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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2019
Filed:
May. 19, 2017
Applicant:
United States of America As Represented BY the Administrator of Nasa, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Santo A. Padula, II, North Olmsted, OH (US);
James Benzing, North canton, OH (US);
Colln M. Creager, Columbia Station, OH (US);
Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/06 (2006.01); B60C 7/14 (2006.01); B60B 21/10 (2006.01); C22F 1/00 (2006.01); C22C 19/03 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/06 (2013.01); B60B 21/104 (2013.01); B60C 7/14 (2013.01); C22C 19/03 (2013.01); C22F 1/006 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire having a plurality of shape memory alloy (SMA) radial stiffening elements including a first end portion, a second end portion, and an arching middle portion. Each SMA radial element is secured to the rim of a wheel to form arching elements extending about an entire circumference of the tire.