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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441577 | Locked bead pneumatic tire with wrap-around toeguard A pneumatic tire 10 has a carcass ply 12 or plies 12, 14 with a locked tie-in construction and a wrap-around toeguard 18. Each wrap-around toeguard 18 is a non cord reinforced elastomeric unitary strip wound 360 degree in a singula... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7434607 | Pneumatic tire with specified bead apex and sidewall reinforcing rubber layer A pneumatic tire comprises: a tread portion; a pair of sidewall portions; a pair of bead portions each with a bead core therein; a carcass having a main portion extending between the bead portions; a belt disposed radially outside the carcass in the tread portion; a... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7387146 | Heavy duty tire A heavy duty tire including bead portions each with a bead core, and a carcass ply containing a main portion extending between bead portions and a pair of edge portions wound around the bead cores, the wound edge portion including a turnback part extending axially i... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7347243 | Pneumatic tires with carcass cord turnup bending portion A pneumatic tire comprising a radial carcass (5) of at least one carcass ply including a main body portion (3a) and a turnup portion (3b), and a reinforcing member (7) including at least two reinforcing layers. The at least ... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7316255 | Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the same A pneumatic tire comprises: a carcass ply turned up around a bead core in each bead portion from the inside to the outside of the tire so as to form a pair of turnup portions and a main portion therebetween; a bead apex disposed between the carcass ply turnup portio... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7278458 | Tire with a reinforced sidewall and fabrication process A tire designed to be mounted on a mounting rim J of maximum diameter Dc the type comprising beads designed to cooperate with seats of the mounting rim, the beads comprising at least one annular bead reinforcement structure; a crown comprising a reinforce... | 10/09/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7201198 | Tire for motorcycle A tire (10) includes a carcass (14). The carcass (14) has a first ply (17) and a pair of second plies (18) and (19). The first ply (17) is wound around a bead core (22) and is folded back outward. This portion ... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7191812 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire, comprising a bead part (4) having a bead reinforcement layer (10) continuously extending from the inside part (10a) of a bead core (5) positioned on the axial inside of the tire to the outside part (10c | 03/20/2007 |
| 7152645 | Pneumatic tires A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass comprised of at least one carcass ply containing a steel cord(s) arranged at a cord angle of 70–90° with respect to an equatorial plane of the tire and toroidally extending between a pair of bead cores and turned up around the... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7152646 | Heavy duty tire The present invention relates to a heavy duty tire comprising a carcass comprising a carcass ply of cords extending between bead portions and turned up around a bead core in each bead portion from the inside to outside of the tire so as to form a pair of turnup port... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7137425 | High-performance, low profile tire for four-wheeled passenger car and method of mounting the tire A high-performance, low-profile tire for four-wheeled passenger car comprises a carcass comprised of at least two carcass cord plies each extending between a pair of bead cores and wound around the respective bead core from an inside of the tire toward an outside th... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128114 | Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the tire A carcass 7 includes first and second carcass plies 9 and 10. The first carcass ply 9 has a body portion 9A extending from a tread portion 2 to a bead core 5 through a sidewall portion 3, and a wound up portion... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7100655 | Aircraft tire with improved bead structure A pneumatic radial ply tire 100 for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass 20 having at least one axially inner ply 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of textile cords 21 wound around a pair of bead cores 33. The impro... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096909 | Aircraft tire with improved bead structure A pneumatic radial ply tire 100 for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass 20 having at least one axially inner ply 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of textile cords 21 wound around a pair of bead cores 33. The impro... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7093635 | Aircraft tire with improved bead structure A pneumatic radial ply tire 100 for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass 20 having at least one axially inner ply 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of textile cords 21 wound around a pair of bead cores 33. The impro... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7040368 | Heavy duty tire A heavy duty tire comprises a carcass ply turned up around a bead core in each bead portion to form a pair of turnup portions and a main portion, and a bead reinforcing layer disposed in the bead portion and comprising an axially outer part and an axially inner part... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7017635 | Tire with outside-in ply construction A pneumatic tire for trucks having reduced weight and less material usage. The present invention utilizes an outside-in radial ply construction, which aids to torque the tire bead into the rim of the wheel to which it is mounted and allows the rim to provide greater... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6962183 | Pneumatic tire In a pneumatic tire, a cord spacing between an axially outer cord layer and an axially inner cord layer such as: a turnup portion and a main portion of a carcass ply; or a bead reinforcing cord layer and a carcass ply turnup portion, is increased from the radially i... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6945295 | Tire for a vehicle wheel comprising a particular carcass structure A carcass structure for vehicle wheel tires includes at least one carcass ply and a pair of annular reinforcing structures. The at least one carcass ply includes a first and a second series of strip segments consecutively arranged along a circumferential development... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6941992 | Tire for a vehicle wheel and method of manufacturing the tire A carcass structure for a vehicle wheel tyre includes at least one carcass ply comprising thread elements substantially disposed transversely of a circumferential extension of the carcass structure, and at least one pair of annular reinforcing structures disposed cl... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938659 | Runflat tire having crown-reinforcing insert extending into the sidewalls A pneumatic tire has a crown-reinforcing insert which extends from under the tread substantially, such as at least one-third of the sidewall height, into the sidewall of the tire. Apexes extend from the beads substantially, such as at least one-third of the sidewall... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6883568 | Tire with asymmetrical and reinforced sidewalls A tire comprising two beads, a crown and sidewalls that connect the crown to said beads, the tire being reinforced by a carcass reinforcement anchored in each bead to at least one annular anchoring element, each sidewall comprising an additional, inextensible sidewa... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6834698 | Pneumatic radial tire A pneumatic radial tire comprising a carcass, a belt layer, and a bead apex rubber. The carcass includes an inner carcass ply and an outer carcass ply that passes outside of the inner carcass. The bead portions are provided with a U-shaped first bead reinforcing lay... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834694 | Tire with reinforced sidewalls Tire comprising a carcass reinforcement of at least one ply of reinforcing elements parallel to one another within each ply and making with the circumferential direction an angle α such that 60° | 12/28/2004 |
| 6820670 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a pair of bead portions each provided therein with a bead core made of windings of at least one wire, a carcass ply of cords extending between the bead portions and turned up around the bead core from the axially inside to the outside of t... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6807996 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises a bead core and a rubber bead apex provided in each bead portion, and a carcass comprising a carcass ply turned up around the bead core from the inside to the outside of the tire to form a pair of turned up portions and a main portion ther... | 10/26/2004 |
| 6802351 | Pneumatic tires A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions and a pair of bead portions and a radial carcass of at least one rubberized carcass ply containing steel cord therein and wound around the bead core to form a part or a whole of a wound portion ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6763868 | Tire for a two-wheeled vehicle and carcass structure for the tire A carcass structure for a two-wheeled vehicle tire includes at least one carcass ply and a pair of annular reinforcing structures. The at least one carcass ply includes a first series and at least one second series of strip sections circumferentially distributed in ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6758253 | Pneumatic tire with spirally wound reinforcing cord layer A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a radial carcass extending between a pair of bead cores and having a turnup portion, a bead filler rubber, and one or more reinforcing cord layers arranged at a side fa... | 07/06/2004 |
| 6736178 | Pneumatic tire with specified bead portion A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass ply extending between bead portions and is turned up around a bead core in each bead portion to form two turnup portions and a main portion therebetween; each of the turnup portion extends radially outwardly and adjoins the main ... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6719030 | Pneumatic tire having a single carcass ply reinforced with metallic cords, a high ending ply, turnup and locked bead construction The pneumatic tire has a single carcass ply reinforced with parallel metallic cords, each cord composed of at least one filament having a tensile strength of at least (−2000×D+4400 MPa) ×95%, where D is the filament diameter in millimeters. The turnup portion of... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6701988 | Pneumatic radial tires A pneumatic radial tire having an aspect ratio of no more than 60% comprises at least one carcass ply composed of a main body portion and a turn-up portion, a stiffener made of a soft rubber stock and a hard rubber stock, and a reinforcing member extendin... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6659148 | Bead reinforcing structure for radial truck tires The tire of the invention incorporates an active nylon flipper in each bead region. The flipper is active in the sense that it actively absorbs differential shearing strains that arise between each turnup end of the ply and each rigid metal bead during he... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6648041 | Aircraft tire with improved bead structure A pneumatic radial ply tire 100 for use on aircraft has a radial reinforced carcass 20 having at least one axially inner ply 2A, 2B, 2C and 2D of textile cords 21 wound around a pair of bead cores 33. The improved bead structure 30 has a flipper 50 having... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6622765 | Reinforcing tire bead for a radial tire A tire, designed to carry heavy loads, having a radial carcass reinforcement formed of at least one ply of inelastic reinforcing elements and anchored in each bead to a bead wire so as to form a turn-up whose end is a radial distance HRNC away ... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6609550 | Runflat tire with steel cord bead reinforcing layer A pneumatic tire comprises a rubber bead apex extending radially outwards from a bead core; a carcass composed of an inside carcass ply and an outside carcass ply, the inside carcass ply turned up around the bead core in each bead portion from the tire in... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6595256 | Pneumatic tire having a body cord insert that reduces the rolling resistance of the tire A pneumatic tire includes a body having a plurality of main body cords. The tire includes an upper section above the maximum section width and a lower section below the maximum section width. The modulus of the body cords is configured to be larger in the... | 07/22/2003 |
| 6591883 | Reinforced bead for a radial tire A tire for heavy loads, having an inextensible radial carcass ply anchored to a bead wire to form an upturn, the end of which is located at a radial distance from the base of the bead. Each bead is reinforced by at least two additional reinforcement armat... | 07/15/2003 |
| 6527025 | Tubeless tire A pneumatic tire comprises: a carcass ply extending between bead portions and including a topping rubber layer, the topping rubber layer facing the inside of the tire and made of a butyl rubber compound containing at least 10 parts by weight of butyl rubb... | 03/04/2003 |
