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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7398807 | Energy consumption efficiency improving agent and method, and article having improved energy consumption efficiency An energy consumption efficiency improving agent is disclosed which forms a substance having a large adherability to an applying object and a high adherence to a contacting object and greatly reduces energy loss, and attains improvement of an energy consumption effi... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7249621 | Rubber composition and tire with component of diene-based elastomer composition with corncob granule dispersion This invention relates to a rubber composition and tire having at least one component of a rubber composition comprised of at least one diene-based elastomer, to the exclusion of butyl type elastomers, which contains an internal dispersion of corncob granules. Such ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7195045 | Tire having tread including glass fibers and particles having Moh's hardness of at least 5 A rubber composition which can improve performance on icy and snowy road sufficiently and a tire using the same. The rubber composition comprises 2 to 30 parts by weight of staple fibers having an average fiber diameter of 10 to 100 μm and an average fiber length o... | 03/27/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7134468 | Pneumatic tire having an innerliner comprised of butyl rubber and dispersion of corncob granules The present invention relates to a pneumatic rubber tire having an integral innerliner of a sulfur cured rubber composition. The innerliner rubber composition is comprised of at least one elastomer selected from bromobutyl rubber and chlorobutyl rubber which also co... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7066227 | Self-tensioning tire cable chain system A tire cable chain system is disclosed. The tire cable chain system includes a continuous and unbroken outboard annular holder; a tensioning cable adapted to form at least one tensioning cross member and a continuous and unbroken inboard annular holder disposed in p... | 06/27/2006 |
| 6550508 | Rubber composition for tire tread having high performance on ice and pneumatic tire using the same A rubber composition for a tire tread, or a pneumatic tire using the same in a tire tread portion, wherein the tread portion contains a diene rubber; and carbon black and/or silica; and a gas-encapsulated thermoplastic resin and, further, a short fiber, a... | 04/22/2003 |
| 6484772 | Tread pattern and method of manufacture A tread for a tire, the tread being provided with a plurality of cutouts, defined by walls perpendicular to or oblique to the rolling surface of the tread, in which the two main walls of at least one cutout located in the part of the tread affected by the... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6378584 | Rubber composition for tire tread including silica and rice husk There is provided a rubber composition for tire tread, which can provide a tire having low decrease in abrasion resistance and balanced performance of traction property, braking property and cornering property. The rubber composition for tire tread is obt... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6289958 | Tire with tread containing electrically conductive stitched thread The invention relates to a rubber tire, and its preparation, composed of carbon black reinforced rubber carcass with an outer, circumferential rubber tread construction of a rubber composition having a relatively high electrical resistivity. The tire trea... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6263934 | Tire tread comprising incisions bounding rubber studs A tread is provided with at least one rubber stud of orientation XX' perpendicular or inclined with respect to the tread surface. The rubber stud has a side wall bounded by at least one incision and an outer end wall. The stud is joined to the tread at it... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6220319 | Tire with tread containing electrically conductive staples The invention relates to a rubber tire composed of carbon black reinforced rubber carcass with an outer, circumferential rubber tread construction of a rubber composition having a relatively high electrical resistivity. The tire tread construction has ele... | 04/24/2001 |
| 6199610 | Anti-skid member and tire equipped with the anti-skid member An antiskid device (A) mounted to a tread (20) of a tire (2) has a pin (10) and a heat insulating member (11) attached to an end of the pin (10). The pin (10) is made of a material having a higher hardness in a first temperature range not higher than a pr... | 03/13/2001 |
| 6058994 | Rubber composition for tire-tread having high frictional force on ice and pneumatic tire using same 1. A rubber composition for a tire tread containing: (i) 100 parts by weight of a diene rubber, and (ii) 1 to 20 parts by weight of an elastic gas-encapsulated thermoplastic resin hollow particle having a particle size of 5-300 μm, which is obtained by e... | 05/09/2000 |
| 5733650 | Wearing surface for tires for winter conditions A wearing surface for tires includes a rubber or rubber mix and an admixture of friction-improving materials. The admixture of friction-improving materials include a mixture of crystalline chrysolite (olivine) and a metal powder. The metal powder can be s... | 03/31/1998 |
| 5614041 | Pneumatic tire with an exterior additional layer on the tread strip for reinforcing the tread A pneumatic vehicle tire has a carcass with reinforcing members and radially inwardly positioned beads and a tread strip with a tread positioned radially outwardly on the carcass. An additional layer is placed on the tread strip for reinforcing the tread.... | 03/25/1997 |
| 5413407 | Engagement member for track assembly components Disclosed is an improved structure for rubber bodies such as pads on track units or tires on road wheels for tracked vehicle such as tanks. The rubber bodies have an array of bores with metallic inserts recessed in the bores. The inserts stiffen the pad o... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5324369 | Spike pin and system for mounting a spike pin Spike pins made of hard rubber which may be used on vehicle tires, shoe soles or the shoes of walking sticks or the like and a system for mounting such spike pins made of hard rubber in a mounting surface such as the tread surface of vehicle tires or shoe... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5208273 | Rubber composition and its application The present invention provides a rubber composition which is useful for the treads of studless tires which provides improved grip properties on frozen roads and preserves good performance after being used for a long period of time. The rubber composition ... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5066702 | Rubber composition for tire treads A tire tread rubber composition including a diene rubber and at least one of silica and carbon black, the composition being characterized in that the amount of extract (E) defined below satisfies the equation (1) and that a hard filler 0.01 to 5 mm in mea... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5049598 | Rubber composition and tire that uses it in the tread portion A rubber composition comprising a cellulosic material containing-processed powder product and rubber components and a studless tire having a tread portion that contains said rubber composition which is improved in the performance of travelling over snow a... | 09/17/1991 |
| 4884608 | Spike fitted on a vehicle tire for perpendicular contact with the road The present invention concerns a fixed spike, or a sleeve-mounted spike, fitted on a vehicle tire. The fixed spike or the sleeve-mounted spike, features an asymmetric region which is disposed to produce a force component (F2) turning the fixed ... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4844137 | Self-adjusting tire stud A stud for a tire to improve traction on a roadway which includes a hardened steel pin mounted in a plastic body and extending therefrom to engage the roadway, wherein the stud is sized for insertion into openings in a tire tread. The plastic body include... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4838329 | Nonskid device A nonskid device for a tire, shoe sole or the like. The device comprises a stud that is embedded in a hole formed inwardly from the tread of the tire or shoe sole. The stud is a generally spherical or cylindrical body having an annular stud tip formed int... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4809756 | Pin for spike tire The present invention relates to a structure of a pin for a spike tire to be mounted on a vehicle such as automobile when it runs on a road slippery with ice or snow. The pin is embedded in the tire tread, with the flat end thereof being exposed on the ex... | 03/07/1989 |
| 4749015 | Non-skid device for tires In a non-skid device for tire constituted by two parallel cable-like members, and a plurality of non-skid strips which are fabricated of a flexible resilient material and positioned in a ladder form between the two cable-like members, each of the non-skid... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4390214 | Crawler track structure having wear surface A track structure for a crawler track of a crawler vehicle, a crawler track employing such a track structure, and method of making the track structure are provided wherein the track structure comprises an ultra high molecular weight polymeric material hav... | 06/28/1983 |
| 4254812 | Pneumatic vehicle tire A pneumatic vehicle tire with a tread strip having wood powder embedded therein and through the tread strip in the form of particles having a size within the range of from about 0.02 to 0.25 mm (mesh width of from 20 to 250μ according to German Standards... | 03/10/1981 |
| 4128446 | Method for embedding tire chains in the tread portion of a tire A tire having a layer of uncured rubber in its tread portion is fitted to a hub and an annular protective chain is placed over the uncured rubber. The tire is inflated and the protective chain is tensioned by chains connected to the lateral edges of the c... | 12/05/1978 |
| 4119132 | Skid prevention device for tires A skid prevention device for tires, which tires are provided with longitudinally- and radially-extending rows of treads separated by discrete, laterally-extending rows of recesses, includes a plurality of elongated, generally U-shaped metal claws disposed... | 10/10/1978 |
