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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2022
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2019
Applicant:
Millenworks, Tustin, CA (US);
Inventors:
Eric Anderfaas, Westminster, CA (US);
Brian Miller, Laguna Niguel, CA (US);
Dean Banks, Costa Mesa, CA (US);
Jon Charland, Long Beach, CA (US);
David Clemens, Tustin, CA (US);
Chris Culbertson, Irvine, CA (US);
Peter LeNoach, Irvine, CA (US);
Jared Trauernicht, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
MillenWorks, Charlotte, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 9/26 (2006.01); B60C 7/14 (2006.01); B60C 7/10 (2006.01); B60B 9/04 (2006.01); B60C 7/18 (2006.01); B60C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60B 9/26 (2013.01); B60B 9/04 (2013.01); B60C 7/10 (2013.01); B60C 7/14 (2013.01); B60C 7/18 (2013.01); B60C 19/00 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system for adjusting the compliance of a wheel is provided. In one embodiment, wheel segments are adjusted, causing the stiffness of the wheel to change. Such adjustments can be made while the wheel is rotating, allowing the wheel compliance to be changed while a vehicle is in motion.