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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7461678 | Crown reinforcement for a radial tire A tire includes a radial carcass reinforcement surmounted radially by a crown reinforcement including a working reinforcement having two working crown plies of calendered inextensible metallic reinforcement elements and rubber mix. The reinforcement elements are par... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7454964 | Method for determining effort transmitted between the wheel of a vehicle and a wheel support An effort transmitted between a vehicle wheel and a wheel support is determined by mounting a tire/wheel assembly for rotation on a wheel support having a dynamic hub rigidly connected on a fixed frame such that the only degree of freedom of the assembly is rotation... | 11/25/2008 |
| D580848 | Tire tread | 11/18/2008 |
| 7449078 | Apparatus and method for manufacturing a tire reinforcement A cord is supplied continuously and on demand by a suitable distributor. The apparatus is used with a revolving form (1) on which the reinforcement is progressively built up by depositing sections of the cord along a desired trajectory for the cord on the sur... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448457 | Heavy vehicle A heavy vehicle of a mass greater than 40 metric tons and operable to generate a motive power is disclosed. The vehicle includes a first axle, at least two first tires mounted on the first axle, a second axle for transmitting at least part of the motive power, and f... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448425 | Tread for a tire A tire tread comprising a rubber composition based on at least: (i) a diene elastomer; (ii) more than 50 phr of a reinforcing inorganic filler; (iii) between 2 and 15 phr of a coupling agent; ... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7448423 | Tire for heavy machinery including at least three half-plies on each side of crown reinforcement A tire with a radial carcass reinforcement intended to equip a heavy vehicle such as a transport vehicle or construction machinery, the tire having an axial width grater than 37 inches. The tire includes a working crown reinforcement having at least two continuous p... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7444855 | Orthogonal rheometer Device for measuring the rheological properties of a viscoelastic material, formed of an upper rotating plate (10) and of a lower rotating plate (20) which are able to press against the opposite faces of a sample S of the material to be measured. The a... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7446718 | System for wireless data communication between a vehicle and its tire A system for wireless data communication between a vehicle and at least one of its tires (10), the system comprising a fixed antenna mounted on the vehicle and an antenna integral with the tire (10), the latter antenna being located in proximity with t... | 11/04/2008 |
| 7442733 | Rubber composition comprising a citraconimidomaleimide A rubber composition, usable for the manufacture of tires, is based on at least one diene elastomer, reinforcing filler, vulcanization system and, as anti-reversion agent, a citraconimidomaleimide compound of the formula (R=hydrocarbon radical): ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7438099 | Safety support with improved endurance A safety support includes a substantially cylindrical base configured to conform to the rim. The support further includes a crown with a radially outer wall configured to enter into contact with an internal wall of a crown of the tire in the event of a loss of press... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7437922 | Method of monitoring the operational condition of a tire A method for monitoring the operational condition of a tire equipping a vehicle, includes: producing, over time, representative samples of successive values assumed by a changing physical quantity, under otherwise equal conditions, with respect to the number of mole... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7434605 | Tire for heavy vehicle The invention relates to a tire for heavy vehicle of the agricultural or construction type, comprising a carcass reinforcement radially surmounted by a crown reinforcement, itself topped radially by a tread, said tread being joined to two beads by means of two sidew... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7434455 | Device and process for measuring and regulating the pressure of a tire The pressure of a vehicle tire fitted on a vehicle wheel is measured and regulated, utilizing a source of compressed air, a check valve leading to an interior of the tire, and an air feed circuit connecting the air source to the check valve. Compressed air is fed fr... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7431061 | Rubber composition for a tire tread A cross-linkable or cross-linked rubber composition which is usable to constitute a tire tread having improved wear resistance, to such a tread and to a tire incorporating this tread. The rubber composition is particularly applicable to tires of passenger-vehicle ty... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429303 | Device for winding a cylindrical sleeve around a toric ring Device (D) for winding a cylindrical sleeve (C) of axis XX′ around a toric ring (R) so that the end (E) of the said cylindrical sleeve is engaged between the toric ring (R) and the cylindrical sleeve (C) itself in order to make at least one complete turn around th... | 09/30/2008 |
| D577660 | Pneumatic tire | 09/30/2008 |
| 7426431 | System for controlling the stability of a vehicle using an algorithm analyzing the variation in a representative parameter over time Vehicle stability control system, the system including means for imparting a longitudinal force on the tire and means for calculating the slip parameter GOpt at each activation of the means for imparting a longitudinal force on the tire in the following m... | 09/16/2008 |
| D576099 | Pneumatic tire | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415873 | Vehicle tire and the use of a temperature measuring system A tire, the tread comprising rubber compounds and including a wear limit surface. At least one wireless temperature measurement system based on surface acoustic wave or bulk acoustic wave technology is embedded in a region of a rubber compound, said region being rad... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7416006 | Reinforcement layer for a tire tread A tire has a radial carcass reinforcement surmounted radially on the outside by a crown reinforcement which includes at least two working plies and two meridian reinforcement plies. The axially innermost ends of the meridian reinforcement plies are spaced axially ap... | 08/26/2008 |
| D575221 | Pneumatic tire | 08/19/2008 |
| 7406779 | Variable die for use in drying synthetic elastomers Apparatus and methodologies are provided for flash drying liquid materials using a variable die. A die and a die body are provided with an adjustably configured pressure regulating variable obstruction in the material flow path that allows control of the pressure ap... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406992 | Tire with low zone comprising a concentration of cords A tire comprising at least one reinforcement structure of the carcass type anchored on either side of the tire in a bead, the base of which bead is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, the reinforcement structure extending circumferentially from the bead towards th... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7404319 | Method and device for the continuous measurement of the wear of a tire A method for the continuous measurement of the wear of a tire comprises the steps of measuring a capacitance or an electrical resistance within a tread pattern element of the tire, and deducing the height of the element with the aid of an equation relating the capac... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405675 | System and method for reducing search time and increasing search accuracy during interrogation of resonant devices Methods for determining the resonant frequency for interrogation of a resonant device include steps for generating and transmitting RF interrogation pulses of various bandwidths to energize one or more SAW resonator elements. Initial RF interrogation pulses have a r... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7405010 | Metal/rubber composite for tire A metallic body of carbon steel covered with an adhesive layer capable of adhering to a rubber matrix based on diene elastomer. The carbon content of the steel is between 0.35 and 1.2% by weight. The adhesive layer is formed of a metallic layer bearing aluminum oxid... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7404318 | Measurement of adherence between a vehicle wheel and the roadway A tire includes, among the conventional tread pattern elements, at least one measuring element having a central zone and an encircling zone. In normal operation, the central zone 10 of a measuring element slides over the ground while, conversely, the tread as... | 07/29/2008 |
| D573530 | Pneumatic tire | 07/22/2008 |
| 7398810 | Tire having an element or covering attached to a surface thereof A tire is provided, on a surface thereof, an applicaiton having a top layer exposed to the air and a bottom layer in contact with the tire. The top layer can be a rigid element and/or a marking covering, or a device for measuring or monitoring the tire. The bottom l... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7399374 | System for producing a reinforcing structure for a tire with volumetric control A tire reinforcement structure having parallel threads is made by providing a substantially toroidal rotatable form and a reinforcement-constructing an apparatus disposed adjacent the form. At a forming section of the apparatus a group of multiple parallel threads i... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7396870 | Composition for a tire tread and process for its preparation The present invention relates to a cross-linkable or cross-linked rubber composition having improved hysteresis properties in the cross-linked state which is useful for the manufacture of treads for tires. The rubber composition of the present invention comprises at... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7396889 | Method for preparing a diene elastomer A method for preparing a diene elastomer, such as a butadiene homopolymer or copolymer, in particular, a polybutadiene, with a high level of cis-1,4 linkages that has both a Mooney viscosity greater than or equal to 40 and a polydispersity index of less than 2.1. Th... | 07/08/2008 |
| D572653 | Tire tread | 07/08/2008 |
| 7387696 | Tire tread design and the construction method thereof A tire tread, comprising a tread pattern formed of groups of motifs arranged, in the transverse direction, in a number M of distributions at least equal to two and of average width Li, Lj, the total of the widths Li, Lj being at least equal to 80% of the width L of ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7380577 | Tread pattern having at least one inserted element A tread of rubber mix provided with a tread pattern formed by a plurality of elements in relief (1) defining grooves or incisions, this tread furthermore comprising at least one inserted element (3) arranged in a groove between two neighboring elements... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380450 | Device for fixing a module to the surface of a tire An assembly for fixing a module to a surface of a tire. The assembly includes a base having a sole plate with a mounting face, for permanent connection to the surface of the tire and a bearing face. The base also has holding means for holding the module in place on ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7380579 | Metal cable usable in a tire carcass reinforcement The present invention relates to a metal cable usable for reinforcing a carcass reinforcement for a tire, such as a heavy-vehicle tire, to a composite fabric usable as a ply for such a carcass reinforcement, to a carcass reinforcement comprising this fabric and to a... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7377300 | Elastic tire for measuring the grip of a vehicle equipped therewith on a ground An elastic tire according to the invention comprises a tread (1) which comprises at least one unit (3) for measuring the grip of the tire on the ground, the measuring unit (3) being intended to come into contact with the ground on each revolutio... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7367371 | Inflation circuit, in particular for a tire mounted on a wheel, and corresponding wheel An automatic inflation and deflation circuit for a tube (3) is produced with a single compressed fluid supply conduit (5). The inflation results from subjecting a non-return valve (VA) in series on the conduit to excess pressure. Deflation is provided ... | 05/06/2008 |
