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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7438099 | Safety support with improved endurance A safety support includes a substantially cylindrical base configured to conform to the rim. The support further includes a crown with a radially outer wall configured to enter into contact with an internal wall of a crown of the tire in the event of a loss of press... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7406991 | Pneumatic tire with bead composite A run-flat tire has a radial carcass reinforcement ply extending through a pair of opposing sidewalls and anchored in opposing bead portions. At least one of the bead portions having a bead heel and a bead toe wherein the bead heel is radially outward and axially in... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7406990 | Runflat tire with sidewall component containing high strength glass bubbles A pneumatic runflat tire comprising a sidewall component comprising a rubber composition comprising at least one diene based elastomer and from about 1 to about 40 phr of glass bubbles having a crush strength of at least 10,000 psi as measured by ASTM D3102-78 in gl... | 08/05/2008 |
| 7398809 | Run flat tire insert system A tire insert system for assembly into a continuous ring during its positioning within a tire, and is supported on a wheel web between the wheel flanges where the continuous tire insert ring is mounted to the wheel to support a tire load for a significant travel dis... | 07/15/2008 |
| RE40335 | Method and apparatus for assembling/disassembling a flexible ring to in or from a tired wheel Method of, and apparatus for, fitting a resilient ring substantially circular in shape into a tire, and removing it therefrom, the method comprising the following steps in sequence: initial deforming of the resilient ring by slight... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7368506 | Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using same A peroxide-crosslinked rubber composition having a superior anti-blooming property of a crosslinking agent and a high hardness containing (A) more than 60 parts by weight but not more than 95 parts by weight of rubber selected from NR, IR, SBR, BR, EPM, EPDM, silico... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7360570 | Low noise tire support ring A tire support ring for pneumatic tires in the event of loss of inflation pressure is disclosed. The support ring comprises an annular main body and a plurality of noise dampers. The main body made is made of an elastic material and provided on both sides thereof wi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7347242 | Tire with low thermal expansion component The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component comprising a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and an inorganic negative thermal expansion (NTE) filler comprising at least one compound selected from the gro... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347236 | Support for a tire tread A support for a tire tread band comprising an outer portion for contacting a tread and a base, wherein the base comprises a reinforcement framework having at least two plies of reinforcement elements. Each of the plies has mutually parallel reinforcement elements, a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347240 | Runflat system A runflat tire system comprising a pneumatic tire, a wheel rim and a support ring disposed in a tire cavity is disclosed, wherein the wheel rim comprises a pair of axially spaced bead seats, and a support-ring seat between the bead seats; the support ring has an inn... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7347241 | Run-flat support system for a pneumatic tired wheel and method for installing same A run-flat support system and method for installing the same are disclosed. In one embodiment, the run-flat support system includes a torque assembly removably coupled to a split wheel rim of a pneumatic tired wheel. A plurality of support segments are adapted for a... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7337814 | Runflat tire system and support ring therefor A runflat tire system comprises a pneumatic tire, a wheel rim on which the pneumatic tire is mounted, and a support ring made of an elastic material and disposed in a cavity surrounded by an inner surface of the rim and an inner surface of the tire mounted thereon, ... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7313864 | Method for producing a run-flat support body for run-flat vehicle wheels A run-flat support body for run-flat vehicle wheels. The support body is typically embodied as a shell-shaped, metallic annular body having an undulated supporting annular surface. A simple, effective method for producing one such annular body, according to which a ... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7309110 | Wheel with composite rim produced by resin transfer molding A wheel formed by the assembly of a disc comprising a hub bearing surface, a transition zone and a radially outer edge, and of a rim with at least a first laminated composite structure formed of at least one fabric of long fibers which are oriented in two distinct d... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7287564 | Tire safety support and rim and support assembly containing centering means and with facilitated mounting A safety support designed to be inserted by a translation operation around a rim bearing in which the radially inner surface of the base of the support contains a plurality of protuberances radially arranged internally. ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7287566 | Tire/wheel assembly and run-flat support member A tire/wheel assembly comprising a wheel having a rim, a pneumatic tire mounted on the rim of the wheel and a run-flat support member disposed in the cavity of the pneumatic tire. The run-flat support member includes an annular shell and elastic rings. The annular s... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7275575 | Tire with extended flange seat Disclosed are improved wheels and tires for simulating the appearance of larger-diameter wheels mounted within low-profile tires. The improved tires are intended to be mounted on wheels with an extended outer flange. An embodiment of the tire comprises an outboard t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7264031 | Safety support for vehicle wheel In this safety support comprising a segmented ring (6), whose segments (6a, . . . , 6f) are connected by linking means (9), at least one of the linking means (9) comprising at least one male element (26) and at... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7261134 | Vehicle wheel rim assembly for motor vehicle A wheel rim assembly is disclosed to include a wheel rim body holding a tire, a plurality of smoothly arched frame bars connected to one another around the periphery of the wheel rim body by plugging a plug at one frame bar into a plughole at another frame bar and h... | 08/28/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7252126 | Device designed to be fitted around a wheel rim and comprising centering means A device, such as a safety support, comprising a body and a base, in which the base comprises at least one zone of resistance which is essentially circumferentially inextensible and is mechanically coupled to the body, and at least one centering zone which is mechan... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7249622 | Tire with deep tread grooves A tire is manufactured on standard tire building equipment and cured in standard curing presses. The tire tread has at least one deep circumferentially extending groove. Within the groove is a separately assembled ring. The ring may be fitted into the deep groove af... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7243694 | Run-flat support ring with improved mounting features A run-flat support ring, which is a component mounted upon a rim inside a tire to extend the distance the tire may travel at reduced or zero inflation pressure, is provided having one or more features that improve the process of mounting the support ring onto a rim ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7237589 | Assembly comprising a rim and a run-flat support An assembly comprising a rim having a substantially cylindrical bearing surface having at least one depression therein, and an annular run-flat support mounted on the bearing surface. The radially inner surface of the support further comprising a protuberance to eng... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7234496 | Safety insert generating a transverse vibrating signal and device for sensing the tire bearing on the insert A safety insert designed to be mounted in an assembly comprising a tire and a rim of a vehicle and device for detecting the bearing of the tire on an insert, so that the insert generates signals oriented parallel to the axis of rotation of the tire and rim assembly ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7231949 | Wheel and tire assembly for recreational vehicles A wheel and tire assembly for recreational vehicles, such as mountainboards, motorized carts and pedaled carts is provided. The tire comprises a tire made of substantially inelastic material that will not stretch under a load. Thus, the tire will flatten under a loa... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7216683 | Runflat device for a motor vehicle, and a mounted assembly incorporating it The present invention concerns a runflat device for a tubeless mounted assembly for a motor vehicle and an assembly incorporating said device. A device of the invention comprises an asymmetrical one-piece type rim comprising a drop center with two lateral walls and ... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7201197 | Tire/wheel assembly A tire/wheel assembly includes a wheel having a rim, a pneumatic tire fitted to the rim of the wheel and a run-flat support member, the pneumatic tire having a tread surface and a hollow space, the tread surface having circumferential grooves extending in a circumfe... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7198085 | Tire/wheel assembly A tire/wheel assembly, wherein bent parts (4f) bent outward are formed at the leg end parts of an annular shell (4), an inclination angle (α1) of a line segment L1 extending from the axially outer end (P3) of the bent part ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7191811 | Tire-wheel assembly A run-flat tire-wheel assembly having, in an inside cavity of the tire/rim, a run-flat support formed by a ring-shaped metal shell and rubber elastic members or a ring-shaped metal shell and rubber elastic members composed of a rubber composition containing 100 part... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7188649 | Runflat tire system and support ring therefor A runflat tire system comprises a pneumatic tire, a wheel rim on which the pneumatic tire is mounted, and a support ring made of elastic material and disposed in a cavity surrounded by an inner surface of the rim and an inner surface of the tire mounted thereon, whe... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7188648 | Tire/wheel assembly and run-flat support member A tire/wheel assembly comprising a wheel having a rim, a pneumatic tire fitted to the rim and a run-flat support member. The pneumatic tire includes a cavity, and the run-flat support member is disposed in the cavity of the pneumatic tire. The run-flat support membe... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7178569 | Runflat tire system and support ring therefor A support ring for a runflat tire system which comprises an annular body made of an elastic material having a radially inner circumferential surface which fits to a mounting portion of a wheel rim when mounted thereon, and a radially outer circumferential surface wh... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7156407 | Wheelchair tire A wheelchair tire has a carcass having a running profile applied to an interior side and optionally having a raised lettering. At least on an exterior tire wall, starting from a region later adjoining with wheel rim edges, to at least a first boundary plane extendin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7129279 | Lightweight tire support and composition and method for making a tire support A polyurethane-polymer composition suitable for preparing a lightweight tire support includes at least one isocyanate, at least one polyol, and at least one chain extender. A polyurethane-polymer composition can also include an additive such as a catalyst, a filler,... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7117911 | Pneumatic tire having run flat capability A pneumatic tire having a runflat capability provided with a crescent shaped reinforcing rubber layer at the side part thereof, wherein an inner layer is composed of a thermoplastic elastomer composition containing (A) at least one thermoplastic resin having an air ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7104301 | Discontinuous ply for runflat tire construction The innermost carcass ply of a runflat tire (50) having a radial carcass ply is a discontinuous ply (52) that includes two portions (52a, 52b) each disposed within one of the sidewalls (43, 45). In one embodiment, eac... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7104302 | Run-flat support ring with internal fin A run-flat support ring, which is a component mounted upon a rim inside a tire to extend the distance the tire may travel at reduced or zero inflation pressure, is provided having an internal fin design that improves the rolling resistance of the support ring withou... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7100654 | Safety support for a vehicle wheel and safety system and vehicle wheel including the safety support A safety support for mounting on a rim of a vehicle wheel within a tire includes a substantially toroidal hollow annular body and a filling of elastically deformable expanded material. The annular body includes a convex radially outer surface, two axially opposite s... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096907 | Run-flat support ring with integrated shelf design and improved mounting features A run-flat support ring, which is a component mounted upon a rim inside a tire to extend the distance the tire may travel at reduced or zero inflation pressure, is provided having an integrated shelf design that enhances the handling characteristics of the support r... | 08/29/2006 |
