Quotables
"Inventing is a combination of brains and materials. The more brains you use, the less material you need."
Charles Kettering
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8168281 | Polyurea adhesive A polyurea adhesive composition that is obtainable by reaction of reaction components that include a polyisocyanate comprising isocyanurate rings, the polyisocyanate having a functionality equal to or greater than 3, a polyamine having an average molecular weight gr... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8112318 | System and method for managing a plurality of tires Systems, methods and computer program products are provided for managing a plurality of tires from their procurement through their disposal. An embodiment may include a method for determining all the costs of a tire over its total service life including procurement ... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8080603 | Low hysteresis rubber elastomer Curable elastomer compositions and cured and/or curable articles made therefrom, the curable elastomer composition comprising an essentially unsaturated rubber elastomer, between 0.5 and 25 phr of a metal salt of a carboxylic acid, an effective amount of a peroxide ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7900667 | Tread for a tire A tire tread and a tire comprising a tire tread, the tire tread having a rubber composition based on a diene elastomer; more than 50 phr of an inorganic filler as reinforcing filler; between 2 and 15 phr of an inorganic filler/diene elastomer coupling agent; between... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7884156 | Elastomer compositions with carbon black An elastomer composition includes an elastomer and a carbon black, wherein the carbon black is characterized as having a COAN of between about 90 and 150 ml/100 g, a BET of between 50 and 69 m2/g and a distribution index DI that is greater than 1.15, wher... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7846881 | Lubrication of run-flat tire system A lubricant composition for lubricating an interface between an inner surface of a tire and a safety support ring in a run-flat tire system that includes a lubricating agent selected from glycerol, polyalkylene glycol or combinations thereof and a thixotropic agent.... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7849901 | Autoclave for curing retreaded tires An improved autoclave for curing retread tires includes a chamber with circulating air flow having turbulence generating devices located in a middle length-wise portion of the chamber. The turbulence generating devices include apertures to guide air from a supply du... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7766061 | Recessed tread wear indicator A tread band having a primary groove opening onto a front face of the tread band, a secondary feature molded into the tread band, and a wear indicator molded into a section of an undertread portion of the tread band. The wear indicator is useful for providing an end... | 08/03/2010 |
| D619082 | Tire tread | 07/06/2010 |
| 7744789 | Method for curing a thick, non-uniform rubber article Finite element analysis or thermocouple probes are used to determine the state of cure for each zone of a non-uniform, thick rubber article, such as a large tire or a tread for a tire. From this knowledge of those cure-limiting zones, heat transfer elements are adde... | 06/29/2010 |
| D613681 | Tire sidewall | 04/13/2010 |
| 7679501 | Remote interrogation of a vehicle wheel The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assessing the condition of a wheel particularly, but not exclusively, to a method and apparatus for assessing the condition of a tire rotating on a vehicle wheel. Apparatus is provided comprising a pluralit... | 03/16/2010 |
| D606485 | Tire tread | 12/22/2009 |
| D605580 | Tire tread | 12/08/2009 |
| D604233 | Tire tread | 11/17/2009 |
| D603329 | Tire tread | 11/03/2009 |
| D602421 | Tire tread | 10/20/2009 |
| D601083 | Tire tread | 09/29/2009 |
| D600635 | Tire tread | 09/22/2009 |
| D600198 | Tire tread | 09/15/2009 |
| D600197 | Tire tread | 09/15/2009 |
| 7572850 | Rubber composition and tire comprising same A rubber composition comprising the following compound: R1—NH-phenyl-NH—R2 where the amino moieties occupy the 1 and 4 positions of the phenyl ring, and R1 and R2 are selected from the group consisting of H, C1 to C3 straight chain or... | 08/11/2009 |
| 7556076 | Tire for two-wheeled vehicle comprising an anti-vibration means A tire comprising at least one reinforcement structure of carcass type anchored on either side of the tire in a bead, the base of which is intended to be mounted on a rim seat, each bead being extended radially outward by a sidewall, the sidewalls extending radially... | 07/07/2009 |
| D595641 | Tire tread | 07/07/2009 |
| D594815 | Tire tread | 06/23/2009 |
| 7528181 | Rubber composition and tire comprising same The present invention is a rubber composition comprising microencapsulated sulfur and free sulfur. The composition is particularly useful as a cushion gum in retreading procedures. In one embodiment of the invention, the composition further comprises one or more ult... | 05/05/2009 |
| D590327 | Tire tread | 04/14/2009 |
| D584680 | Tire tread | 01/13/2009 |
| 7468111 | Method and apparatus for balancing tires during retreading A method and apparatus for balancing a tire during a retreading operation includes measuring the radial runout the buffed tire casing and applying the gum layer and tread strip to compensate for variances in runout. The gum layer is applied so that an overlap or sme... | 12/23/2008 |
| D579407 | Tire tread | 10/28/2008 |
| 7418988 | Non-pneumatic tire A structurally supported tire includes an outer annular band, and a plurality of web spokes extending transversely across and radially inward from the annular band and anchored in a wheel or hub. The annular band may further comprise a shear layer, at least a first ... | 09/02/2008 |
| D572653 | Tire tread | 07/08/2008 |
| 7351774 | Silicon-modified crumb rubber composition The present invention relates to a modified crumb rubber particle having carbon to silicon bonds created by the reaction of the unsaturation in the crumb rubber particle and silicon hydride, with or without the use of a catalyst. Bound silicon content ranges from ab... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7347236 | Support for a tire tread A support for a tire tread band comprising an outer portion for contacting a tread and a base, wherein the base comprises a reinforcement framework having at least two plies of reinforcement elements. Each of the plies has mutually parallel reinforcement elements, a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7299843 | Pneumatic tire crown reinforcement A tire comprising a crown extended by two respective sidewalls and two respective beads, a carcass structure anchored in each side of the tire in said beads, said crown comprising at least one reinforcing ply having parallel reinforcements oriented at an angle α re... | 11/27/2007 |
| D555080 | Tire tread | 11/13/2007 |
| D555078 | Tire tread | 11/13/2007 |
| 7275427 | Device for mounting electronic monitoring components to a tire A device for mounting electronic monitoring components to a tire includes a patch having a block mounted thereon and a mating monitoring package. The block includes opposing sides that mutually diverge to form a contour, for example, a dovetail profile, and the pack... | 10/02/2007 |
| D551160 | Tire tread | 09/18/2007 |
| 7261135 | Method for mounting a tire on a rim A method of fitting a tire P and a removable tread support S on a one-piece wheel rim J, rim comprising a first rim seat, inclined outwards, and the tire P comprises a first bead and a second bead to be mounted respectively on the first and second rim seats, in whic... | 08/28/2007 |
