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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 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 |
| 7396426 | Method for making a reinforcing structure for a vehicle tyre and a tyre made by the method A method for making a reinforcing structure for a vehicle tire includes laying down at least one continuous thread element onto a support element, generating one or more layers. A path of the at least one thread element is substantially concentric with a rotation ax... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7320350 | Sidewall reinforcing layer for pneumatic tires A pneumatic tire may include a floating reinforcing layer disposed between a body ply and the sidewall of the tire. The reinforcing layer may extend from a point beneath the rim flange of the wheel to a point just above or below the maximum section width of the tire... | 01/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7281558 | Run-flat tire with variable rigidity sidewalls A tire includes at least one sidewall support exhibiting a substantially progressive increase in rigidity as the tire sags during depressurization. The support, which is disposed in the substantially median portion of the tire's sidewalls, includes a circumferential... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281557 | Extended mobility tire with undulating sidewalls A tire includes at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure anchored on each side in a bead, each bead being extended radially towards the outside by a sidewall having at least one substantially resilient circumferential cord disposed in the substantially medi... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7278457 | Aircraft tire An aircraft tire has an inflation pressure greater than 9 bar and a deflection greater than 30%. The tire includes a crown, two sidewalls and two beads, a carcass reinforcement anchored in the two beads and a crown reinforcement. The carcass reinforcement includes a... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7275576 | Method of making reinforcement elements for a vehicle tyre, and a tyre for a vehicle wheel A method of making reinforcing elements for a vehicle tire includes laying down at least one continuous thread element on a support element of the tire according to a deposition path substantially concentric with a rotation axis of the tire. A tire for a vehicle whe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7251991 | Method for determination of the physical features of a tire A measurement technique determines the physical features of a tire such as a determination of the deformation a tire undergoes during use. The measurement technique utilizes a first belt, or first and second belts, in the tire reinforced with a plurality of metallic... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7238248 | Method of building a tyre and tyre for a two-wheeled vehicle A method of building a tyre includes forming a carcass structure comprising at least one carcass ply, applying a belt structure at a radially external position with respect to the at feast one carcass ply, applying a pair of sidewalls at an axially external position... | 07/03/2007 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7201196 | Run-flat tire A run-flat tire comprises a carcass comprising at least one carcass ply of cords extending between a pair of bead portions through a tread portion and sidewall portions, a sidewall reinforcing rubber layer disposed in each sidewall portion and tapering towards its r... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7128112 | Tire for two-wheeled vehicles comprising circumferential crown reinforcement elements A tire for a two-wheeled motorized vehicle and more particularly a motorcycle includes at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure, formed of reinforcement elements, anchored one either side of the tire to a bead intended to be mounted on a rim seat. Each bead... | 10/31/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7093637 | Radial tire sidewall reinforcement Radial tire including a crown, two beads extended by sidewalls including a radial carcass reinforcement, the carcass reinforcement extending into the crown and anchored in each bead to at least one element that is inextensible in the circumferential direction, the t... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7086439 | Pneumatic tire and a process for mounting the tire onto vehicle A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a carcass, a belt, and a reinforcing member arranged in a tire zone including at least the sidewall portion, wherein a shearing rigidity in the circumferential directio... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7060146 | Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire A method of manufacturing a pneumatic tire comprises assembling unvulcanized rubber components to make a green tire, vulcanizing the green tire, and winding an unvulcanized rubber tape so that the windings collectively have a predetermined cross sectional shape for ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7059373 | Tire with additional ring and bead having a seat inclined towards the outside The invention concerns a tire comprising at least a first and a second bead radially extending to at least a first and a second sidewall, respectively, and the sidewalls being joined to a tread; said first bead having a seat the generatrix of which has its axially i... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7007990 | Reinforced impact beam with layered matrix An impact beam having a polymer matrix and a metal reinforcing structure, the metal reinforcing structure including metal cords that can be made from metal elements having a diameter of 100 μm or more. The polymer matrix can include a thermoplastic material and/or ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6938657 | Tire for a vehicle wheel capable of withstanding the load at low pressure or zero pressure A tire for a vehicle wheel, capable of withstanding the load at low pressure or zero pressure, includes a carcass, a crown, two axially opposed sidewalls, two bead cores, two compression-resistant annular reinforcing elements, and, optionally, a belt structure. The ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6866734 | Tire design based on first principles of structural engineering A new method for designing a tire comprises the steps of laying up a tire having a stiff lower sidewall portion (18b) that has a high modulus apex (17) and a high turn-up (16a) and a concave shape, a flexible upper sidewall portion... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6860307 | Pneumatic tire and a process for mounting the tire onto vehicle A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a carcass, a belt, and a reinforcing member arranged in a tire zone including at least the sidewall portion, wherein a shearing rigidity in the circumferential directio... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6843293 | Variable-stiffness wedge insert for runflat tires A pneumatic radial ply tire (86, 104) having a tread (106), a carcass (96, 108) with two sidewalls (88a, 88b, 116a, 116b), a radial ply structure (98, 110), and a belt structure (... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6840297 | Heavy-duty tire A heavy-duty tire, wherein each bead portion (2) is defined by a metal bead bundle (3), about which are turned up a body ply (8), a reinforcing strip (9), and an outer cover layer (10). The outer cover layer is defined by an innerl... | 01/11/2005 |
| 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 |
| 6834700 | Pneumatic radial tire with specified carcass strength coefficient A pneumatic radial tire wherein both end portions of at least one layer of a carcass layer are turned up around right and left bead cores from the inside to the outside of the tire, and at least two layers of belt layers formed by arranging reinforcing cords in such... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834696 | Runflat tire with cantilever-like sidewall construction A runflat tire is provided that may be used in applications currently requiring a large aspect ratio tire. The runflat tire of the invention may be substituted in these applications while providing desirable ride characteristics. The runflat tire includes a sidewall... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834699 | 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 from the ba... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6814120 | Fabric support for metal reinforced inner ply of runflat tire Fabric treatment layers (130a, 130b, 132a, 132b) are deployed in the sidewall regions of a runflat tire (100) having a metal-reinforced first ply (120). In one embodiment, parallel cord, reinforce... | 11/09/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6802350 | Pneumatic radial tires with at least two monofilament cord belt layers A pneumatic radial tire comprises a innerliner, a carcass, a belt, one or more cap layers and a tread, in which the belt is comprised of at least two belt layers each containing rubberized metal or organic fiber monofilament cords, and a rubber gauge between the mon... | 10/12/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6779573 | Pneumatic tires A pneumatic tire having an aspect ratio of not less than 60 comprises a radial carcass of one or more plies, a belt, a bead filler rubber and a rubber reinforcing layer of substantially a crescent shape in section extending from a position near to a bead core to a p... | 08/24/2004 |
