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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7712501 | Heavy duty tire A heavy duty tire comprises a single carcass ply and a tread reinforcing belt. Each carcass ply turnup portion comprises a base part under a bead core and a radially outer part extending axially inwardly towards the carcass ply main portion. The belt consists of thr... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7416006 | Reinforcement layer for a tire tread A tire has a radial carcass reinforcement surmounted radially on the outside by a crown reinforcement which includes at least two working plies and two meridian reinforcement plies. The axially innermost ends of the meridian reinforcement plies are spaced axially ap... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7387145 | Motorcycle radial tyre with bandage ply and edge reinforcing strips A motorcycle tire comprises a radial carcass ply (1), the carcass in each bead region being turned axially outward around a bead hoop (7) to form a turnup ply portion (8), the tire having a camber value C/L in the range 0.5 to 0.7 characterized ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7263458 | Tire pressure estimation A method of estimating the occurrence of a specific tire pressure deviation between actual and nominal pressure values for one or a plurality of wheels (i) is provided. One or more wheel radius analysis measurement values (ΔR) are subsequently obtained from a wheel... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7231950 | Pneumatic radial tire A pneumatic radial tire 1 including a carcass 6 and a belt layer 7 is provided with a cord-reinforced layer 12 with reinforcing cords of organic fiber being disposed at angles of 30 to 60 degrees with respect to a tire circumferential dir... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7213626 | Heavy vehicle tire with crown reinforcement half-plies The invention relates to a tire with radial carcass reinforcement, intended for equipping a heavy vehicle such as a transport vehicle or construction machinery. It refers in particular to a tire having an axial width greater than 37 inches. The tire according to the... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7204285 | Motorcycle tire A radial motorcycle tire comprises a tread portion with a pair of tread edges, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions each with a bead core therein, and a band disposed in the tread portion and composed of windings of at least one cord wound at an angl... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7172000 | Crown reinforcement with shoulder ply A tire intended to be fitted on a vehicle bearing a heavy load, such as a lorry, construction vehicle and/or aircraft, which tire comprises a carcass reinforcement radially surmounted by a crown reinforcement and a tread. The crown reinforcement is composed of at le... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7048022 | Tire tread with anti-puncture pads A pneumatic tire has a tread designed primarily for off-road activities, comprising large lugs. The tread can be defined as having a central tread width that is divided into a central tread zone and opposing lateral tread zones. The tire also has shoulder regions ex... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6976518 | Pneumatic radial tires In a pneumatic radial tire comprising a belt of at least two belt layers, in which the belt comprises a maximum-width belt layer containing many cords slantly arranged with respect to an equatorial plane of the tire and a narrow-width belt layer arranged at the outs... | 12/20/2005 |
| 6959746 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire including a carcass, a belt arranged at the outside of the carcass in a radial direction and having at least two belt layers, at least one belt reinforcing layer arranged so as to overlap with the belt and extend over a widthwise outer end thereof, ... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6945294 | Crown reinforcement for an off-the-road tire Tire for heavy off-the-road vehicles including a radial carcass reinforcement anchored in each bead to an annular bead reinforcement element, and radially above it a crown reinforcement consisting of at least two working crown plies of inextensible metallic cables c... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6883571 | Tire with double half-carcasses and adapted crown zone A tire comprising at least one reinforcement structure of carcass type anchored on each side of the tire in a bead, a crown reinforcement, sidewalls meeting up radially towards the outside with a tread, the carcass-type reinforcement structure extending circumferent... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6883570 | Tire with double half-carcasses and low-profile crown reinforcements A tire comprising at least one reinforcement structure of carcass type anchored on each side of the tire in a bead, a crown reinforcement, each bead being extended radially towards the outside by a sidewall, said reinforcement structure being discontinuous over at l... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6868882 | Belt package for super single truck tires A medium truck tire (10) and more specifically a super single truck tire (10) includes belt plies (24, 25) reinforced with steel cords which make an angle comprised between 0° and 5° with respect to the equatorial plane. At least one belt ply ... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6668890 | Pneumatic radial tires In a pneumatic radial tire comprising a belt of at least two belt layers, in which the belt comprises a maximum-width belt layer containing many cords slantly arranged with respect to an equatorial plane of the tire and a narrow-width belt layer arranged ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6634398 | Chip resistance tire A chip resistant pneumatic tire (10) is provided. The tire has an original reinforced rubber sheet (22, 22b) embedded in or under its tread (18) and/or sidewall (20 ), and is used in off the road applications such as mining. Low sulfur rubber (17) is used... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6598639 | Tire for heavy equipment A tire for heavy equipment, having at least one radial carcass reinforcement surmounted radially to the outside by a crown reinforcement formed of at least three so-called working plies formed of inextensible metal cables, crossed from one ply to the next... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6588472 | Tire with asymmetrical crown reinforcement and method of mounting tire on vehicle A tire having a preferential fitting direction to a passenger car, the tire having a carcass reinforcement that extends from one tire bead to the other and, radially outside, a crown reinforcement of width Ls, formed by at least two crown plies, and in ad... | 07/08/2003 |
| 6585020 | Crown reinforcement for a radial tire A tire includes a radial carcass reinforcement surmounted by a crown reinforcement formed of at least one working reinforcement having two plies of inextensible metallic reinforcement elements, parallel to each other within each ply and crossed from one p... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6561245 | Thread reinforcement means for extended mobility tire A pneumatic radial ply tire (50) having a tread (52), a carcass (60) with two sidewalls (77, 78), two or more radial plies (70, 72), two annular beads (36a', 36b'), a belt structure (56) located radially between the tread and the radial ply structure (58)... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6533012 | Tire with circumferentially oriented reinforcements A tire whose crown has a ply of bimodulus reinforcements circumferentially oriented and spiral-wound, the ply being so arranged that, in the new tire, its reinforcements have a high-temperature contraction potential identical to that of the adhesive yarn ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6499523 | Tire with crown reinforcement including half-plies A tire having a form ratio under 0.80, a metallic radial carcass reinforcement, and a working crown reinforcement of two working plies formed of non-extensible reinforcement elements oriented at angles and ', with axial widths in the ranges... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6499522 | Tire with crown reinforcement including radial ply A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement, a crown reinforcement including at least two working crown plies of inextensible reinforcement elements, crossed from one ply to the other ply, forming angles of between 10° and 45° with the circumferential ... | 12/31/2002 |
| 6478063 | Radial medium truck tire with organic polymer reinforced top belt or breaker A radial medium truck (RMT) tire has belt or breaker plies which are reinforced by organic reinforcement cords or filaments. In one embodiment, organic monofilaments are used in the belt or breaker plies which have the following characteristics: at least ... | 11/12/2002 |
| 6474384 | Heavy duty pneumatic radial tire with four or more belt layers A heavy duty pneumatic radial tire comprises a radial carcass, a belt and a tread, wherein the belt is comprised of four or more belt layers, cords of adjacent two belt layers among these layers are crossed with each other with respect to an equatorial pl... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6470939 | Radial tire with crown reinforcement including radial ply A tire with a radial carcass reinforcement of maximum axial width S0, including a crown reinforcement formed of at least two working crown plies of inextensible reinforcement elements, crossed from one ply to the other, forming angles of betwee... | 10/29/2002 |
| 6439283 | Runflat tire with tread stiffening member A runflat pneumatic tire has a tread stiffening member radially inward of the tread 12. The tire has a deflected section height H30 under load at 30 psi inflation and a deflected section height H0 at 0 psi wherein the deflection D | 08/27/2002 |
| 6386257 | Pneumatic radial tires with circumferential cord belt layer having specified cord twisting structure A pneumatic radial tire for passenger car comprises a circumferential belt layer in addition to a slant belt layer, in which specified PET, nylon, PEN or vinylon fiber cords or steel cords are used in the circumferential belt layer.... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6382287 | Pneumatic radial tires with circumferential cord belt layer having specified cord twisting structure A pneumatic radial tire for passenger cars comprises a circumferential belt layer in addition to a slant belt layer, in which specified PET, nylon, PEN or vinylon fiber cords or steel cords are used in the circumferential belt layer.... | 05/07/2002 |
| 6371183 | Reduced weight pneumatic tires A pneumatic tire comprises at least one carcass ply of textile cords and a belt comprised of two cross belt layers containing textile cords arranged at a cord inclination angle of 10-45° with respect to the equatorial plane, in which a difference of cord... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6367527 | Tire having an H/S form ratio of <0.6 A tire, the H/S form ratio of which is at most 0.6, formed radially from the inside to the outside by a triangulation ply of metal cables oriented at least 60°, two working crown plies formed of inextensible metal cables oriented at angles of between 10Â... | 04/09/2002 |
| 6315019 | Tire with belt structure including a pair of lateral bands A radial tire is provided with a metal belt comprising two load-bearing strips, respectively a first one and a second one, with reinforcing elements inclined in opposite directions in the two strips relative to the equatorial plane, and a pair of lateral ... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6279634 | Pneumatic radial tires with circumferential cord belt layer having specified cord twisting structure A pneumatic radial tire for passenger car comprises a circumferential belt layer in addition to a slant belt layer, in which specified PET, nylon, PEN or vinylon fiber cords or steel cords are used in the circumferential belt layer.... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6260596 | Reduced weight pneumatic tires A pneumatic tire comprises at least one carcass ply of textile cords and a belt comprised of two cross belt layers containing textile cords arranged at a cord inclination angle of 10-45° with respect to the equatorial plane, in which a difference of cord... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6125900 | Tire for airplane with crown reinforcement including at least one twin zig-zag ply A tire for an airplane has radial carcass reinforcement surmounted by a cn reinforcement composed of at least three plies of textile reinforcing elements, including at least one twin zig-zag ply of two zig-zag plies "guided" at an angle , abbrevia... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125898 | Motor-cycle radial tire A radial motorcycle tire having improved lateral grip under camber with good stability, wherein the tread is reinforced by two main breaker plies comprising parallel reinforcing cords oppositely inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction ... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6125899 | Heavy duty pneumatic radial tire for running on rough ground surface In a heavy duty pneumatic radial tire, at least one carcass layer is provided between right and left bead portions and at least two belt layers formed of steel cords which exhibit a breaking elongation of 4% or less are arranged in an outer periphery of t... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6082427 | Heavy duty pneumatic radial tires with specified coating rubber of outermost belt layer A heavy duty pneumatic radial tire comprises a radial carcass extending between a pair of bead cores, and a belt comprised of three rubberized cord layers, among which cord layers an innermost cord layer and a middle cord layer being laminated to form a c... | 07/04/2000 |
| 6082425 | Crown reinforcement for a heavy vehicle tire A tire having an Heterologous/S form ratio of at least 0.50, having a rad carcass reinforcement (1) and crown reinforcement (3) composed of at least two working crown plies (31,33) made of inextensible metal cables, crossed from one ply to the next, form... | 07/04/2000 |
