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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8091597 | Heavy-duty tire with tread having middle blocks A heavy-duty tire comprises two rows of middle blocks (11). The ground contacting face (S) of each middle block is defined as being surrounded with an axially inner longitudinal edge (14i), an axially outer longitudinal edge (14o),... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7980280 | Pneumatic tire with tread including ribs having closed sipes A pneumatic tire having improved wear resistance, especially improved uneven wear resistance (such as river wear), is offered. The tire that is a rib-pattern tire has five ribs extending circumferentially of the tire. The ribs include a center rib and intermediate r... | 07/19/2011 |
| 7954527 | Pneumatic tire with tread having both end closed groove bottom concave portions and both end open groove bottom sipes A pneumatic tire provided with a tread pattern on which a plurality of blocks are formed with circumferential grooves which extend along a circumferential direction of the tire and lateral grooves which traverse the circumferential grooves, wherein the lateral groov... | 06/07/2011 |
| 7950426 | Tread blocks having reduced edge stiffness A tire comprising a circumferential tread including at least one tread block having at least one edge. The tread block includes at least one void provided therein not more than about 4 millimeters from the edge of the tread block. Exemplary voids include sipes, such... | 05/31/2011 |
| 7878228 | Heavy-duty tire with tread having closed sipes and edge sipes in ribs A heavy-duty tire comprises a tread portion provided with at least three circumferentially continuously extending ribs divided by at least two circumferential grooves extending straight in the tire circumferential direction, wherein the ribs have side edges adjacent... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7703490 | Tire tread with elements in relief having incisions and holes The tread of a tire designed particularly to run on snowy, icy or wet surfaces. The tread comprises elements in relief (e.g., blocks or ribs), each having a running face and lateral faces. At least one element in relief is provided with an incision defined along a m... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7438101 | Pneumatic tire with tread having blocks The present invention aims to improve the wet performance while securing steering stability and holding down degradations in noise performance to minimum, and for this purpose, a pneumatic tire in which blocks are disposed at intervals at a tread portion thereof is ... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7416004 | Pneumatic tire with tread including blocks having open and closed sipes A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with blocks, the blocks are axially divided by at least one circumferential groove and circumferentially divided by oblique grooves inclined with respect to the tire axial direction towards one direction, and each ... | 08/26/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7363951 | Wear-adaptable running tread A tire tread includes a running surface intended to be in contact with the roadway during travel. The running surface has a plurality of first cut-outs of a depth less than the thickness of the tread and defining tread pattern elements of a height less than the tota... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7306019 | Pneumatic tire including toriodally continuous cells and method of producing same A rubber composition is provided with a large friction force even on a body having, for example, an ice face of a low friction coefficient. The composition is constituted by a foamed rubber having a rationalized foaming state. The composition is applied to an upper-... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7276198 | Method and mold for making tire with tie bar A tire having an outer surface and plurality of circumferential and lateral grooves formed into the outer surface. The circumferential and lateral grooves extend to at least one groove depth to define a groove bottom surface. The circumferential and lateral grooves ... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7273081 | Heavy load pneumatic tire with tread having closed sipeings in ribs and projecting stripe in main groove The present invention provides a heavy load pneumatic tire capable of effectively preventing a river wear from generating while preventing a crack or a stone-biting from generating in a sipeing end. In a heavy load pneumatic tire in which a tread portion has a rib p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7270162 | Pneumatic tire with tread surface having blocks with sipes forming meandrous shape A pneumatic tire including sipes that have at least one ends positioned within blocks. The sipes are arranged such that each of the sipes meanders from the one end to the other end thereof to form a meandrous shape, and as the depth of the sipes increases, the meand... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7267148 | 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... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7252728 | Method for forming a pneumatic tire A tire with a changing tread pattern is formed by first forming a tire having a tread, the tread having at least one circumferential or lateral groove. Formed separately is a wearable filler, the wearable filler having a configuration corresponding to at least a por... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7252127 | Reflecting bicycle tires Bicycle wheels have integral reflective areas to increase visibility of the bicycle. These areas show through portions of the wheel tread, so that the tread protects the reflector material from wear. The reflecting areas are scattered over the wheel and situated at ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249620 | Pneumatic tire A tire with a changing tread pattern is formed by first forming a tire having a tread, the tread having at least one circumferential or lateral groove. A wearable filler, having a configuration corresponding to at least a portion of the circumferential or lateral gr... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7213625 | Tread which reduces running noise A tire tread including a tread pattern formed by a plurality of motifs in relief defined by grooves oriented in the transverse direction and in the longitudinal direction of the tread, each of these motifs including a contact face and lateral faces, a plurality of t... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7210364 | Autonomous robotic crawler for in-pipe inspection The specification discloses a robot for inspection adapted to travel virtually unlimited distances through small-diameter enclosed spaces such as conduits or ducts, preferably using a fluid-driven screw-drive propulsion system. The robot preferably includes a drive ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7208110 | Regroovable tread and processes for obtaining such A tread of thickness E, intended to be used in a tire having a carcass reinforcement surmounted by a crown reinforcement and including on its outer surface a plurality of grooves of depth h, including at least circumferential grooves separated axially by ribs, is pr... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7174934 | Solid rubber tire including relatively hard rubber layer and relatively soft rubber layer A solid rubber tire for use on vehicles such as heavy construction equipment is provided with a plurality of layers of different hardness. One of the layers is relatively softer than the other layers and holes are formed at least partially into the tire to provide a... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7140410 | Asymmetric truck racing tire An improved truck racing tire includes three belts and reduced tread and undertread thickness for weight reduction. An asymmetric shoulder design is provided and circumferential grooves having wear indicia therein at a preselected depth are incorporated into the tre... | 11/28/2006 |
| 7131475 | High and medium performance tire for vehicles A tire for a wheel of a vehicle includes a casing structure, a belt structure, and a tread band. A tread band pattern includes a central zone, two intermediate zones, and two shoulder zones. Each of the zones extends between planes that are substantially parallel to... | 11/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7052568 | Tire retreading method A retreading method wherein a base composition and a cap composition are applied to a carcass (10) as two ribbons (14) and (16) extruded from separate extruders (18) and (20). The ribbons (14) and (16) can be layered ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7032635 | Pneumatic tire for use on iced and snowed road surfaces A pneumatic tire for use on iced and snowed road surfaces has a tread surface. The tread surface has a plurality of main grooves extending in a circumferential direction of the tire and a plurality of lateral grooves extending in a width direction of the tire. Block... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7011126 | Progressive tire tread wear indicator A tire tread has at least one cavern formed in the sidewall of the traction elements of the tire. The cavern has a base with information therein to indicate the state of wear of the tire and a ceiling that is progressively worn away as the tread wears. Multiple cave... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6923232 | Tread for a light truck or automobile tire A tread (12) for a light truck or automobile tire (10) has a continuous rib (30, 32) between an adjacent piece of circumferentially continuous grooves (20, 22, 24). The tread (12) has a plurality of hook-shaped semi-blind grooves (... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6910512 | Pneumatic tire having peripheral protuberant portion on each block An end of a block 18 formed on a tread surface of a tire is chamfered in such a manner that a curvature of a chamfer increases toward the end of the block. Accordingly, a ground contact pressure which usually increases locally at the end of the block 18 | 06/28/2005 |
| 6883567 | Pneumatic tire having wear indicator The invention provides a measuring method of a tread wear amount by using a pneumatic tire in which a mark portion is formed on a part of a tread surface, the mark portion changing its surface shape as wear progresses. Image data of the mark portion is detected, the... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6874552 | Tread having offset first and second incisions A tire tread comprising grooves defining motifs in relief, at least one of these motifs being provided with first and second incisions, said incisions each being defined by two main lateral surfaces connected by an end surface, each of the first incisions opening on... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6840296 | Pneumatic tire having excellent steering stability A pneumatic tire has a block pattern of a tread defined by a plurality of circumferential grooves extending in a circumferential direction of the tread and a plurality of lateral grooves each extending across the circumferential grooves and tread ends, wherein speci... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6776204 | Tire having a pattern with no intercommunicating paths between the grooves A tire for vehicle wheels includes a tread band having a tread pattern defined between two shoulder ends of the tire. The tread pattern includes two lateral rows of grooves and at least one third row of grooves arranged between the lateral rows. All of the grooves a... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6761196 | Pneumatic tire having lug grooves An auxiliary groove is formed in tire circumferential direction on a tire central plane of an pneumatic tire according to the present invention. This auxiliary groove is formed, whereby a negative ratio of a center region other than the lug groove is set to 10% to 2... | 07/13/2004 |
| 6695023 | Pneumatic tire including closed sipes In a pneumatic tire comprising a tread which comprises a row of a plurality of blocks divided in the circumferential direction of the tire, a closed sipe is disposed at an approximately central portion of the block and is inclined in a direction opposite ... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6668885 | Pneumatic tire including water drainage passage A pneumatic tire in which a block formed in a tread surface has, in a ground contacting surface thereof, a closed sipe which is formed so as to not open onto a groove. The sipe has a first opening formed in the ground-contacting surface of the block, a se... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6633150 | Apparatus and method for improving traction for a mobile robot An apparatus and method for improving traction for mobile robots where traction is a concern. The mobile robot of the invention includes wheels and brushes. The wheels are mounted to the body of the robot. The brush is mounted to the body close to the whe... | 10/14/2003 |
| 6591881 | Automobile tire with removable tread fillers and tread cavities beneath the rolling surface An automobile tire is so constructed that it produces new tread as the old tread is about worn out. A removable filler is located beneath the tread cavity of the new tire. When the tread is worn down to near an unsafe condition, the filler is removed whic... | 07/15/2003 |
