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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7647958 | Pneumatic tire with tread having inclination grooves A pneumatic tire having a rotation direction specified in one direction. The tread surface has a main groove extending on the equatorial plane of the tire, right and left first inclination grooves extending in an inclined manner from the main groove toward the rever... | 01/19/2010 |
| 7631675 | Pneumatic tire with tread having circumferential grooves and arcuate grooves Provided is a pneumatic tire in which improvement is achieved in a wet performance and reduction in vehicle exterior noise while ensuring a dry performance. The pneumatic tire has a designated fitting direction relative to a vehicle, in which four main grooves exten... | 12/15/2009 |
| 7581574 | Vehicle tire with tread having at least three annular regions each provided with axial grooves A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with annular regions each provided with axial grooves each extending from one of the axial edges of the annular region, wherein each axial groove is defined as having a groove width of from 2.0 to 6.0 mm and an axi... | 09/01/2009 |
| 7481257 | Pneumatic tire and tire mold A pneumatic tire is cured and molded by a sectional type tire mold including an annular side mold section having a tread forming surface for forming a tread surface, the side mold section comprising a plurality of sectors into which the side mold section is divided ... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7464738 | Tyre for a vehicle wheel including zigzag circumferential grooves and blind transverse cuts A tire for a wheel of a vehicle includes a carcass, a belt structure, and a tread. The tread pattern includes at least two circumferential grooves and at least three circumferential ribs. The grooves include a zigzag configuration and a shape repeated according to a... | 12/16/2008 |
| 7434606 | Pneumatic tire with tread having continuous ribs and block rows A tread surface 2 is divided by inner and outer longitudinal grooves 3a and 3b located on opposite sides of the tire equator into a central land portion 4i, intermediate land portions 4m and shoulder lan... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7387696 | Tire tread design and the construction method thereof A tire tread, comprising a tread pattern formed of groups of motifs arranged, in the transverse direction, in a number M of distributions at least equal to two and of average width Li, Lj, the total of the widths Li, Lj being at least equal to 80% of the width L of ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7337816 | Tire tread with circumferential and lateral grooves having asymmetrical cross-section A pneumatic tire for dirt track racing comprising lateral and circumferential grooves forming blocks on the tread surface. The blocks have leading and trailing edge walls. The trailing edge walls of the blocks are buttressed by inclining the walls at an angle of 20Â... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7322390 | Pneumatic tire having tread with blocks having obtuse angle corner portions A tread surface, the tire rotational direction of which is specified in one direction, has a center region. Blocks having obtuse-angled corner portions and acute-angled corner portions are defined in the center region by at least one first circumferential groove ext... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7207364 | Radial tire with tread pattern having four or five circumferential ribs An improved tread pattern for a pneumatic tire includes four or five circumferential ribs including inner and outer shoulder ribs, each having a set of lateral grooves extending from their respective shoulders toward but not reaching an adjacent circumferential groo... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204281 | Studless tire with tread having circumferential portions, blocks and V shaped sipes A studless tire which is provided in the tread portion with one or more circumferential portions provided with V-shaped sipes, the total width of the one or more circumferential portions is in a range of from 10 to 25% of the tread width, each V-shaped sipe is compo... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195799 | Polymer composition for traction on ice The present invention provides a composition comprising a polymer and methods of using the composition to increase the traction of an article of manufacture on an icy surface. The polymer can be a silicate polymer, a plancheite-derived polymer, a pinacol polymer, an... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7182113 | Pneumatic tire with tread including protruding portions on wall surface of groove A pneumatic tire 10, in which at least one rib groove 12 extended in a tire circumferential direction is formed on a tread surface portion T of a tread portion 11, and portions 13 discontinuous in terms of rigidity are formed in a circumf... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7137424 | Tire used in winter having pair of rib portions and central vertical groove with saw-tooth shape A winter tire containing a central vertical groove which extends along a tire equator C, and rib portions 6a and 6b having sipes S are formed on the opposite sides of the central vertical groove. At a groove edge line 3E of the cen... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7077181 | Pneumatic tire including shoulder grooves A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with shoulder blocks in a row along each tread edge. The shoulder blocks are provided in a row divided by a circumferential groove and first shoulder grooves and second shoulder grooves. The first and second shoulde... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7006930 | Method of analyzing tire pitch sequence based on lug stiffness variations A method of comparing tire noise pitch sequences based on the tire noise generated by tire tread lug stiffness variations provides a secondary examination technique used to evaluate tire noise pitch sequences that have been selected by traditional evaluation techniq... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6935024 | Method of manufacturing rims for motor vehicles A process of manufacturing a rim for a motor vehicle from an original pipe, in order to facilitate formation of projections for reducing road noise on the rim, comprises a projection forming step of partially extruding a ledge portion of an intermediate pipe for the... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6892775 | Pneumatic radial tire for all-season passenger car A pneumatic radial tire for all-season passenger car comprises a tread with a tread block pattern defined by plural slant grooves and at least one circumferential center groove and consisting of a central zone having a width corresponding to 30-60% of a tread width ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6842720 | Method of analyzing and controlling the uniformity of tires A method of controlling uniformity during tire manufacture includes the steps of selecting a target attribute and assigning a target value thereto, measuring the target attribute in a subject tire at a first rotational speed approximating highway speed and measuring... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6799617 | Rough terrain tire A pneumatic tire for use in rough terrain which is provided in the tread with central blocks, shoulder blocks and intermediate blocks; in the tread developed in a plane, the central blocks are arranged circumferentially of the tire at substantially constant pitch le... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6800161 | Method of arranging cyclic patterns in tire tread A method of arranging cyclic patterns in a tire tread is disclosed, wherein design cycles in each cyclic pattern are repeated in a pitch sequence; with respect to each of the design cycles, an averaged pitch of the pitch lengths of a predetermined number of subseque... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6697772 | Method for determining preselected performance characteristics of a tread of a tire A method for determining preselected performance characteristics of a tire tread includes the steps of dividing the tread into a 3-D grid of cells; dividing a tread contact area into longitudinal and transversal strips; associating a longitudinal or trans... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6651712 | Variable pitched tread for ATV tire An all-terrain vehicle tire (10) operated at 4 psi (0.3 bar) or less inflation pressure has a plurality of lugs (44) arranged in a pitched pattern for noise reduction. The ratio of small (S), medium (M) and large (L) pitches are preferably arranged with a... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6651711 | Pneumatic tire having blocks at pitches A pneumatic tire has a tread portion curved so that the maximum section width of the tire lies between tread edges. The tread portion is provided with central blocks arranged circumferentially of the tire at pitches P1, axially outer blocks arranged circu... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6619352 | Tread profile of a snow tire Tread profile of a snow tire for a vehicle in which at least two vehicle wheels are rotatably mountable outside of a longitudinal vehicle axis. The tread profile includes a plurality of profile block rows aligned in a circumferential direction and distrib... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6615886 | Vehicle tire including blocks and oblique grooves A vehicle tire comprises a central tread portion divided into central blocks B0 by central oblique grooves (g); a lateral tread portion divided into four kinds of blocks B1, B2, B3 and B4 by first and second oblique grooves (ga and gb) extending from a ci... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6578612 | Pneumatic radial tire having six block rows A pneumatic radial tire, wherein five main grooves extending in the circumferential direction of a tire are provided on a tread to divide into and form land portions of six rows, each land portion is divided into block rows constituted by a plurality of b... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6514366 | Method of developing tread pattern A method of designing a tread unit that may be repeated in succession about the circumference of a tire to produce an acoustically acceptable tread pattern. The impact of an initial design of a tread unit on a road surface is simulated so that a determina... | 02/04/2003 |
| 6473682 | Apparatus and method for estimating maximum road friction coefficient An apparatus and method that determines a maximum road friction coefficient for each wheel regardless of whether the tire is in a predetermined drive slip state, and whether the wheel is a driving wheel. The braking force of each wheel is calculated, and ... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6467517 | Tire having sacrificial bridging The present invention provides a pneumatic tire having a tread portion comprising a plurality of axially spaced apart essentially longitudinal grooves separating essentially longitudinal ribs. On at least one of said ribs, transverse grooves or cuts repea... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6450225 | Noise damper for pneumatic tire A tire noise damper to be disposed in an annular tire hollow formed between a wheel rim and a pneumatic tire mounted thereon, the damper made of a flexible material and comprising a base to be secured to the wheel rim and at least one flap extending from ... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6409861 | Method of determining tread pattern A method of determining a tread pattern for a pneumatic tire, the method including the steps of defining a first unit as including at least one pitch which is not less than a standard long pitch (PLa) and at least one pitch which is not more than a standa... | 06/25/2002 |
| 6371180 | Pneumatic tire having directional tread pattern A pneumatic tire for passenger car has a direction tread pattern defined by a plurality of circumferential grooves and a plurality of directional slant grooves arranged at given intervals in the circumferential direction, wherein a circumferential center ... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6363984 | Tire tread pitch sequencing for reduced noise A tire tread having design cycles or pitches in which the circumferential lengths of repeated pitches are randomly modulated in certain selected sequences to reduce the amount of noise generated by the tire tread when the tire rolls on a road surface. The... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6352091 | Vehicle tire having unidirectional pattern with mirror image patterns of outer parts being circumferentially shifted A vehicle tire has an unidirectional tread pattern, and the tread portion is provided with two circumferential grooves to divide the tread portion into two outer parts and a central part there between, the central part being substantially continuous in th... | 03/05/2002 |
| 6311748 | Tire for motor vehicle wheels having a tread producing a low rolling noise A tread for motor-vehicle tires has a raised pattern formed of a plurality of shaped blocks 7 distributed in circumferential rows 3, 4, 5, 6 disposed in parallel and in side by side relation. The number of the shaped blocks 7 arranged in each row graduall... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6309026 | Method and arrangement for sound-suppression in wheels A method and a device for sound suppression, in wheels, of natural frequency sound originating from an air cavity which is inside the wheel between the tire and the rim, which includes at least one resonator arranged inside the wheel. The resonator is des... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6220844 | Vulcanization mold for tires There is provided a vulcanization mold for a pneumatic tire having a lug type or rib-lug type tread pattern, wherein a portion of the mold contributing to the formation of the tread pattern is comprised of many segments of n types (n=2 to 4), and these se... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6148886 | Pneumatic tire and pneumatic tire set A pneumatic tire wherein a plurality of righthand oblique groove groups each group of which has a plurality of righthand oblique grooves as extending obliquely to a reverse tire turning direction from a tread center portion to a righthand shoulder end and... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6109318 | Pneumatic tire including sequence A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with a series of design-cycles repeating in the circumference of the tire at variable pitches. The number (NP) of different kinds of pitches is at least 10. The variable pitches repeat increase and decrea... | 08/29/2000 |
