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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8156976 | Off-road tire for motorcycle An off-road tire for motorcycle comprises a tread portion provided with a plurality of blocks including an axially outmost shoulder block, a pair of sidewall portions, and a pair of bead portions, the shoulder block comprising a tread face with an axially outer edge... | 04/17/2012 |
| 7874330 | Motorcycle tire for off-road traveling An off-road motorcycle tire having a block pattern comprising a plurality of blocks 11 defined by tread grooves 10, each block 11 having a circumferential profile 16 of top surface 12 in the form of a straight line or a circular ar... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7398808 | Micro-cellular closed-cell sponge rubber outers The invention relates to a method of making an outer tire layer on a pneumatic tire microcellular closed-cell sponge rubber, method of making the aforesaid product. ... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7350551 | Motorcycle tire with tread having main blocks and lower height sub blocks A motorcycle tire is provided that is capable of remarkably improving a traction characteristic and an anti-sideslip characteristic for cornering without deteriorating the mud expulsion characteristic especially on a dirt road. In embodiments, a motorcycle tire has ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7270161 | Pneumatic tire for motorcycle To provide a pneumatic tire for a motorcycle in which both wear resistance and wet steering stability can be attained. Since a pair of zigzag circumferential direction grooves 28 are positioned at the center of a tread central region 24C and has an amp... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247669 | Rubber prepared with precipitated silica and carbon black pellet composites of controlled hardness and tire with component derived therefrom This invention relates to a rubber composition prepared with reinforcement comprised of a combination of precipitated silica aggregates and pelletized rubber reinforcing carbon black composites of carbon black and organic binder of a controlled hardness and to a tir... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7234497 | Tyre for motorcycle A tire for a motorcycle wherein the radius of curvature (R1) of a corner portion on one side (an inside in an axial direction) of a groove of the tire is smaller than a radius of curvature (R2) of the other corner portion; the radii of curvature (R1... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7125023 | Rollover protecting system for vehicle A rollover protecting system for a vehicle comprising an actuator for pushing out an upper arm to an external direction of the vehicle by pivoting a pivot arm such that a tire produces a positive camber in relation to the road surface. Protruding ends are formed on ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7118643 | Method of making tire with exo-belt skin The present invention, in one embodiment, is a method of making a tire with a skin covering at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the tire. In practicing the method, a partially cured tire and a partially cured skin are provided. The partially cured ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7114539 | Bicycle tire having tread with projecting ribs A bicycle tire 10 is described having a tread that comprises transverse channels defining a block tread pattern for improving grip when the tire is used in off-road conditions. Two axially spaced circumferentially continuous parallel ribs 14 straddle t... | 10/03/2006 |
| 6988520 | Motorcycle tire having tread including two different rubber compounds A motor-cycle tire (1) comprising a ground contacting tread (2) reinforced between its edges (3,4) by a breaker assembly and having in its normally inflated fitted condition a camber value C/L of between 0.5 and 0.7, a reinforcing carcass ply ( | 01/24/2006 |
| 6977020 | Method of mounting a pneumatic radial tire In the method of mounting a pneumatic radial tire comprising a spiral belt and a pair cross belt members arranged in parallel to each other at both sides of an equational plane of the tire and at a given opening space onto a vehicle body, the tire is mounted as a fr... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6938659 | Runflat tire having crown-reinforcing insert extending into the sidewalls A pneumatic tire has a crown-reinforcing insert which extends from under the tread substantially, such as at least one-third of the sidewall height, into the sidewall of the tire. Apexes extend from the beads substantially, such as at least one-third of the sidewall... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6929044 | All-terrain vehicle tire An All Terrain Vehicle Tire (10) for the drive axle positions has a tread (12) having three circumferentially continuous channels (61 62, 63). Two of the channels (62, 63) divide the elongated lugs (40, 42) into an axially inner po... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6838511 | Tire with configured rubber sidewall designed to be ground-contacting reinforced with carbon black, starch and silica This invention relates to a pneumatic rubber tire having a circumferential rubber tread of a lug and groove configuration which extends to a substantial portion an adjacent rubber sidewall and is designed to be ground-contacting. Said lug and groove configured porti... | 01/04/2005 |
| 6755227 | High-transverse-curvature tire, in particular for use in front wheels of motor-vehicles A high-transverse-curvature tire (1), in particular to be mounted on the front wheel of a motor-vehicle, which includes a belt structure (6) including, in a radially external layer (9a), a plurality of circumferential coils (7a | 06/29/2004 |
| 6651711 | Pneumatic tire having blocks at pitches A pneumatic tire has a tread portion curved so that the maximum section width of the tire lies between tread edges. The tread portion is provided with central blocks arranged circumferentially of the tire at pitches P1, axially outer blocks arranged circu... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6648040 | Radial tire for motorcycles and method of making the same A radial tire for motorcycles comprises a carcass extending between bead portions through a tread portion and sidewall portions, and a belt disposed radially outside the carcass in the tread portion and comprising two cross breaker plies of cords laid at ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6530404 | Runflat all terrain tire An all terrain vehicle tire (10) has an annular tread (12) and a casing (11) radially inward of the tread (12). The tread (12) has a plurality of tread lugs (92, 94) and a central rib (95). The plurality of tread lugs (92, 94) are disposed on each tread h... | 03/11/2003 |
| 6311747 | High-transverse-curvature tire, in particular for use in rear wheels of motor-vehicles A high-transverse-curvature tire (1), in particular for mounting onto the rear wheel of motor-vehicles, comprises a tread band (8), coaxially extended around a belt structure (6), wherein a plurality of rubber blocks (10), defined between a plurality of g... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6276415 | Pneumatic radial tire for motorcycle A pneumatic radial tire for motorcycle comprises a belt containing cords extended substantially in a circumferential direction of a tread and has a directional tread pattern defined by plural main slant grooves having a given inclination angle with respec... | 08/21/2001 |
| 6250352 | Motorcycle tire and method of making the same A motorcycle tire comprises a tread portion curved convexly such that the maximum cross section width TW of the tire lies between the tread edges, a carcass ply of cords arranged radially at an angle of 70 to 90 degrees to the tire equator, and a belt ply... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6244315 | Tyre with high transverse curvature coefficient in particular for a two-wheeled vehicle A tire for two-wheeled vehicles is described, said tire having a transverse curvature coefficient with a value of not less than 0.15, comprising a torus-shaped carcass having structural means which allow improvements in the handling of the vehicle, while ... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6220320 | Pneumatic motorcycle tire A pneumatic tire for a two-wheeled vehicle having high lateral stiffness and exhibiting improved steering stability has a tread pattern defined in a tread portion by numerous sets of combination lug groove patterns. In this tread portion, one set of the l... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6200401 | Method of determining groove angle to give optimum tread wear A tire for a two-wheeled vehicle comprising a ground contacting tread having at least one tread groove formed therein and extending axially from the tread center to the tread edge, wherein in a first region of the tire tread, which is the central tread re... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6192952 | Pneumatic radial tires A pneumatic radial tire capable of effectively controlling the occurrence of wandering phenomenon when being used in vehicles such as passenger car, small-size truck, truck, bus and the like is provided, in which a second tread zone contacting with a moun... | 02/27/2001 |
| 6125898 | Motor-cycle radial tire A radial motorcycle tire having improved lateral grip under camber with good stability, wherein the tread is reinforced by two main breaker plies comprising parallel reinforcing cords oppositely inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6070631 | High-transverse-curvature tire, in particular for front wheels of motor-vehicles A high-transverse-curvature tire (1), in particular to be mounted on the front wheel of a motor-vehicle, comprises a belt structure (6) including, in a radially external layer (9a), a plurality of circumferential coils (7a), axially arranged side by side,... | 06/06/2000 |
| 5975175 | Pair of high-tranverse-curvature tires for two-wheeled vehicles having different belt structures and method of controlling the behavior of such vehicles on a bend A pair of high-transverse-curvature tires for two-wheeled vehicles is provided, in which the belt structure of the rear tire comprises a layer of inextensible cords disposed at a substantially zero angle with respect to the equatorial plane of the tire, p... | 11/02/1999 |
| 5849118 | Pneumatic radial tires with specified profile A pneumatic radial tire capable of effectively controlling the occurrence of wandering phenomenon when being used in vehicles such as passenger car, small-size truck, truck, bus and the like is provided, in which a second tread zone contacting with a moun... | 12/15/1998 |
| 5499888 | Bidirectional roadway for wheeled vehicles A roadway for bicycle and other tired wheel vehicles formed of a plurality of end-to-end abutting tiles, preferably of a structural foam plastic such as polyethylene includes a generally rigid base having opposed top and bottom surfaces, with the top surf... | 03/19/1996 |
| 5427164 | Heavy duty radial tire for minimized road damage A radial tire for a four wheeled vehicle comprising a reinforced carcass ply extending between two bead regions through sidewall regions to a tread region and a reinforcing breaker disposed in the tread region extending circumferentially around the tire r... | 06/27/1995 |
| 5377734 | High efficiency all terrain bicycle or motorcycle tire A high efficiency all terrain bicycle or motorcycle tire having a tread design in which spaced tread blocks are arranged in circumferential rows and overlapped to allow a smooth shift in load from one tread block to another in different circumferential ro... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5358020 | Motorcycle tire with narrow longitudinal grooves A motorcycle tire has a tire body with a running surface and a tire tread. A plurality of main grooves are formed in the tire tread which form a plurality of tread blocks. The main grooves extend at an angle relative to a longitudinal axis of the tire. Th... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5318086 | Pneumatic off-the-road tires A pneumatic off-the-road tire is used in motorcycles for motocross racing, and comprises a tread having a particular block arrangement of offset blocks and side blocks.... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5088535 | Bicycle or motorcycle tire tread An improved bicycle tire tread comprising selected combinations of tread block and trough dimensions and concave, convex and beveled tread surface configurations, is disclosed.... | 02/18/1992 |
| 5044413 | Wide tread radial tire-rim assembly with bead-rim interlock The present invention relates to a radial tire and a radial tire-rim assembly. The radial tire (1) has a pair of beads (2), each bead having a bead core (3) and a bead apex (5), a carcass (4), with both edges thereof folded back around said bead core and ... | 09/03/1991 |
| 4776378 | Pneumatic tire and wheelrim for a motorcycle A pneumatic tire and wheelrim assembly for a motorcycle wherein the tire comprises a pair of axially spaced wheelrim engaging bead regions, a torroidal air pressure retaining carcass reinforced by a reinforced ply extending from one bead region to the oth... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4757850 | Tire for motorcycles Radial tires for motorcycles comprising a tread portion, side wall portions, bead portions, a carcass, bead apexes made of a rubber having a high hardness, and optionally reinforcing cord layers arranged outside the bead apexes, said tread portion having ... | 07/19/1988 |
| 4640329 | Radial tire for motorcycles Radial tires for motorcycles comprising a tread portion, side wall portions, bead portions, a carcass, a breaker, and optionally a reinforcing cord layer arranged outside the carcass and extending from one bead portion to the other bead portion and bead a... | 02/03/1987 |
