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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7984736 | Cellular tire liner and air chamber system for pneumatic tires A cellular tire liner and air chamber system for pneumatic tires comprising a cellular tire liner interposed between the interior surface of a tire and an air chamber with an annular interface that extends from the air chamber to the interior surface of the tire, in... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7735532 | Low noise pneumatic tire Disclosed is a low noise pneumatic tire having a configuration where, while installation work of a strip-shaped sound absorbent is simple, it is possible to simultaneously reduce cavity resonance and high-frequency noise, and thereby to effectively reduce noise when... | 06/15/2010 |
| 7387141 | Low noise pneumatic tire This invention provides a low noise pneumatic tire allowed to achieve an efficient noise reduction effect by making full use of characteristics of a sound absorbing material. A pneumatic tire according to the present invention is a low noise pneumatic tire where a b... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7369942 | Vehicle traveling state determining apparatus The present invention provides a vehicle traveling state determining apparatus including a camera which picks up an image of a road surface in a direction in which a vehicle is traveling, and zigzag state detecting section for determining a zigzag amount on the basi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360570 | Low noise tire support ring A tire support ring for pneumatic tires in the event of loss of inflation pressure is disclosed. The support ring comprises an annular main body and a plurality of noise dampers. The main body made is made of an elastic material and provided on both sides thereof wi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7258634 | Reinforced lacrosse head A reinforced lacrosse head having improved strength includes a pair of opposing sidewall portions each having a top end and a bottom end, a scoop portion extending between the sidewall portions, a base portion extending between the bottom ends of the sidewall portio... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7234495 | Underground mine tire An underground mine tire 20 having a nominal bead diameter of 20.0 inches or less has a carcass, a tread 25 and a pair of rubber sidewalls 23, each extending along the outer periphery of the carcass 21 below the tread 25. The tire ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7219707 | Enhanced hollow foam tire structure A hollow EVA foam tire structure includes a tire, a core and a rim. The core includes a plurality of sections substantially arranged into an annular shape and being hollow on both sides. A plurality of protruding block sections is disposed on the internal side of th... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7213624 | Noise damper and pneumatic tire with compensation tread groove A noise damper disposed in a tire cavity formed by a pneumatic tire and wheel rim is disclosed. A noise damper designed to use with a wheel rim comprises an annular body disposed around a damper-mounting portion of the wheel rim, and the annular body is made of a sp... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7140412 | Pneumatic tire and tire cavity resonance suppression device Disclosed are a pneumatic tire and a tire cavity resonance suppression device in which noise by cavity resonance is effectively reduced without any changes in tire and rim production facilities. The pneumatic tire is constituted by that an object, which is changed i... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131477 | Bead lock A bead lock including an insert casing and a bead spacer for providing an air passageway in a vehicle tire to be mounted on a wheel rim on which is located an insert valve and a rim lip for retention of the vehicle tire bead, the insert casing including an insert be... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7105113 | Method for flatproofing a tire and wheel assembly and resulting flatproofed assembly A method is disclosed for flatproofing a tire and wheel assembly with a flexible, lightweight foam-fill by supplying at least two polyurethane reactive materials to a static mixer. The static mixer mixes the reactants, and a nucleating gas is supplied to the mixed r... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7086438 | Pneumatic tire having a stabilizing system for under-inflated conditions A stabilizing system for a pneumatic tire and wheel assembly includes complimentary projections and grooves on internal regions of the tire which contact each during an under-inflated condition. The projections and grooves mate with each other during the under-infla... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7048022 | Tire tread with anti-puncture pads A pneumatic tire has a tread designed primarily for off-road activities, comprising large lugs. The tread can be defined as having a central tread width that is divided into a central tread zone and opposing lateral tread zones. The tire also has shoulder regions ex... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6989065 | Method of manufacturing a filament formed reinforcement member and a run flat tire support therewith The present invention provides a unitary run flat tire (RFT) reinforcement using filament material that is formed into a relatively rigid shape. The reinforcement is insertable into a mold for an RFT support and can maintain the needed structural rigidity for such i... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6916349 | Method of producing non-directional range-dyed face finished fabrics Range-dyed fabrics that possess excellent hand characteristics and simultaneously exhibit substantially nondirectional appearances are provided. Such a combination permits the production and utilization of an extremely comfortable apparel fabric that can be attached... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6901981 | Tire structure including auxiliary inner tire In the present invention, an outer tire is supported and positioned by an auxiliary inner tire such that air can be pumped into the space between the inner and outer tires. When there is a flat tire or leakage, the outer tire is supported by the inner tire and still... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6840295 | Puncture proof tire employing an elongated body tube having shear resistant film The invention is directed to a high-speed, puncture proof tire including a tire casing having a tread portion and a pair of side wall portions and a plurality of small diameter pressurized tubes disposed within the tire casing. Each pressurized tube has an elongate ... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6800715 | Lightweight tire support and composition and method for making a tire support A polyurethane-polymer composition suitable for preparing a lightweight tire support includes at least one isocyanate, at least one polyol, and at least one chain extender. A polyurethane-polymer composition can also include an additive such as a catalyst, a filler,... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6736176 | Tires A tire capable of stably running even if the tire is subjected to external injury without sacrificing rolling resistance and ride comfort in the usual running before being subjected to external injury, is provided. A composite body consists of a continuous phase of ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6648039 | Spring biased tire system An elastomeric motor vehicle tire has a pair of essentially parallel side walls and with radially interior ends and radially exterior ends, and an annular road facing surface at the exterior ends and a mounting aperture there through at the interior ends ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6598636 | Method for fixing a ring made of a sound-absorbing material on a rim and motor vehicle wheel having a ring made of sound-absorbing material fixed on the rim Motor vehicle wheel having a tire mounted on a rim and method of making the same. The wheel includes a ring made of a sound-absorbing material positioned inside the interior of the tire and encircling the rim. Threads are arranged to cover the ring to fix... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588469 | Tire noise reducing system A tire noise reducing system includes a wheel rim, a pneumatic tire mounted on the wheel rim to form an annular tire hollow, and a resonance damper disposed in the annular tire hollow, wherein the damper is one of an annular elastic loose band disposed ar... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6568443 | Cellular tire liner and air chamber system for pneumatic tires A cellular tire liner and air chamber system for pneumatic tires comprising a cellular tire liner interposed between the interior surface of a tire and an air chamber with a substantial portion of the air chamber being essentially vee shaped and an annula... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6548616 | Lightweight tire support and composition and method for making a tire support A polyurethane-polymer composition suitable for preparing a lightweight tire support includes at least one isocyanate, at least one polyol, and at least one chain extender. A polyurethane-polymer composition can also include an additive such as a catalyst... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6539994 | High-speed, puncture proof tire The invention is directed to a high-speed, puncture proof tire including a tire casing having a tread portion and a pair of side wall portions and a plurality of small diameter pressurized tubes disposed within the tire casing. Each pressurized tube has a... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6318427 | Tire system for motorcycles including annular tire core with radially inner groove A tire system for motorcycles comprises a pneumatic tire having a cavity, an annular tire core made of an elastic closed-cell material disposed in the cavity and provided on the radially inside with a groove, and a pressure bag inserted in the groove, whe... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6223795 | Vehicle inner tube with means for protection against piercing of pointed objects A vehicle inner tube, which includes an inflatable tube formed of a plurality of air balls, the inflatable tube having an air chamber defined on the inside, two sets of curved grooves spirally arranged at two opposite side walls thereof around an air cham... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6209600 | Inner tube having multiple air cells and breakers An inner tube for a vehicle tire, which includes a base having air chambers in two opposite side walls thereof and zigzag insertion slots around the periphery of each of the side walls, a multi-cell rubber tube mounted on the base between its side walls a... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6170545 | Safety pneumatic tire There is disclosed a safety pneumatic tire comprising a tire shell which is equipped with a toroidal carcass extending over a pair of bead portions and also functioning as a reinforcing material for a side wall portion connected to the bead portions and f... | 01/09/2001 |
| 6116308 | Run-flat tire system A run-flat tire system comprising a tire and an tire core disposed therein, the tire core being an annular body of an elastic closed-cell material, the radially outside and inside of the tire core each provided with a circumferentially extending groove, t... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6105641 | Semi-pneumatic tire for mine service A semi-pneumatic tire assembly including a tire casing 22 and a lining 26 is provided. The lining 26 includes a contoured inward surface 30 defining an inflation chamber 18 about an associated wheel rim. The tire assembly is formed by injecting a curable,... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6050312 | Inner tube with multiple air cells and breakers for protection against piercing of an external pointed object An inner tube for a vehicle tire, including a base, the base having two outer walls, two inner walls, an annular air chamber connected between the inner walls, and a plurality of rubber coated breakers retained between the inner walls and the outer walls ... | 04/18/2000 |
| 6047753 | Vehicle inner tube with protective breaker means A vehicle inner tube includes an inflatable tube, a protective tube mounted around the inflatable tube for protection, the protective tube formed of a plurality of air balls and having recessed breaker seats equiangularly spaced around its inner diameter,... | 04/11/2000 |
| 5840274 | Deflation resistant tire and insert apparatus In a tire inflation insert of the present invention, a tire casing contains a ring having a plurality of air filled spaces or pockets. The tire inflation insert comprises a roll of a flexible sheet, wrapped with a securing belt of material such as tape, w... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5685926 | Lightweight, safe and damage resistant tire having honeycomb core A lightweight, filler core tire construction for automotive and other vehicles, having a flexible composite outer layer structure and an inner flexible honeycomb core with a radial relief and said honeycomb is bonded to said outer layer, eliminating thus ... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5685925 | Filling for a puncture-proof pneumatic tire A filling for a puncture-proof pneumatic tire is formed by two half-toruses of elastomer or of rubber which are juxtaposed along an equatorial plane inside a tire cover and which are formed with a plurality of parallel channels of preferably hexagonal cro... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5679184 | Pneumatic mountain bicycle or motorcycle tire having an inner tube compression puncture prevention device A device for preventing a pinch puncture of an inner tube of a pneumatic tire, which is disposed within a tire casing fitted over a wheel rim, includes a resiliently deformable ring disposed between the inner tube and the rim. The ring includes a flat bas... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5265658 | Puncture-proof tire having a core of elastomeric material A pressure chamber or core for an unpuncturable pneumatic tire is constituted by a toroidal cushion of elastomer material including mutually independent gastight cells containing a gas under pressure. The cells are substantially all of the same right cros... | 11/30/1993 |
| 5031679 | Syntactic foam tire inserts for flat-proof tire and vehicle tire including same This invention is a composite cellular tire insert for insertion into the interior of pneumatic type tires to eliminate flats and blow-outs. The composite cellular tire insert is comprised of a multiplicity of preconstructed, hollow, pressurized, elastome... | 07/16/1991 |
