95 words
A RESILIENT WHEEL COMPRISING A HUB, ELASTIC RIM MEANS, AND A PLURALITY OF ARCULATE ELASTIC SPOKES CONNECTING SAID RIM MEANS TO SAID HUB, SAID WHEEL HAVING A SPRING CONSTANT OF NOT LESS THAN 1 AND NOT MORE THAN 100, SAID SPRING CONSTANT BEING DEFINED AS (R(**4)KS)/E(X)I(X)C WHEREIN R IS THE RADIUS OF THE FREE AND UNDISTORTED WHEEL, KS IS THE SUM OF THE SPRING CONSTANTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPOKES, E7 IS THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF THE RIM, IR IS THE MOMENT OF INERTIA OF THE RIM, AND C IS THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE RIM.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
95 words
A RESILIENT WHEEL COMPRISING A HUB, ELASTIC RIM MEANS, AND A PLURALITY OF ARCULATE ELASTIC SPOKES CONNECTING SAID RIM MEANS TO SAID HUB, SAID WHEEL HAVING A SPRING CONSTANT OF NOT LESS THAN 1 AND NOT MORE THAN 100, SAID SPRING CONSTANT BEING DEFINED AS (R(**4)KS)/E(X)I(X)C WHEREIN R IS THE RADIUS OF THE FREE AND UNDISTORTED WHEEL, KS IS THE SUM OF THE SPRING CONSTANTS OF THE INDIVIDUAL SPOKES, E7 IS THE MODULUS OF ELASTICITY OF THE RIM, IR IS THE MOMENT OF INERTIA OF THE RIM, AND C IS THE CIRCUMFERENCE OF THE RIM.
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-05-10 | 1972-11-09 | 1973-05-11 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-05-10 | 1976-11-09 | 1977-05-11 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |