Plated vehicle wheel having non-plated tire bead seats

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PATENT NO 5632529
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08423179

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A plated vehicle wheel having non-plated tire bead seats and a process for forming same. The process includes masking a portion of the tire bead seats before plating the wheel. The process also includes forming the tire bead seats with an oversized diameter. Following plating, the tire bead seats are machined to a final diameter. The process can further include thermally depositing a layer of a ceramic material over a portion of the tire bead seat surface. The plating does not adhere to the ceramic material.

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HAYES WHEELS INTERNATIONAL INC38481 HURON RIVER DRIVE ROMULUS MI 48174

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Wei, Daniel C Ann Arbor, MI 12 161

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