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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7361243 | Tire manufacturing method and green tire manufacturing apparatus Using a core manufacturing method, a green tire is obtained in which edge portions of a carcass ply are turned up at bead cores. An inner liner 40 is set on an external surface of a hard core 12, and a carcass 46 is formed thereon. A blad... | 04/22/2008 |
| 6977020 | Method of mounting a pneumatic radial tire In the method of mounting a pneumatic radial tire comprising a spiral belt and a pair cross belt members arranged in parallel to each other at both sides of an equational plane of the tire and at a given opening space onto a vehicle body, the tire is mounted as a fr... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6443202 | Protective coating for tire sidewalls and method for protecting tire sidewalls An aqueous coating composition which can be applied to a cured rubber surface, such as the white sidewall, colored sidewall, raised white lettering or raised colored lettering of a tire, to provide a protective coating against staining and scuffing. The c... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6283187 | High-transverse-curvature tire In a tire for motor-vehicles, an auxiliary support element (9) is interposed between a carcass ply (3) and a belt structure (6). The support element is employed during the manufacturing step of the belt structure (6) in order to stably retain, on the sect... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6148885 | Pneumatic tire with band element A band element for mounting in the crown portion of a pneumatic tire to provide run flat ability to the tire in the event of loss of air pressure and to provide increased puncture resistance is formed of flat strips of tape having fibers embedded in a res... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6062284 | Two-wheeled-vehicle tires A process for the manufacture of tire for high speed two-wheeled vehicles comprising making a cylindrical sleeve, attaching annular bead wires to the axial ends of said sleeve and shaping the sleeve into a toroidal configuration. A belt structure made of ... | 05/16/2000 |
| 6012498 | Tires having belts of high modulus composites Composites of high melting point thermoplastics such as polyphenylene sulfide or polyimide and high modulus fibers such as carbon, graphite, or boron can be bonded to rubber using a primer such as a metal primer. The composite desirably has a modulus of e... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5988246 | High-transverse-curvature tire In a tire for motor-vehicles, an auxiliary support element (9) is interposed between a carcass ply (3) and a belt structure (6). The support element is employed during the manufacturing step of the belt structure (6) in order to stably retain, on the sect... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5879484 | Run flat banded pneumatic tire A run flat pneumatic tire is reinforced by a thin annular composite band imbedded in the crown portion of the tire in combination with a plurality of radial cords or plies in its sidewalls which have freedom in shear with respect to one another. The band ... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5795418 | Pneumatic motorcycle tire for improved cornering and straight running stability A pneumatic motorcycle tire provided with a spiral belt and a pair of axially spaced reinforcing layers radially inside of the belt to improve the cornering stability and straight running stability of a motorcycle.... | 08/18/1998 |
| 5783003 | Tire with reinforcement comprising cord segments A tire includes incisions in a ply of parallel cords of the tire, made pr to the ply's utilization for making the tire. A cutting device for making the incisions is comprised of a reference holder to impose a known orientation to the parallel cords. It i... | 07/21/1998 |
| 5647929 | Pneumatic motorcycle tire for improved cornering and straight running stability A pneumatic motorcycle tire provided with a spiral belt and a pair of axially spaced reinforcing layers radially inside of the belt to improve the cornering stability and straight running stability of a motorcycle.... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5618362 | Radial ply tire with belt-shaped reinforcing insert A radial ply tire for vehicle wheels has a torus-shaped body of elastomeric material which contains a belt-shaped reinforcing insert which has in the region underneath the tread of the tire a strip which is stretchable, pre-loadable and, under the influen... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5482102 | Pneumatic motorcycle tire for improved cornering and straight running stability A pneumatic motorcycle tire provided with a spiral belt and a pair of axially spaced reinforcing layers radially inside of the belt to improve the cornering stability and straight running stability of a motorcycle.... | 01/09/1996 |
| 5429169 | Radial tire for motorcycle with two part bead apex A radial tire for motorcycle has a belt layer of cords with modulus of elasticity of 600 kg/mm2 or more wound spirally on a carcass nearly parallel to the tire equator, and a bead apex rubber disposed on a bead core between a carcass main porti... | 07/04/1995 |
| 5404924 | Motorcycle tire with spirally wound belt A motorcycle tire which comprises a carcass (6) extending between tire bead portions (4), and a belt (7) disposed radially outside the carcass, wherein the belt (7) is formed by spirally winding at least two reinforcing members (11 and 12) having differen... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5234043 | Radial tire for motorcycle including bead apex extended between belt and carcass A radial tire for motorcycles which comprises: at least one carcass ply of organic fiber cords arranged radially at an angle of 85 to 90 degrees to the tire equator and turned up around the bead cores to form two turned up portions and a main portion ther... | 08/10/1993 |
| 5176770 | Pneumatic belted tires for motorcycles A pneumatic belted tire for motorcycle is disclosed, which comprises as a casing reinforcement a carcass composed of at least one ply containing organic fiber cords arranged at 70°-90° with respect to the mid-circumference of the tire and a belt compose... | 01/05/1993 |
| 4830781 | Tire body reinforcing component and apparatus and method for producing same A tire body reinforcing component is provided for underlying the tread and at least the sidewall regions of a pneumatic tire. The component comprises at least one continuous cord disposed across the width of said component from one edge to the other there... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4773462 | Pneumatic tire for two-wheeled vehicle A pneumatic tire for a two-wheeled vehicle, including a pair of sidewalls, a tread, a carcass, bead rings embedded in radially inner ends of the pair of sidewalls and stiffeners including tapered rubber fillers. According to the invention, the tire compri... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4708186 | Segmented-band banded tire A banded radial run-flat pneumatic tire with a transversely segmented band that varies the bending stiffness of the band circumferentially relative to the bending stiffness across the band. The band can be segmented into annular side-by-side hoop-like coa... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4708187 | Tire made of castable or sprayable elastomers A tire which is formed by tying a knitted fabric spacer onto the tire mold core, spot welding the belt or other reinforcement to this spacer and then forming the tire body of a castable and/or sprayable elastomer.... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4649979 | Bicycle tire In an open-sided bicycle tire having a plurality of carcass plies enclosing a pair of beads, and extending over the sidewalls and tread of the tire, at least one ply of a breaker is disposed between the plies of the carcass lying immediately under the tre... | 03/17/1987 |
| 4585044 | Tubular tire for cycles A tubular tire for cycles comprising a tubular toroidal body including an inner airtight tube to be inflated, the tire body or carcass being equipped, on the outer surface mating the wheel rim, with a rubberized tape having projecting portions such as pro... | 04/29/1986 |
| 4523619 | Protective ply for tire crown of three-dimensional structure A tire with a crown comprising a strengthening reinforcement and at least one protective ply arranged above the strengthening reinforcement is characterized by the fact that the protective ply has the following features: it comprises a three-dimensional f... | 06/18/1985 |
| 4362200 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire having a layer of heat-conducting elastomeric material between an inner carcass and tread assembly, and adjacent a heat conducting position of each sidewall, the layer and the portion dissipating heat from an internal area of the tire to ... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4336833 | Tubeless pneumatic tires A tubeless pneumatic tire comprising a body made entirely of an elastic material and cords embedded in the body and having a length not extending from bead to bead. The opposite ends of the cords are disposed in a pair of annular projections formed on the... | 06/29/1982 |
| 4318434 | Banded tire load enhancement system Passive, self-energizing means for increasing the load carrying capabilities in the depressurized condition of a banded radial run-flat tire system. In this invention, an inner tube inflated to a pressure of about 3-5 psi is positioned on the wheel rim in... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4312394 | Polyurethane pneumatic tire with neutral axis of sidewalls having increasing bending radius A pneumatic tire made of polyurethane elastomers or other moldable material which can be made into an elastic, plastic material by means of a chemical reaction is provided. The tire includes a belt which is mounted beneath the tread surface which essentia... | 01/26/1982 |
| 4249587 | Bicycle tire with improved reinforcing strip A bicycle tire, notably tubular tire, includes a flexible reinforcing structure added to the tread, the reinforcing structure consisting of high tensile strength yarns assembled beforehand in the form of a knitted sheath or tubular member, and intimately ... | 02/10/1981 |
| 4232723 | Isostable tubular tire Tubular tire for motor vehicles, of the type including an inflatable tubular inner (pneumatic) tube, a bracing, a case of the radial type, a rim strip, some rubber sides, a tire tread and two semi-rigid circular rods. The two rods 7 are set at the level o... | 11/11/1980 |
| 4129162 | Pneumatic tire A simplified radial ply tire containing a high modulus single carcass ply and a high modulus single belt ply with the cords in the carcass ply extending radially in the sidewall and at a bias angle in the tread area. The cords in the belt ply extend at an... | 12/12/1978 |
| 4111249 | Band reinforced radial tire A resilient pneumatic tire which is reinforced by a radially stabilized compression element such that the vehicle on which the tire is mounted can be operated safely in an essentially normal manner regardless of the state of pressurization of the tire. Th... | 09/05/1978 |
| 4073330 | Tire cord fabrics for belts of belted pneumatic tires Belted pneumatic tires, each belt ply of which includes both metallic and non-metallic cords interspersed with one another and of which the non-metallic cords are made of a material having a relatively high modulus generally of the same order of magnitude... | 02/14/1978 |
| 4042002 | Motorcycle tire A motorcycle tire particularly for racing motorcycles which has a tread, a pair of beads, and a carcass comprising a single bias ply extending to and around the beads, and a single breaker ply whose width is at least about 85 percent of the tread width an... | 08/16/1977 |
| 4016915 | Pneumatic tires A tire comprises a tread portion, sidewall portions, and beads, the tread portion having a tread pattern comprising a plurality of bars arranged herringbone fashion about the mid-circumferential plane of the tire, the tire being reinforced by a plurality ... | 04/12/1977 |
| 3982578 | Pneumatic tires A pneumatic tire comprises a reinforcing layer including at least one metal wire felt. The felt comprises a mat of crimped continuous metal wires intermingled in three dimensions. The layer may comprise a tread reinforcement, breaker layers, sidewall rein... | 09/28/1976 |
| 3973613 | Tire reinforcement An improved tire reinforcement construction is disclosed. The construction includes a folded one-piece reinforced tread ply or belt, resulting in a two-ply belt structure. Elastomeric spacer members may be included in the vicinity of the folds to increase... | 08/10/1976 |
