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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8079392 | Alternating straight/wavy reinforcement structure for pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a pair of parallel annular bead portions, at least one carcass ply reinforcing structure wrapped around the beads, a tread disposed radially outward of the carcass ply, a belt reinforcing structure disposed radially outward of the carcass p... | 12/20/2011 |
| 8047248 | Tire containing thermally exfoliated graphite oxide A tire, tire lining or inner tube, containing a polymer composite, made of at least one rubber and/or at least one elastomer and a modified graphite oxide material, which is a thermally exfoliated graphite oxide with a surface area of from about 300 m2/g ... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7926531 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a carcass ply with carcass cords. The carcass cords comprise high tenacity vinylon fiber, polyethylene naphthalate fiber or polyalylate fiber. Viscoelasticity characteristics per one cord at 120° C. of the carcass cord satisfy the followin... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7775247 | Steel cord for reinforcement of off-the-road tires A steel cord, formed of a plurality of steel filaments, has a construction of N×(7×2) wherein N=1 to 7 and within the circumference of the cross-sectional area, not more than 60% of the cord area is comprised of the steel filaments. The steel cord has an elongatio... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7597128 | Rubberized fiber material and pneumatic tire A rubberized fiber material is used in a belt reinforcing layer of a pneumatic tire, and comprises polyketone fibers having substantially a repeat unit represented by the following formula (I): (wherein A is a moiety derive... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7441573 | Pneumatic tire having a rubber component containing short untwisted cord The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a component including at least one diene based rubber and discontinuous textile cord having at least two textile yarns, wherein the cord is partially untwisted. ... | 10/28/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7361290 | Electroconductive resin, composition useful for forming electroconductive resin, and method of producing electroconductive resin An object of the present invention is to provide a composition useful for forming an electroconductive resin, the composition comprising a resin and a vapor-growth carbon fiber compounded with the resin, and which can be easily formed into a thin film, and to provid... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7316254 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a cord-reinforced layer such as carcass, belt, bead reinforcing layer which is made of metallic cords, each metallic cord is made up of six to twelve metallic filaments whose diameter is in a range of from 0.15 to 0.45 mm, the metallic fil... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7308923 | Dipped cord using hybrid cord and a radial tire using the same It is an object of the present invention to provide a hybrid dip cord consisting of rayon yarn and lyocell yarn to apply to the carcass ply or cap ply (belt reinforced layer) of pneumatic radial tire used in a car and a radial tire using the same. And also, accordin... | 12/18/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7284582 | Pneumatic tire with electrically conductive cord extending between a bead portion and a tread portion of the tire A pneumatic rubber tire containing at least one electrically conductive cord extending between its bead and tread portions to provide a path of least electrical resistance. The electrically conductive cord is comprised of at least one electrically conductive metal f... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7284583 | Pneumatic tire with electrically conductive cord extending from its outer wheel-rim mounting surface to its internal tread portion This invention relates to a pneumatic rubber tire which contains at least one electrically conductive cord extending from an external outer surface of its wheel-rim mounting surface rubber component to an internal electrically conductive tread base layer rubber comp... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7251922 | Tire reinforcing steel cord and tire A zero degree tire reinforcing steel cord is formed by twisting together four to seven individual wires having a wire diameter of 0.20 to 0.45 mm, wherein the steel cord has a substantially spiral or a substantially planar wavy deformation, has an elongation of 1.2%... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7216684 | Pneumatic aviation tire Pneumatic tires for aircraft service having a belt package with shoulder reinforcement. The tire includes a belt reinforcing structure or belt package having multiple cut belts, multiple spiral wound belt layers positioned radially between the cut belts and the trea... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7188654 | Ply with strength carriers embedded in a rubber mixture and vehicle pneumatic tires with a belt bandage thereof Belt bandage for a vehicle pneumatic tire that includes a ply having strength carriers embedded in an unvulcanized rubber mixture. The strength carriers run essentially parallel to one another. Each strength carrier includes a hybrid cord that has a first twisted ya... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188653 | Steel cord and method for producing a steel cord A first aspect of the present invention relates to a filament (11; 12), especially for reinforcing rubber articles. Said filament (11; 12) features a contact surface (14) and an outer surface (13). In a second aspect, the invention relate... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7168470 | Pneumatic radial tire Inside a tread portion and outside a belt layer along the radius direction thereof is formed a belt layer comprising a band ply formed by winding spirally a tape- and belt-form ply wherein one ore plural band cords are stretched and arranged to be embedded in a topp... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7165586 | Pneumatic tire with blended composite fiber cords Disclosed is a tire having at least one reinforcing ply in the carcass, belt, or bead region of the tire. The reinforcing ply is comprised of a blended fiber cord. The cords, in combination with a preferred cure temperature adhesive, achieve a high degree of thermal... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7163736 | Rubber reinforcing fiber cord, method of manufacturing the same, and radial pneumatic tire for passenger car using the same Disclosed is a rubber reinforcing fiber cord in which an eco-friendly silk material is made usable for applications in an automobile pneumatic tire and the like acted upon by large loads. The rubber reinforcing fiber cord of the present invention is characterized in... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7156137 | Preparation of starch reinforced rubber and use thereof in tires The invention relates to a rubber composition which contains starch/plasticizer composite, precipitated silica and carbon black reinforcement together with a coupling agent wherein the coupling agent is an organosilane polysulfide having an average of from about 2 t... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7152391 | Steel cord for reinforcing off-the-road tires and conveyor belts A steel cord comprises a metal core strand and adjacent layer of steel elements. Between the metal core strand and adjacent layer of steel elements, a polymer layer with a minimum thickness of more than 0.02 mm is provided. These steel cords are to be used to reinfo... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152644 | Rubber reinforcing steel cord, manufacturing method of rubber reinforcing steel cord and pneumatic tire A method of manufacturing a rubber reinforcing steel cord is provided, wherein the steel cord has a steel wire plated with metal containing copper and having on its surface an oil layer containing a cobalt compound, and includes an application step in which the oil ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7127879 | Ply-twisted yarn for cut resistant fabrics A ply-twisted yarn useful in cut resistant fabrics is made by providing a first multifilament yarn of continuous organic filaments having a tensile strength of at least 4 grams per denier and having a twist in a first direction of from 0.5 to 10 turns per inch; prov... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7107751 | Safety arrester cable The safety of safety cables may be improved, whereby the system of cable and attachment eye is embodied together such that a greater work-to-break energy is possible. The cable is prepared from a blended yarn, comprising fibres made from relatively rigid, highly tea... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7104299 | Two piece tire with improved tire tread belt A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has at least a pair of belt layers, and one layer comprising inextensible reinforcing cables inclined at substantially z... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093634 | Two piece tire with improved tire tread belt A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has at least a pair of belt layers, and one layer comprising inextensible reinforcing cables inclined at substantially zero degrees re... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7089723 | Multi-layer steel cord where intermediate filaments are coated with a polymer A steel cord comprises a core with one or more core steel filaments and further comprises a first layer of intermediate steel filaments twisted around the core, and a second layer of second steel filaments twisted around the first layer. At least one of the intermed... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082978 | Tires with high strength reinforcement A strip of tire ply stock is reinforced with steel cords wherein the steel cords are constructed of high strength wire filament having at least a tensile strength of −2000×D+4400 MPa where D is the filament diameter in mm. Tires are constructed with the ply stock... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7066228 | Metal/rubber composite for tire A (metal/rubber) composite comprising a rubber matrix reinforced with a metallic body adhering to the rubber matrix by means of an adhesive interphase; the rubber matrix is based on diene elastomer; the metal is a carbon steel, the carbon content of which is between... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7066229 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a cord-reinforced layer such as carcass, belt, bead reinforcing layer which is made of metallic cords, each metallic cord is made up of six to twelve metallic filaments whose diameter is in a range of from 0.15 to 0.45 mm, the metallic fil... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7055568 | Cord-embedded rubber tape for making tire component, tire component and tire A cord-embedded rubber tape, a tire component made by winding such a tape, and a pneumatic tire comprising such a tire component are disclosed, wherein the tape is made of unvulcanized rubber and at least one cord is embedded therein along the length of the tape. Th... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7051507 | Hybrid cabled cord and a method to make it The present invention is directed to a hybrid cabled cord comprising: at least two yarns having different properties and an unbalanced configuration wherein the hybrid cabled cord has improved tensile strength retention. In a preferred embodiment one of the two yarn... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7048343 | Endless elastomeric track with corrosion resistant cables This invention relates to annular or endless elastomeric track 10 for use in vehicles for civil engineering, construction works and agricultural works. The track 10 has a thin belt 20 which includes a primary table 59 made of corrosion re... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7037578 | Power transmission belt An endless power transmission belt including a treated fiber embedded in an elastomeric body, the treated fiber having a first treatment of a polyamide and an epoxy, and optionally, a second treatment including an RFL adhesive. ... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7032637 | Tire reinforced by an elongate composite element of the monofilament type, and such element A tire, in particular an elastomeric pneumatic tire, reinforced by lengths of a monofilament elongate composite element of long glass fibers impregnated in a thermoset resin having a glass transition temperature Tg greater than 130° C., in which the fibe... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7021349 | Spin finish The present spin finish composition comprises at least about 10 percent by weight based on the spin finish composition of components (a) and (b) having the formula R1—(CO)x—O—(CH(R2)—CH2—O)y... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7014914 | Polyester yarn and airbags employing certain polyester yarn Airbag cushions manufactured from polyester yarn having certain levels of intrinsic viscosity (IV) and certain specific carboxyl end group (“CEG”) levels perform unexpectedly well in high temperature and high humidity environments for airbag cushion applications... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7014922 | Rubberized fabric with reinforcing metal strap made of a shape-memory material A rubberized fabric for a tire belt includes an elastomeric material and at least one reinforcing metal strap in the elastomeric material. The at least one reinforcing metal strap is made of a shape-memory material. The at least one reinforcing metal strap is orient... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7007990 | Reinforced impact beam with layered matrix An impact beam having a polymer matrix and a metal reinforcing structure, the metal reinforcing structure including metal cords that can be made from metal elements having a diameter of 100 μm or more. The polymer matrix can include a thermoplastic material and/or ... | 03/07/2006 |
