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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8408261 | Pneumatic tire The present invention provides a pneumatic tire in which a sectional shape of a bead wire and arrangement of the bead wires have been optimized to increase rotational rigidity of the bead core as a whole and suppress pulling-off of a carcass, so that durability of t... | 04/02/2013 |
| 8235083 | Pneumatic tyre for vehicle wheels In a tire for vehicle wheels, each of the two annular anchoring structures includes at least two annular reinforcing inserts, each of them being made up of at least one first elongated element and at least two reinforcing elements that are mutually spaced apart and ... | 08/07/2012 |
| 8082964 | Tyre for a vehicle wheel and method of manufacturing the tyre A vehicle wheel tire includes a carcass structure, at least one annular reinforcing structure, a tread band, and a pair of sidewalls. The carcass structure includes at least one carcass ply, each including a plurality of elongated elements disposed around a cross-se... | 12/27/2011 |
| 7661453 | Annular reinforcing element for a tyre and tyre including the annular reinforcing element A tire for a vehicle wheel includes a carcass structure, a tread band extending circumferentially around the carcass structure, a belt structure circumferentially located between the carcass structure and the tread band, and at least one pair of sidewalls applied to... | 02/16/2010 |
| 7604032 | Pneumatic tire with specified bead core covering rubber A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions with a bead core therein, and a carcass ply extending between the bead portions through the tread portion and sidewall portions and wound around the bead core in each of... | 10/20/2009 |
| 7543620 | Tire bead geometry A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead po... | 06/09/2009 |
| 7533706 | Green tire bead Tire bead rubber compositions and tire beads made therewith are provided having good dimensional stability, processability and wire adhesion Tire bead rubber compositions containing crosslinked styrene butadiene rubber are also provided having good dimensional stabi... | 05/19/2009 |
| 7523774 | Pneumatic tire with high turnup, locked bead construction A pneumatic radial ply tire for heavier load conditions having a reduced weight, high durability bead area. The pneumatic tire includes a tire bead and a carcass ply folded about the bead to define a main body portion and a turnup portion. The turnup portion is fold... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7490649 | Heavy duty tire with bead anchor rubber A heavy duty tire comprises a bead core disposed in each bead portion, and a carcass ply of steel cords extending between the bead portions. The edges of the carcass ply are winded around the bead cores from the axially inside to outside of the tire to form a pair o... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7416007 | Tyre for a vehicle wheel A tyre for a vehicle wheel includes a carcass structure, belt structure, tread band, and at least one pair of sidewalls. The carcass structure includes at least one first carcass ply and at least two annular reinforcing structures. The at least one first carcass ply... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7406991 | Pneumatic tire with bead composite A run-flat tire has a radial carcass reinforcement ply extending through a pair of opposing sidewalls and anchored in opposing bead portions. At least one of the bead portions having a bead heel and a bead toe wherein the bead heel is radially outward and axially in... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7340947 | Tire testing machine and axis misalignment measuring method for tire testing machine A spindle direction engaging device moves at least one of spindles in a mutually separating direction to closely engage a lock piece or a lock portion in a spindle direction of spindles while the lock piece is locked to the lock portion when a tire is not mounted. A... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7320350 | Sidewall reinforcing layer for pneumatic tires A pneumatic tire may include a floating reinforcing layer disposed between a body ply and the sidewall of the tire. The reinforcing layer may extend from a point beneath the rim flange of the wheel to a point just above or below the maximum section width of the tire... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7290579 | Pneumatic tire for motorcycle This invention relates to a pneumatic tire for a motorcycle improving a cornering stability, and more particularly to a pneumatic tire for a motorcycle comprising a pair of bead portions 2, a carcass 1 wound around a bead core 3 embedded in the ... | 11/06/2007 |
| 7278458 | Tire with a reinforced sidewall and fabrication process A tire designed to be mounted on a mounting rim J of maximum diameter Dc the type comprising beads designed to cooperate with seats of the mounting rim, the beads comprising at least one annular bead reinforcement structure; a crown comprising a reinforce... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278457 | Aircraft tire An aircraft tire has an inflation pressure greater than 9 bar and a deflection greater than 30%. The tire includes a crown, two sidewalls and two beads, a carcass reinforcement anchored in the two beads and a crown reinforcement. The carcass reinforcement includes a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7240710 | Cable bead and method of manufacture The present invention relates to a cable bead, the method of constructing the cable bead and a tire constructed by a process incorporating the cable bead wherein the cable bead is formed with a bead core wound from a single filament of bead core wire having a rubber... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238248 | Method of building a tyre and tyre for a two-wheeled vehicle A method of building a tyre includes forming a carcass structure comprising at least one carcass ply, applying a belt structure at a radially external position with respect to the at feast one carcass ply, applying a pair of sidewalls at an axially external position... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7231951 | Tire with chafer The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a pair of spaced apart bead components, a connecting carcass between said bead components, and a rubber chafer positioned around at least a portion of each of said bead components and intended for contacting a... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7201199 | Tire with bead core with hexagonal section A tire for a vehicle wheel includes a carcass, a tread band radially external to the carcass, and a pair of axially distanced sidewalls. The carcass includes at least one carcass ply including ends associated with bead cores. Each bead core is incorporated in a resp... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7188655 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire including a radial carcass (5) of at least one carcass ply including a main body portion (3a) and a turnup portion (3b), and a reinforcing member (7) including at least two reinforcing layers. The at least t... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7182307 | System for vertically forming concrete panels A concrete mold device for vertically forming a concrete panel includes a plurality of concrete forms for collectively defining a mold cavity for receiving an uncured concrete mixture therein. The concrete forms can include a pair of opposing side wall forms to defi... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7172002 | Pneumatic tire with specified inner liner A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a bead core disposed in each bead portion, a carcass comprising a ply of carcass cords extending between the bead portions through the tread portion and sidewall portio... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7165590 | Heavy duty pneumatic radial tire with carcass ply winding-up portion A heavy duty pneumatic radial tire includes a carcass ply, in which a ply folding portion folding a bead core is successively disposed in a ply body. The ply folding portion includes a main portion folded along the bead core, and a winding-up portion extending conti... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7150302 | Tire bead core and pneumatic tire A tire bead core has an annular body formed by annularly winding and bundling one bead wire in the form of a quadrangle in cross section which has two pairs of opposing sides substantially parallel to each other. The annular body comprises a plurality of winding por... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7128114 | Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the tire A carcass 7 includes first and second carcass plies 9 and 10. The first carcass ply 9 has a body portion 9A extending from a tread portion 2 to a bead core 5 through a sidewall portion 3, and a wound up portion... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7096910 | Tire for a vehicle wheel A tyre for a vehicle wheel includes a carcass structure, a belt structure, a tread band, and sidewalls. The carcass structure includes at least one first and second carcass ply and a pair of annular reinforcing structures. The carcass plies are formed of strip secti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093636 | Pneumatic tire The invention can firmly fix both ends of a carcass ply while maintaining a weight saving and an effect of inhibiting a bead damage high. A pneumatic tire is provided with a bead core (5) constituted by core separated pieces (20U, 20L) separated... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7063761 | Method of mounting a tire on a rim A method of mounting a tire on a rim includes selecting a tire comprising bead cores, stretching the bead cores, sliding the bead cores over a balcony portion of the rim, allowing the bead cores to elastically return to lengths corresponding to diameters of respecti... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7021351 | Bead core of pneumatic tire A bead core for pneumatic tires comprised of a ring-like bead core main body 11 in which a single bead wire 10 is wound in a multi-seriate and multi-staged manner and provided with angular portions P on an outer peripheral surface S in a meridian secti... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7017635 | Tire with outside-in ply construction A pneumatic tire for trucks having reduced weight and less material usage. The present invention utilizes an outside-in radial ply construction, which aids to torque the tire bead into the rim of the wheel to which it is mounted and allows the rim to provide greater... | 03/28/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6991017 | Light weight cable bead core A light weight cable bead core 30 is described having an inner core 33 made of a metal wire 34 with an outer sheath 35 of steel cord wires 36. Each cord 36 is made of a plurality of filaments 37. The bead core 30 | 01/31/2006 |
| 6972061 | Compound apex for vehicle tire A pneumatic radial ply tire (500) comprises a tread (510), a belt structure (512), and a carcass (514). The carcass (514) has a radial ply (518) and two bead sections (530A, 530B). Each bead section (530... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972062 | Process for the manufacture of a tire The invention concerns a process for the manufacture of a tire comprising the following steps: a) laying a carcass reinforcement on a generally flat receiving surface; b) turning up at least one lateral end of the carcass reinforcement over itself to obtain a semi-f... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969440 | Pneumatic tire, method for manufacturing the same and method for manufacturing body ply A cylindrical body ply is mounted around a cylindrical bladder, and annular beads are set on both axial end portions of the body ply. In this state, while the spacing between both axial ends of the body ply is narrowed, an axial intermediate portion of the body ply ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6966351 | Tire bead configuration A pneumatic tire has a compact bead configuration, and high interlocking forces between the carcass ply cords and the bead cords. The carcass ply is formed from one or more cords wound continuously between a first end and a second end, wherein the at least the first... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6964719 | Process for manufacturing tires A process of manufacturing a pneumatic tire (300) with oppositely disposed annularly-shaped beads (324) for mounting on flange shoulders (304) of a wheel rim (302) with the opposed beads (324) spaced apart from one another by a dis... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6945294 | Crown reinforcement for an off-the-road tire Tire for heavy off-the-road vehicles including a radial carcass reinforcement anchored in each bead to an annular bead reinforcement element, and radially above it a crown reinforcement consisting of at least two working crown plies of inextensible metallic cables c... | 09/20/2005 |
