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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171966 | Pneumatic tire and method for manufacturing the same A pneumatic tire according to the invention includes a cap rubber 12 as a non-conductive rubber layer and a conductive layer 13 that extends from the tread surface to the bottom surface of the cap rubber 12 through the cap rubber 12. The ... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8167014 | Manufacturing method of pneumatic tire and pneumatic tire A tread forming step of forming a non-conductive tread rubber includes a first step of forming the tread rubber in such a manner that a shoulder portion becomes smaller in diameter than a finish cross sectional shape, a second step of setting up a conductive layer e... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8167015 | Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire and manufacturing pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire includes a non-conductive tread surface and has an electrically conductive rubber in a wave-like or other configuration arranged in a tire circumferential direction. The tire has an electrically conductive sidewall rubber. Upper portions of the wave... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8042582 | Pneumatic tire having conductive layer and rubber cement layer including compound having oxyethylene unit A pneumatic tire is equipped with at least a tread part, a sidewall part, a bead part, and a carcass extending from tread part through sidewall part to bead part, and provided with a breaker part on the outside of carcass in the radial direction of the tire. The vol... | 10/25/2011 |
| 7926526 | Transponder for tires The invention relates to a transponder that is mounted on a tire. The transponder includes at least one transponder chip and a transponder antenna and is embedded in a substrate which is connected to an inner side of the tire with the aid of an element. The aim of t... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7926527 | Tire with tire tag embedded within reinforcing belt A pneumatic tire includes a tire body having a crown portion and a pair of sidewalls. At least one reinforcing belt is disposed in the crown portion of the tire. A tag is carried by the reinforcing belt. In one embodiment, the tag is disposed in the location of one ... | 04/19/2011 |
| 7900666 | Tire and method of securing an object thereto A tire and a method of securing an object thereto includes a two-piece fastening system having a first portion which is applied to an innerliner of a green tire prior to the green tire being cured and a second portion which includes an object, such as a radio freque... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7900665 | Pneumatic tire and method of mounting transponder to pneumatic tire In a pneumatic tire (20) on which a transponder (1) is mounted, a securing member (3) for securing the transponder (1) is fixed to an inner surface of the tire in an area (S) between a tire maximum-width position (A) and a bead toe (B). T... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7819152 | Pneumatic tire with tread having electrically conductive component underlying and extending through its tread This invention relates to a pneumatic rubber tire having a circumferential tread containing an outer tread rubber layer, wherein said outer tread rubber layer contains an outer tire running surface, comprised of an electrically insulating (poorly electrically conduc... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7770618 | Pneumatic tire with electrically conductive helical path A pneumatic tire is provided with an electrically conductive path extending continuously from a position in the rim contacting surface to a position in the ground contacting surface through a sidewall portion, wherein a sidewall rubber is a high-performance rubber c... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7766060 | Tire and tire producing method A tire comprising a tread layer comprised of a tread rubber and an electrically conductive band arranged in a widthwise middle portion thereof, and a method of producing the tire, wherein the tread rubber is made of a low-conductive continuous rubber ribbon circumfe... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7556074 | Tire having a cavity for receiving an electronic detector A tire includes a cavity formed therein to receive a removable electronic monitoring module. A mouth of the cavity opens into the inside volume of the tire and is located along a section of a joint of a first layer formed by the assembly of rubber profiled elements ... | 07/07/2009 |
| 7439928 | Wave antenna wireless communication device and method A wireless communication device coupled to a wave antenna that provides greater increased durability and impedance matching. The wave antenna may be in the form of a polygonal, elliptical curve and/or coil shape. The wireless communication device is coupled to the w... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7430906 | Pneumatic tire having accommodation tool of electronic component A pneumatic tire (1) has a tire cavity surface (HS) to which an accommodation tool (11) for accommodating an electronic component is bonded. The accommodation tool (11) includes an accommodation space (10) for accommodating an electronic ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7432801 | System and method for detecting a rapid leak from a tire A method of detecting a rapid leak of gas contained in an automobile tire based on periodic measurements of a pressure Pa and a temperature Ta of the gas. The method includes determining a reference pressure Pcref, calculating an alarm threshold pressure Sref from t... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7429801 | System and method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy A tire assembly with integrated power generation features includes one or more piezoelectric devices configured to generate electric charge therein upon being subjected to mechanical strains associated with flexure of tire or wheel components. The piezoelectric devi... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7419557 | Method for protecting tire innerliner using thermoformable film coated with pressure-sensitive adhesive A method is provided for protecting a virgin surface of a tire innerliner from contamination by a release agent during curing. A pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA)-coated thermoformable film is pressed onto an exposed virgin surface of a green tire innerliner to adhe... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7404318 | 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... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7391307 | Tire alarm device A tire alarm device gives a warning against the runflat operation limit of a pneumatic tire during runflat operation, the tire having a reinforcement layer disposed in each sidewall thereof for enabling the runflat operation. The device includes a tire temperature s... | 06/24/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7364144 | Sensing and communication system and method A sensing and communication system includes a transceiver broadcasting an electromagnetic wave, a transponder supported on an associated structural member at a distance from the transceiver that receives the electromagnetic wave, and a sensor adjacent the transponde... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362218 | Motion detection using a shock sensor in a remote tire pressure monitoring system A tire monitor for mounting to a vehicle as part of a remote tire monitoring system includes a tire condition sensor to produce a tire condition signal, a controller coupled to the tire condition sensor to control operation of the tire monitor, and a radio circuit c... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7352277 | Antenna for tire pressure information sending apparatus and tire pressure information sending apparatus using the same An antenna 1 for a tire pressure information sending apparatus is constituted by a circuit board provided with feeding electrodes and a radiation electrode 8 having a loop surface substantially perpendicular to the principal surface, the radiation elec... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7350550 | Tire with electrically non-conductive tread which contains a self locking electrically conductive rubber strip extending through said tread to its running surface This invention relates to a tire having an electrically non-conductive tread which contains an electrically conductive rubber strip which extends through at least a portion of the tread to its running surface in a wave configured shape, and therefore not a continuou... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7351297 | Composite elastic web A method for producing a composite web includes supplying two or more webs to an activation mechanism, where the webs are in an unbonded state relative to each other. The method further entails simultaneously activating the webs while they are in a face to face rela... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348878 | Tire pressure monitoring system with permanent tire identification A tire pressure management system for a tractor/trailer system uses exterior sidewall mounted tire RFID tags, valve mounted tire pressure sensors and transmitters, radio repeaters, a tire pressure management system receiver with controller area network interface, a ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337659 | Tyre pressure monitoring sensor The present invention relates to an apparatus for remote tire pressure monitoring that is secured onto a wheel surface. The apparatus as a unit comprises or includes a circuit including at least a sensor element to sense air pressure, signal processing circuitry, an... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7338914 | RFID tire label A tire label that is adapted to adhere to the surface of an irregular surface. The inventive tire label uses a label stock made of an openwork fabric that is a mesh, woven or knit. Optionally, a cap can be used on the label. Preferably, the label has an RFID chip. | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334618 | Pneumatic tire with tread having cap layer and spaced apart base layers A tread (14) of a tire (10) includes a tread rubber layer (16). The tread rubber layer (16) has a two-layer structure including a base layer (23) and a cap layer (24). The base layer (23) is provided with a comb-shape... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7336162 | Double mold shot pull to seat universal TPMS sensor A tire pressure sensor assembly is provided for use with a wheel rim including a valve hole. The sensor assembly including a metal valve stem element having a stem base, a stem body, a stem cap end, and an inner stem chamber. A lower sensor housing is rigidly over-m... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7331367 | Monitoring device and patch assembly A monitoring device and patch assembly and method for forming the assembly is disclosed wherein the patch includes a platform and at least a portion of the monitoring device is positioned adjacent the patch. At least a portion of the monitoring device and platform a... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7328608 | Sensor unit A sensor unit includes a sensor body consisting of a detecting part which detects an inside pressure of a tire, and a transmitting part which transmits a pressure signal detected by the detecting part, and a base member which holds the sensor body. The base member i... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7329325 | Method of manufacturing a tire comprising at least one insert A method of manufacturing a tire (3), which includes a crown (5) having a molded tread pattern, and at least one insert (6) with a position that is set relative to the molded tread pattern. The method includes building an uncured tire around a c... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7318464 | Pneumatic rubber tire having annular rubber strip containing electrically conductive bonded to its inner surface A pre-cured pneumatic rubber tire of open toroidal shape having a pre-cured rubber strip, comprised of at least one elastomer and which contains at least one electrically conductive element, adhesively bonded to an inner surface of the tire's cavity. The adhesive is... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7316251 | Tire breakdown warning device and pneumatic tire A tire breakdown warning device includes at least one temperature sensor for detection of temperature of a pneumatic tire, and provides a warning when a breakdown of the tire is found on the basis of detection signals detected by the at least one temperature sensor.... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7310997 | Tire warning device detecting tensile forces of reinforcing cord and pneumatic tire having the same This invention provides a tire warning device which detects tensile forces of at least one of reinforcing cords of a carcass ply or belt ply of a pneumatic tire and provides a warning on the basis of the tensile forces detected. The tire warning device includes a st... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7302868 | Method for measuring forces acted upon tire and apparatus for measuring forces acted upon tire There is provided an apparatus for measuring forces acted upon a tire in which a radial force and a peripheral force acting to the tire, which are required for the high precision measurement of a friction coefficient on a road surface, are simply measured in a high ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7292138 | Vehicle tire with RFID tag Provided is a vehicle tire with an RFID tag. The damage of the RFID tag or non-recognition problem can be prevented when a severe operating atmosphere is applied to the tire. The RFID tag is mounted on a side of the tire, apart from a bead included on an inner circu... | 11/06/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7285868 | Apparatus and method for energy generation within a tire Energy for in-tire use is generated from the load induced reciprocating deflection of the tire inner walls above the tire-to-road contact patch adjacent to the shoulder of the tire. This energy is used to power in-tire monitoring electronics. For pulsatile energy ge... | 10/23/2007 |
