{"number":"US12697838B2","kindCode":"B2","documentType":"grant","title":{"original":"Self-sealing automotive spoke wheel nipple","english":"Self-sealing automotive spoke wheel nipple"},"abstract":{"original":"A self-sealing automotive spoke wheel nipple includes a spoke nipple and an elastic gasket. The spoke nipple that mounts the spoke into the rim includes a rotational axis, a head, a shank, and a spoke-engaging opening. The head, the shank, and the spoke-engaging opening are concentrically positioned along the rotational axis. The head is adjacently connected to the shank. The spoke-engaging opening traverses into the shank, opposite of the head so that the spoke can be threadedly engaged to the spoke nipple.…","english":"A self-sealing automotive spoke wheel nipple includes a spoke nipple and an elastic gasket. The spoke nipple that mounts the spoke into the rim includes a rotational axis, a head, a shank, and a spoke-engaging opening. The head, the shank, and the spoke-engaging opening are concentrically positioned along the rotational axis. The head is adjacently connected to the shank. The spoke-engaging opening traverses into the shank, opposite of the head so that the spoke can be threadedly engaged to the spoke nipple.…"},"applicants":["DNA Specialty"],"inventors":["Gerald Lehman"],"filingDate":"2023-04-06","publicationDate":"2026-08-04","grantDate":"2026-08-04","verifiedWithOffice":true,"pdfUrl":"https://downloadpatent.com/pdf/US12697838B2.pdf","pages":{"en":"https://downloadpatent.com/patent/US12697838B2","zh-Hant":"https://downloadpatent.com/zh-Hant/patent/US12697838B2","ja":"https://downloadpatent.com/ja/patent/US12697838B2"}}