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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8047243 | Replacement tread for a truck racing tire A retreaded pneumatic truck tire includes a used carcass having a uniform annular attachment area and a retread element. The retread element secures to the attachment area of the used carcass. The retread element has a tread pattern comprising a first circumferentia... | 11/01/2011 |
| 7694705 | Drift tire and remote control car having tire attached thereto Both a “grip” run and a drift run of a remote control car are achieved by fitting rings to an outer peripheral surface of a tire or tires. In a drift tire, at least one annular groove is formed on an outer surface of an annular body of a tire main body in a circ... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7334617 | Solid rubber tire with flexible hub and replaceable tire tread A solid rubber tire with a flexible drive hub having a multiplicity of hub ribs and grooves formed around the periphery of the flexible drive hub and a solid rubber tire tread replaceably mounted on the flexible drive hub having a multiplicity of interior tread groo... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7299841 | Two piece tire with improved tire tread belt A two-piece tire assembly with a removable tread belt for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass is provided. The two-piece tire assembly includes a tread belt comprised of two or more belt layers, each layer having one or more belts, wherein at least ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7249622 | Tire with deep tread grooves A tire is manufactured on standard tire building equipment and cured in standard curing presses. The tire tread has at least one deep circumferentially extending groove. Within the groove is a separately assembled ring. The ring may be fitted into the deep groove af... | 07/31/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7000661 | Two-piece tire with improved tire tread belt and carcass 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 a pair of lateral ends each axially extending beyond the inflated unloaded carcass 14 at the circumferential ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6955200 | Two-piece tire with improved tire tread belt and carcass 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 a pair of lateral ends each axially extending beyond the inflated unloaded carcass 14 at the circumferential ... | 10/18/2005 |
| 6619351 | Two piece tire with a convective cooling system A two-piece tire assembly 10 has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt 12 has a radially outer ground contracting tread 15 and a radially inner belt reinforcing structure 100 having ply layer... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6526659 | Method of changing very large tires An improved method of shipping, storing, and changing very large tires having a removable tread belt mounted to a tire carcass which are typically used on very large vehicles such as earthmovers. By compressing both the tread belts and the tire carcasses,... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6357498 | Tire with removable tire tread belt and improved apex design An improved track belt tire is constructed of a removable tread belt assembly mounted to a tire carcass with an embedded carcass ply having ply turnup ends about the bead wires. First, second, third, and fourth apex elements are disposed about each of the... | 03/19/2002 |
| 5088534 | Traction device having projecting ribs which fit into grooves of a tire tread A device for improving the winter road holding properties of automobiles is disclosed, which includes anti-skid members arranged in grooves in tire treads so as to surround lugs of the tread. A long working life of the anti-skid members may be attained if... | 02/18/1992 |
| 4480670 | Track belt assembly An improved track belt assembly wherein the anchor plates have fastening means which are disposed axially inward of the reinforcing belt structure.... | 11/06/1984 |
| 4437915 | Method of curing removable tread belt The annular tread belt body is assembled of uncured resilient material having reinforcing cords and is then mounted on a precured tire casing. The read belt body is assembled with a predetermined configuration at a radially inner surface and the precured ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4351380 | Track belt assembly The track belt assembly of the present invention comprises a plurality of shoes spaced about the periphery of a load-supporting structure. A reinforcing belt structure is disposed on the side of the shoe opposite the ground-engaging side thereof. Each sho... | 09/28/1982 |
| 4328849 | Vehicle tire with tractive elements A vehicle tire with tractive elements for positive engagement with the ground surface is disclosed. The tire carcass has a tread including raised features. Means for positively linking tractive elements positioned radially outwardly of the tread to the ra... | 05/11/1982 |
| 4306603 | Vehicle tire with tractive elements A vehicle tire with tractive elements for positive engagement with the ground surface is disclosed. The tire carcass has a tread including circumferentially spaced raised features. At least one flexible but substantially inextensible belt is positioned ra... | 12/22/1981 |
| 4304618 | Method of manufacturing radial tire carcass employing a restricting member A pneumatic radial tire is made by applying a restricting member circumferentially around a cylindrical radial tire carcass. Shaping pressure inflates the carcass to a toroidal shape having a section height less than a predetermined section height so that... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4289185 | Vehicle tires having a removable tread A pneumatic tire for a motor vehicle has a removable tread fastened to the casing by annular projections on one locked in annular grooves in the other when the tire is inflated. The tread is supported by a breaker structure underlying the tread in the cro... | 09/15/1981 |
| 4286644 | Replaceable tread tires A pneumatic tire having a carcass portion and a readily replaceable tread portion. The tread portion is provided with a zero ply steer belting and built-up edges. The carcass is of an elliptical cross-section. The interface between the carcass and tread i... | 09/01/1981 |
| 4258768 | Fastener assembly An improved fastener assembly includes an externally threaded member or bolt having a thread convolution with a relatively long trailing flank surface and a relatively short leading flank surface. An internally threaded member or nut also has a thread con... | 03/31/1981 |
| 4096900 | Earthmover tire and rim assembly A radial ply tire and rim assembly for use on earthmoving equipment. The rim is of the drop center type having approximately six degree bead seats and an extended conical stabilizer flange. The tire when mounted on the rim and inflated has its carcass dis... | 06/27/1978 |
| 4071068 | Removable track belt with removable keeper bar A removable track belt for installation around the outer surface of a tire carcass has on its inner surface a plurality of circumferential lands and grooves that interlock with lands and grooves on the tire carcass. The inner surface of the track belt als... | 01/31/1978 |
| 3970493 | Belt replacement method for tube tires Replaceable tread or track belts on tube tire carcasses can be changed in the field and elsewhere by venting the pressure within the tube tire carcass, subsequently creating a partial vacuum within the tire carcass sufficient to cause it to commence colla... | 07/20/1976 |