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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7506675 | Safety tire including composite sheet with confined flexibility A composite sheet has confined flexibility and is used in a safety pneumatic tire which is self-supporting under zero inflation pressure. The composite sheet comprises a matrix of high modulus solid objects, low modulus material, and optionally a matrix of cords, th... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7416002 | Reinforced pneumatic tire including composite fabric ply in at least tire shoulders A pneumatic tire has a pair of shoulder portions extending between a tread portion and opposed sidewall portions. The tire has at least one ply of a composite fabric. The composite fabric has three layers with the middle layer comprising a plurality of straight warp... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7281553 | Tire with compression-bearing hoop structure A pneumatic radial ply tire incorporating a crown reinforcing structure comprises at least one reinforcing hoop located approximately on the equatorial plane and disposed radially inward of the tread and radially outward of the carcass structure. The hoop is surroun... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7201194 | Non-pneumatic tire A structurally supported tire includes a ground contacting tread portion, a reinforced annular band disposed radially inward of the tread portion, and a plurality of web spokes extending transversely across and radially inward from the reinforced annular band and an... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7066225 | Runflat insert for tires and materials therefor The invention is a runflat insert comprising an outer contacting portion for contacting the interior surface of the tire during deflated operation; a reinforced annular band disposed radially inward of the outer contacting portion comprising an elastomeric shear lay... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7044180 | Run-flat insert for tires A run-flat insert 200 for enabling a vehicle to run for limited duration on a deflated tire 20, is mounted in an assembly comprising a pneumatic tire 20 and a wheel rim 10, and said insert is mounted inside the tire and secured to the whe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 6994134 | Structurally supported resilient tire and materials The invention comprises an improved non-pneumatic tire, and particularly a shear layer for a non-pneumatic tire wherein the shear layer comprises an elastomeric composition that includes a metal salt of a carboxylic acid. The shear layer preferably comprises a dieni... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6983776 | Structurally supported resilient tire with bias ply carcass A resilient tire that supports a load without internal air pressure includes a ground contacting tread portion and sidewall portions extending radially inward from said tread portion and anchored in bead portions. A bias ply carcass extends between the beads to supp... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6938657 | Tire for a vehicle wheel capable of withstanding the load at low pressure or zero pressure A tire for a vehicle wheel, capable of withstanding the load at low pressure or zero pressure, includes a carcass, a crown, two axially opposed sidewalls, two bead cores, two compression-resistant annular reinforcing elements, and, optionally, a belt structure. The ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6883568 | Tire with asymmetrical and reinforced sidewalls A tire comprising two beads, a crown and sidewalls that connect the crown to said beads, the tire being reinforced by a carcass reinforcement anchored in each bead to at least one annular anchoring element, each sidewall comprising an additional, inextensible sidewa... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6834694 | Tire with reinforced sidewalls Tire comprising a carcass reinforcement of at least one ply of reinforcing elements parallel to one another within each ply and making with the circumferential direction an angle α such that 60° | 12/28/2004 |
| 6827114 | Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire A method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire comprises making a rubber-coated cord-member by coating one or more cords with rubber, and making the tread reinforcement by putting together a plurality of the cord-members around a drum into a cylindrical network of the c... | 12/07/2004 |
| 6769465 | Structurally supported resilient tire A resilient tire that supports a load without internal air pressure includes a ground contacting tread portion and sidewall portions extending radially inward from said tread portion and anchored in bead portions adapted to remain secure to a wheel during rolling of... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6730393 | Cut-resistant polymeric sheets and articles formed therefrom A polymeric sheet having excellent cut-resistance contains: (A) a polymeric material, and (B) a hard filler distributed in the polymeric material, the hard filler having a Mohs hardness value of at least about 3.0, the hard filler being in the form of particles havi... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6598634 | Cured tire including encapsulated high modulus composite A laminate contains a composite, comprising a high melting point thermoplastic such as polyphenylene or epoxy and high modulus fibers such as carbon or graphite, which is encapsulated with a resin. A primer adheres the encapsulated composite to a rubber m... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6439288 | Pneumatic tire with variable thickness band element A run flat pneumatic tire has a thin annular band embedded in the crown portion of the tire. The band is formed of a multilayer composite formed of wound layers of a material such as fiberglass and/or graphite impregnated with a resin. The band has a radi... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6405773 | Run flat pneumatic tire and band element therefor A pneumatic tire is reinforced by a thin annular composite band embedded in the crown portion of the tire to enable the tire to resist compressive forces in the tire when in an uninflated condition. The band is formed of a plurality of wound layers of fir... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6363983 | Tire structure The invention herein relates to an improved tire structure comprised of a plurality of thin steel plates crisscrossingly arranged in the thick portion of a tire surface and an assembly of cover tire installed around the surface of said tire; the plurality... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6260593 | Race tire containing band element A pneumatic race tire has an elastomeric casing with a tread in the crown portion thereof, a pair of bead areas and a body ply carcass extending continuously between the bead areas and through the sidewalls and crown portion. A continuous thin annular ban... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6167931 | Inflation-free tire structure An improved inflation-free tire structure for use on light duty vehicles, such as mowers and wheel chairs, has a crude tire, a pair of wheel discs and a bearing. The crude tire is provided with multiple radial plies that are extended over and wound around... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6148885 | Pneumatic tire with band element A band element for mounting in the crown portion of a pneumatic tire to provide run flat ability to the tire in the event of loss of air pressure and to provide increased puncture resistance is formed of flat strips of tape having fibers embedded in a res... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6112791 | Pneumatic tire with band element having tapered end portions A run flat pneumatic tire has a thin annular band embedded in a crown portion of the tire. The band preferably is a composite member formed of a plurality of layers elongated strip material providing the band with inner and outer annular axially extending... | 09/05/2000 |
| 6029725 | Multiple link tire belt The present invention is an improved tire design including a continuous annular band or a belt formed of a plurality of relatively flat rigid plates embedded in the rubber between the tread and body plies. The plates are curved to conform to the radius of... | 02/29/2000 |
| 6012498 | Tires having belts of high modulus composites Composites of high melting point thermoplastics such as polyphenylene sulfide or polyimide and high modulus fibers such as carbon, graphite, or boron can be bonded to rubber using a primer such as a metal primer. The composite desirably has a modulus of e... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5817197 | Multiple link tire belt The present invention is an improved tire design including a continuous annular band or a belt formed of a plurality of relatively flat rigid plates embedded in the rubber between the tread and body plies. The plates are curved to conform to the radius of... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5597426 | Tires for vehicles The tires for vehicles possess under their tread a belt which extends in the circumferential direction. At least one, preferentially two, layers contain, as strengthening and stabilizing means, foils or sheets with direction-dependent rigidity, which poss... | 01/28/1997 |
| 5556488 | Tire having a plurality of independent removable and reinforced sectors The invention relates to a tire formed of a plurality of independent pneuic sectors (S) intended to be mounted on a single rim (J) but removable individually from said rim (J), they being inflatable individually or together. The sectors (S) include at le... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5303756 | Tire for indicating tread wear and method of manufacturing the same A belted tire including carcass, which is formed by a plurality of body plies, and tread rubber vulcanized to the plies. A plurality of circumferentially spaced apart wear indicating members are secured to the tire carcass, preferably between two plies, b... | 04/19/1994 |
| 4318434 | Banded tire load enhancement system Passive, self-energizing means for increasing the load carrying capabilities in the depressurized condition of a banded radial run-flat tire system. In this invention, an inner tube inflated to a pressure of about 3-5 psi is positioned on the wheel rim in... | 03/09/1982 |
