Talk:Airless tire

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I just checked the US patent database and it seems that the statement "Currently the firm New Tech Tire Inc. owns all patent rights to non-pneumatic tires" needs verification.

Goodyear (US5343916: Non-pneumatic spare tire) and others (Motor Wheel Corp., Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A. etc) enjoy US patents in the area of non-pneumatic tires. Does New Tech have exclusive licenses to all of these patents?


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NASA?
Little surprised there's no mention of NASA on this page. The three moon buggies of the Apollo missions used airless tires designed and made by GM at NASA's request. NASA has been at the center of real world application of airless tire technology since the late 1960's. The SMART Tire Company https://smarttirecompany.com/ was created to bring NASA technology to the public, NiTinol+, a smart metal or memory metal alloys which can be shaped into a helix or coil wrapped around a wheel with a rubber outer shell. As of right now, summer 2024, there is only a bicycle tire available to the public call the Metl tire.https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/14/23873153/nasa-bike-tire-shape-memory-price-smart-specs Not sure why there isn't a lot more excitement behind this technology, cause it really kind of makes the Michelin Uptis (Unique Puncture-proof Tire System) https://michelinmedia.com/michelin-uptis/ tire look rather stupid for lacking any sidewall support. Even though the Uptis tire isn't mentioned either. But at least Bridgestone's 2013 airless tire interest is mentioned. Although what Bridgestone announced over ten years ago looks almost exactly like what Michelin ended up debuting. But I suppose the lack of interest in an airless tire are mirrored in the lack of interest in the Wiki page for airless tires. I don't have the skills required to create a section covering NASAs contributes to airless technology advancements. Well at least not the skills to offer up the information in anyway that's enjoyable to read. 73.228.222.112 (talk) 05:40, 22 June 2024 (UTC)


 * Hmm, you are right. Lunar_Roving_Vehicle makes a small mention of the wheel but there could be much more. Please feel free to add more details based on your references. Don't worry too much about getting the formatting, etc, exactly right - I will come after you and correct it as needed.
 * There isn't much interest in the real world because airless tires either do not off enough support or they run rough (if they are stiff enough to offer enough support). They are mostly used on slow moving vehicles such as forklifts.  Stepho  talk 10:47, 22 June 2024 (UTC)