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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367371 | Inflation circuit, in particular for a tire mounted on a wheel, and corresponding wheel An automatic inflation and deflation circuit for a tube (3) is produced with a single compressed fluid supply conduit (5). The inflation results from subjecting a non-return valve (VA) in series on the conduit to excess pressure. Deflation is provided ... | 05/06/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7289021 | Apparatus and method for attaching an annular transponder unit to tire Apparatus and method in the use thereof attaches an annular transponder unit to an annular tire surface, the transponder unit being of a type having a sensor housing coupled to an annular antenna. The apparatus includes a rotary turntable for supportably rotating a ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7219540 | Tire pressure adjustment system The invention concerns a tire pressure adjusting system for setting the pressure in a tire mounted on a vehicle. A pressure source assigned to the vehicle and at least one connecting line are provided, with which the pressure source can be connected to a tire. The t... | 05/22/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6941989 | Tire pressure control arrangement for a motor vehicle A tire pressure control arrangement for a motor vehicle monitors the air pressure of at least one pneumatic tire and a signal is outputted from the arrangement when, in at least one tire of the motor vehicle, the air pressure drops below a lower threshold value or e... | 09/13/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6901981 | Tire structure including auxiliary inner tire In the present invention, an outer tire is supported and positioned by an auxiliary inner tire such that air can be pumped into the space between the inner and outer tires. When there is a flat tire or leakage, the outer tire is supported by the inner tire and still... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6892776 | Apparatus for the automatic filling of motor vehicle tires A tire-filling system has an electronic control unit response to the tire pressure and the vehicle operating conditions for automatically operating pneumatic tire-filling valves to increase or reduce the tire pressure to setpoint values determined by the electronic ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6357502 | Tire wheel and its components A tire wheel for vehicles comprises a mounting rim which can be associated with a hub of a vehicle and is provided with two bead seats forming a cone, for engagement with corresponding beads of a tire, with its apex on said axis of rotation in a position ... | 03/19/2002 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 5693161 | No-flat tire and no flat tire insert A no-flat tire and no-flat tire insert for use in vehicle wheels, which includes a plurality of chambers connected to a single valve system. The single valve inflates or deflates the plurality of chambers simultaneously during charging or discharging. Aft... | 12/02/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5538061 | Dual chamber safety tire A dual chamber inflatable safety tire mounted on a rim, said tire having an outer tire with an inner tire disposed within the outer tire forming an outer chamber and inner chamber, a one way valve means extending through the inner tire to enable air flow ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5479976 | Three-chamber tire A three-chamber tire comprises a tire body including a bead mounted to a rim and an interior hollow space therewithin to form a service chamber; a low-pressure chamber mounted circumferentially around the interior hollow space of the tire, said low-pressu... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5301729 | Dual chamber safety tire A safety tire is provided having an outer tire with treads and a puncture resistant inner tire defining inner and outer chambers, a first inflation/deflation valve extending through the sidewall of the outer tire into the outer chamber, a one-way valve to... | 04/12/1994 |
| 5180455 | Pneumatic tire and improved inflation and deflation valve device A pneumatic tire includes an inflatable tire tube having a plurality of inflatable cell units arranged in an annular formation. A check valve is provided in a cell inlet opening of each cell unit. A control chamber is disposed adjacent to each cell unit a... | 01/19/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4765358 | Inflation valve for a dual chamber tire A valve (10) for a dual chamber tire comprises a hollow sleeve (15) with at least two ports (21) (22) therein each of which is connected with an inflation chamber. A hollow valve stem (31) is slidably disposed within the sleeve (15). A locking means (50) ... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4467852 | Tire for lorries A lorry tire which is filled with compressed air during normal operation and which has the necessary stability for continued movement and has adequate running properties even in the case of a loss of air, due to its low height to width ratio, its flat tre... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4164250 | Nail-deflecting, inner-tube assembly for run-flat tires A pneumatic tire having a "run-flat" capability, is disclosed. The tire is in the form of a substantially toroidally shaped carcass having a pair of bead-reinforced sidewall regions and a crown region annularly bridging the sidewall regions. Internally of... | 08/14/1979 |
