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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7891393 | Wheel system including automatic tire repair An automobile tire having fluid-tight internal partitions to form discrete internal compartments includes bead-like sub-structures provided within internal partitions having contact with a road during use of the tire, the bead sub-structures including a pressure-sen... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7316252 | Modular tire A device for serving as a wheel for motor vehicles, where the wheel has its tire tread replaceable when it is worn out via unique rims and molded tire features. An alternate internal structure prevents the tire from “going flat” or “blowing out” when it is p... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314072 | Integral pressure regulation system for tires and other vessels containing compressible fluids An inflation and pressure regulation system for inflatable vessels, such as tires, has a main chamber containing a volume of compressible fluid, such as air, and a pump chamber which acts to maintain the fluid in the vessel at a desired pressure. The pump chamber ha... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7311791 | Safety liner having a valve for a vehicle tire and method of use A safety liner (20) for a vehicle tire (500) includes a tubular body (22) having a one-way valve (24). A service valve (50) is selectively insertable into the one-way valve (24). Tubular body (22) is compressible into... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7306019 | Pneumatic tire including toriodally continuous cells and method of producing same A rubber composition is provided with a large friction force even on a body having, for example, an ice face of a low friction coefficient. The composition is constituted by a foamed rubber having a rationalized foaming state. The composition is applied to an upper-... | 12/11/2007 |
| 7258403 | Demountable tire rim with a spare inner wheel and tire for said tire rim The present invention is related to a demountable tire rim assembly having a spare inner wheel which permits running during the run flat condition. The demountable tire rim includes two complementary annular parts provided with reciprocal threaded coupling members o... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7165587 | Toric reinforced air bag for safety tire and method of producing the same as well as method of producing shaped body for reinforcing layer The invention proposes a technique of preventing a propagation of a damage in a reinforcing layer to a toric air bag even if the reinforcing layer arranged on an outer peripheral side of the toric air bag in a safety tire to suppress an unnecessary size growth of th... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7131477 | Bead lock A bead lock including an insert casing and a bead spacer for providing an air passageway in a vehicle tire to be mounted on a wheel rim on which is located an insert valve and a rim lip for retention of the vehicle tire bead, the insert casing including an insert be... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7104300 | Sealing strip for a rim of a wheel and a rim having a sealing strip A sealing strip to be used with the rim of a wheel, particularly the rim of a so-called box section bicycle rim, as well as a rim equipped with such a sealing strip, and a wheel having such rim and sealing strip. The sealing strip is formed by a continuous annular s... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7040364 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire, comprising adhesive sealant applied onto the inner surface thereof, wherein an air barrier membrane is disposed on the inner surface of the tire at least at a tread part, a space part is formed between the air barrier membrane and the inner surface... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017633 | Safety tire with expansion-deforming toric air bag There is proposed a toric air bag for a safety tire capable of sufficiently and equally contacting with a full inner face of a tire in the expansion-deformation of the toric air bag by a drop of an internal pressure in the tire, wherein at least an expansion-deformi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6974440 | Breastpump with compliant feature A breastpump assembly includes a hood member having a funnel-shaped shield portion for placement over a breast and a sleeve portion extending from the funnel-shaped portion. The breastpump assembly includes a substantially rigid plastic housing connected to the exte... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6918403 | Tire valve for the rim of a pneumatic tire on a vehicle In a tire valve for the rim (10) of a pneumatic tire on a vehicle comprising a valve body (14) of a rigid material and a valve insert (60) and an air outlet (51), which is disposed at a spacing in relation thereto, of a flow path (48, ... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6905564 | Process for creating expandable tire chamber A process for producing a tire having an expandable chamber utilized for extending and retracting studs provided in the periphery of the tire. In one embodiment, a non-stick film is strategically positioned between the casing and the tread prior to curing the tread ... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6880597 | Noise damper for pneumatic tire A tire noise damper to be disposed in an annular tire hollow formed between a wheel rim an 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 the base to ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6820667 | Dual compartment tire A dual compartment tire has a primary air compartment and a secondary air compartment that is internal to the primary air compartment. During ordinary travel, the primary air compartment is in contact with the road surface, with the secondary air compartment constit... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6789590 | Method of manufacturing a tire including carcass ply terminal zones engaged with respective annular reinforcing structures, the tire, and wheel including the tire A method of manufacturing a tire for a vehicle wheel includes making a carcass structure, applying a belt structure to the carcass structure, applying a tread band to the belt structure, and applying at least one pair of sidewalls to the carcass structure. Making th... | 09/14/2004 |
| 6712107 | Supporting membrane for a tire tread Toric membrane M used as a support means for the tread of a tire P and forming together with the said tire P and its mounting rim J an assembly that can roll when the tire P suffers a loss of pressure, the said membrane M being expandable, capable of filling the int... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6615888 | Variable-diameter wheel-and-tire apparatus for motor vehicles A wheel-and-tire apparatus has a pneumatic tire with two or more circumferential tread sections, the relative diameters of which may be adjusted to select the tread sections in contact with the road. The tire may have one or more air chambers. The apparat... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6571845 | Low-section tire and mould and process for manufacturing a tire air tube A low-section tire includes an air tube including an internal wall and two air tube sidewalls. The internal wall comprises a greater rigidity than the tube sidewalls so that, when a carcass and the tube are mounted on a rim, and during inflation, the tube... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6568765 | Composite wheel having a shallow rim A wheel assembly provides a mount for a pneumatic tire having two tire beads. The wheel assembly includes a disk defining a hub receiving center and an outer peripheral edge. The wheel assembly also includes a rim that is fixedly secured to the outer peri... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6533009 | Noise damper for pneumatic tire A tire noise damper to be disposed in an annular tire cavity formed between a wheel rim and a pneumatic tire mounted thereon. The damper comprises an annular band-like body which is made of an elastomeric material and provided with at least one generally ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6481481 | Tread supporting membrane A reinforced rubber toric membrane, inflated to a pressure p0 greater than the pressure p1 of the cavity of the tire in which it is used, has a hooping ply of cords or cables, oriented circumferentially, and is reinforced in each of ... | 11/19/2002 |
| 6470935 | Tire having inside walls The present invention discloses a tire for a conventional rim, having two exterior sidewalls and two interior walls, and an annular tread portion with a center, an interior and an exterior surface. The first and second sidewalls extend radially from the t... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6467518 | Supporting membrane for a tread A toric membrane of reinforced rubber, used as a support for the tread of a tubeless tire and forming with the tire P and its mounting rim a rolling assembly, characterized in that, when inflated to a pressure p0 greater than the pressure p | 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 |
| 6354348 | Valve for tire and rim assembly equipped with a pneumatic support membrane A valve for a tire and rim assembly equipped with a pneumatic support membrane designed to be deployed when the pressure difference between the cavity of the membrane and that of the tire exceeds a given threshold, so that every operation of inflation or ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6283185 | Supporting membrane for tire tread A toric membrane of reinforced rubber, used as a supporting means for the tread of a tubeless tire, and forming with said tire and its mounting rim a traveling assembly, characterized in that, inflated to a pressure po greater than the pressure p1 | 09/04/2001 |
| 6209601 | Wheel for a vehicle including enclosed hollow foam member The invention relates to a novel wheel which serves for equipping with a pneumatic tire and essentially realizes two apparently incompatible properties of solid rubber tires and pneumatic tires, namely strength and good shock absorption, in a single wheel... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6186203 | Shock absorbing tire A shock absorbing tire and wheel assembly, particularly suitable for civil engineering plant comprises interconnected outer (15) and inner (14) chambers. The chambers are interconnected by passages which preferentially allow flow from the outer chamber (1... | 02/13/2001 |
| 5746850 | Double inner tube and valve system A double inner tube and valve system for use in a wheel assembly including a circular rim with a base wall and opposing radially extending flanges defining a well, and an aperture formed in said base wall. A tire is mounted on the rim, and defines an annu... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5632829 | Pneumatic in-line skate wheel A pneumatic in-line skating wheel having a tire body and central hub chemically bonded during a polyurethane casting process and further including an annularly encapsulated air bladder centrally spaced within the tire body to provide shock absorption. The... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5568830 | Pneumatic tire and rim There is disclosed a safety tire for motor vehicles which is comprised of a cord-reinforced body having a pair of generally radially extending outer sidewalls and a third center wall. The three walls terminate in inextensible tire beads which are adapted ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5385191 | Binary inner tube for tire A pneumatically-inflated inner tube having two compartments such that if one compartment is damaged and deflates, the other compartment may be inflated without removing the tire. The compartments inflate independently of each other using separate valves; ... | 01/31/1995 |
| 5246050 | Tubeless shield and assembly A tubeless inner tire or shield 14 provides for easy assembly of the shield 14 into the outer tire 12 and over the rim 16 as compared to previous designs. The beads 43 in the shield comprise stranded filaments and the bead portion 40,42 of the shield 14 h... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5109905 | Dual chamber pneumatic tire with the chambers separated by a collapsible partition wall A dual-chamber pneumatic tire having two separate concentric annular air chambers. The outermost air chamber, disposed behind the tire tread normally in contact with the ground has a relatively small volume, is toroidal and substantially elliptical in cro... | 05/05/1992 |
| 4995438 | Multi-chambered pneumatic tire and wheel assembly having an inner tire and an outer tire A multi-chambered tire assembly (10) is provided by a pneumatic outer tire (12) mounted upon a rim (16) of a wheel and having an inner tire (14) or shield which is also mounted upon the rim (16). The inner tire (14) has a crown portion (36) spaced from th... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4934426 | Process of bonding two rubber bodies by vulcanization of a connecting layer, products suitable for use in such process and products thus obtained A process of bonding two bodies of rubber by vulcanization of a connecting layer of vulcanizable rubber provides essentially a new manner of organizing the drainage of gaseous inclusions imprisoned between the bodies and/or resulting from the subsequent v... | 06/19/1990 |
| 4930558 | Insert for pneumatic wheel A resilient wheel has a rim (4) with an airtight annular channel (18) separated from the tire air space (19) by an annular elastomeric member (16). The sealed annular channel (18) is in pressure communication with the tire air space (19) and acts as a buf... | 06/05/1990 |
