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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7296605 | Extended-mobility tire with bead having symmetrical load distribution Vehicle tire including two sidewalls, beads which include a seat and an external flange which are intended to come into contact with a suitable rim, and a carcass reinforcement structure. At least one bead comprises a circumferential cord structure distributed in tw... | 11/20/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7240709 | Extended-mobility tire with decoupled anchoring zone A tire for a vehicle wheel, comprising two sidewalls joined at their radially outer portions by a crown zone, beads, a reinforcement structure extending substantially radially from each of the beads, towards the crown zone, at least one of said beads comprising: a b... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7225846 | Pneumatic tire with reinforced bead part The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire with a rubber lump applied to the bead part, and more particularly, to a pneumatic tire wherein the bead part is reinforced by applying a rubber lump on the side surface of the lower portion of the bead with a carcas... | 06/05/2007 |
| 7204283 | Pneumatic tire with specified bead portion profile A pneumatic tire comprises a pair of bead portions each having a bottom face and an axially outer side face which contact with a bead seat and a flange of a wheel rim, respectively, wherein the axially outer side face comprises a radially outer part for contacting w... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7051779 | Extended-mobility tire with anchoring zone of substantially low modulus A tire comprising two sidewalls, beads, a reinforcement structure extending radially from each of the beads towards the crown zone, at least one of said beads comprising: a bead seat of inverted type; an anchoring ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7025102 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire which comprises a tread portion, a pair of bead portions adapted to a wheel rim, a pair of sidewall portions therebetween, at least one of the sidewall portions provided with an axially protruding rim protector, the rim protector extending continuou... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7004218 | Pneumatic tire with specified carcass ply turn-up A tire has a carcass reinforcement extending between a pair of opposing bead portion. At least one of the bead portions terminates axially to the outside by a tip and is intended to be mounted on a wheel rim having a bead seat that has an axially outer end closer to... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7000662 | Tire having an improved carcass reinforcement anchoring structure A tire comprising a crown, two sidewalls and two beads, a carcass reinforcement anchored in each of the beads and a crown reinforcement. The carcass reinforcement comprises at least two circumferential alignments of first reinforcing threads of high elasticity modul... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6997224 | Tire having an improved carcass reinforcement anchoring structure A tire comprising a crown, two sidewalls and two beads, a carcass reinforcement anchored in each of the beads and a crown reinforcement. The carcass reinforcement comprises at least two circumferential alignments of first reinforcing threads of high elasticity modul... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6994139 | Tire having an improved carcass reinforcement anchoring structure A tire includes two beads and a carcass reinforcement anchored in the beads. The carcass reinforcement has at least two circumferential alignments of first reinforcing threads. Each such circumferential alignment is, within each bead, bordered axially inwardly and o... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6962184 | Extended-mobility tire with specified bead A tire for a vehicle wheel, comprising two sidewalls joined by a crown zone provided on its radially outer portion with a circumferential tread, a bead arranged at the radially inner portion of each of the sidewalls, each bead comprising a seat and an outer flange w... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6951234 | Aircraft tire having an improved bead An aircraft tire, the inflation pressure of which is greater than 12 bar, comprises a crown, two sidewalls and two beads, a carcass reinforcement anchored in the two beads and a crown reinforcement. The carcass reinforcement comprises at least two circumferential al... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6929046 | Tire in with cavities in bead region The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire, specifically to improvements to the bead region of tires designed for runflat operations. The improvements comprise the addition of cavities or indentation (126) on the surface of the bead (127) that c... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6913051 | Tire with dual anchorage carcass ply Tire, comprising at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure extending circumferentially from the bead to the sidewall and a crown reinforcement, each of the beads further comprising a main anchoring zone for supporting the reinforcement structure, the tire co... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6896021 | Tire bead geometry A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead po... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6886617 | Tire bead with protective rib A tire P with a radial carcass reinforcement (1), intended for mounting on a rim J at least one of whose seats (42) is inclined outwards and is extended axially on the outside by a hump (41) of small height, said hump comprising an axially outer... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6877538 | Tire with new bead bundle A pneumatic tire (10) has a tread portion (11), a pair of sidewall portions (13) and a pair of bead portions (14). Each bead portion (14) has a bead core (15), and each bead core (15) has a radially inner surface defi... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6814114 | Tire to rim rotation limiter for a run-flat assembly A tire apparatus for driving a vehicle allows the vehicle to be driven during periods of both low tire pressure and normal tire pressure. The tire apparatus has a tire that has a tread section. The tire has a pair of side walls that are located adjacent to the tread... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6758252 | Tire having beads of improved structure A tire (1) comprising, viewed in meridian section, two beads (12) with generatrices which are inclined towards the outside, the upturn (130) of said reinforcement (13) being formed by the lateral (30) and radially inner (32)... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6691756 | Pneumatic tire with specified bead base surface A pneumatic tire to be mounted on a 15-degree-taper rim comprises a pair of bead portions each with a bead core, wherein in a meridian section of the tire under a state that the tire is not mounted on the rim but the bead portions are held such that the b... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6688354 | Tire comprising a reinforcing profiled element in at least one sidewall, and tire/rim assembly comprising such a tire A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement winding within each bead around at least one heel reinforcement element and whose meridian profile, when the tire is mounted and inflated, has a constant direction of curvature in a first bead and a sidewall ex... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6659149 | Multizone bead for a tire having extended mobility A tire for a vehicle wheel, comprising two sidewalls, a crown zone provided on its radially outer portion with a circumferential tread, and a bead arranged in the radially inner portion of each of the sidewalls. Each bead comprises a seat and an outer fla... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6651715 | Pneumatic radial tires for truck and bus mounted on 15° drop center rim In a pneumatic radial tire for trucks and buses mounted on an approved 15° drop center rim, an outer surface portion of a composite side-rubber and/or an envelope surface of the bead core among members constituting the bead portion of the tire has a curv... | 11/25/2003 |
| 6626220 | Tire having beads of specified structure The invention relates to a novel tire having beads of a specified structure. In particular, the tire, when viewed in meridian section, has a radial carcass reinforcement and a bead of specified structure. The bead features a reinforcement ring that is abl... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6598644 | Tire bead A tire having at least one bead seat inclined towards the outside and a radial carcass reinforcement (1) wound within said bead around a bead wire (2) from the heel to the toe of the bead B to form an upturn (10), the edge of which, viewed in meridian sec... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6571846 | Tire having beads of improved structure A tire has a radial carcass reinforcement having a bead, the seat of which is inclined towards the outside, the bead heel axially to the inside and reinforced by at least one reinforcement element, the bead toe axially to the outside and having a profiled... | 06/03/2003 |
| 6554038 | Tire having a striated bead protuberance A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement of low H/S ratio, at least one bead provided with an axially outer protuberance, the maximum axial width of which is greater than the space taken up by the rim, characterized in that the protuberance is provide... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6491077 | Tire with specified crown reinforcement and carcass profile A tire with a form ratio H/S between 0.3 and 0.8 has a carcass reinforcement (1) which is covered radially by a quasi-cylindrical crown reinforcement (3) and which is tangential at T to a holding circle C. The common tangent at T to the circle C and to th... | 12/10/2002 |
| 6487900 | Method of tire bead flange profiling The method of designing a bead flange profile (24) for a pneumatic tire (30) to be mounted on a design rim (40) as specified for the tire size has the steps of (a) selecting a design rim and a cured tire construction and bead profile (33); (b) predicting ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6443201 | Pneumatic tire with extended load carrying capacity A pneumatic tire with an increased load carrying capacity (extended load index) but compatible with conventional, commercially available wheel rims, has a modified carcass plyline. The tire has a tread area, a carcass structure including two bead areas ea... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6427742 | Pneumatic tire having specified bead structure A radial ply pneumatic tire (10) features a bead core (20) which comprises an arrangement of filaments (26) positioned relative to one another. The bead core (20) has a cross-section and a radially inward base side (44). In the cross section, the base sid... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6418993 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire is provided in at least one of sidewall portions with a wheelrim protector which overhangs a flange of a wheelrim and protrudes axially outwardly from the axially outer end of the flange, the wheelrim protector is provided with at least o... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6418992 | Radial tire with axially outer bead tip A tire (1), a mounting rim (2) therefor and a circumferentially unstretchable ring (3) for supporting the tread (10) of the tire when running at low or zero pressure. The tire (1) has a radial ply casing (13) on which the points that are furthest apart ax... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6401777 | Tire chipper construction for runflat tires A chipper (40, 43, 54) for use in a pneumatic radial ply runflat tire (49) comprises cord reinforcements (42, 42') making an angle, ' of between 30° and 50° relative to the circumferential direction. The radially outermost edge (46, 50) of the ch... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6401773 | Puncture-compensating tire A tire has a buttress system which maintains flexible cushioning to support a load on the tire, even after a puncture in the tire. The tire has a tire body with an inner rim attached to a wheel rim with a clamping piece. The buttress system is provided wi... | 06/11/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6352092 | Vehicle wheel with a tubeless pneumatic tire and a one-piece rim having an emergency rolling surface and a process for mounting the tire on the rim A vehicle wheel with a one-piece rim and tubeless pneumatic tire comprises an emergency rolling surface on a radially exterior shell of the rim, an elastic bead, and a one-piece toroidal chamber at each axial front end of the rim. Each chamber includes a ... | 03/05/2002 |
