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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7096908 | Self-supporting tyre for a vehicle wheel, and method of making the tyre A self-supporting tyre for a vehicle wheel includes a carcass structure, a belt structure, a tread band, a pair of sidewalls, and at least one elastic stiffening insert. The carcass structure includes at least one carcass ply provided with end flaps engaged with res... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7025101 | Pneumatic radial tire with specified tread portion bending rigidity ratio There is provided a pneumatic radial tire for a motorcycle capable of developing an excellent steering stability in a high-speed cornering subjected to a large camber angle, and having an aspect ratio of 0.50–0.85, in which a tensile strength at break of a carcass... | 04/11/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6899154 | Carcass structure for a tire and tire provided with the carcass structure A tire carcass structure includes at least one carcass ply and a pair of annular reinforcing structures. The at least one carcass ply includes a first and second series of strip segments. Each strip segment extends around a cross-section profile of the carcass struc... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6814119 | Self-supporting tire for a vehicle wheel and method for manufacturing the tire A self-supporting tire for vehicle wheels includes a carcass structure having at least one carcass ply, a belt structure, a tread band, at least one pair of sidewalls, and at least one pair of resilient stiffening inserts incorporated into the carcass structure. The... | 11/09/2004 |
| 6811877 | Reinforcing structure A reinforcing structure designed for handling compression stress states when the structure is molded into a composite. The structure, specifically a wrapped cord with metallic filaments contained therein, is suitable for both compression and tension load forces. The... | 11/02/2004 |
| 6598641 | Stitching ply edges into bead region A method of assembling a tire carcass comprising applying a cord reinforced rubber ply to a toroidal-shaped former such that the edges of the ply are located on radially inner portions of the former, placing a circular bead component adjacent to each edge... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6328084 | Vehicle tire with a particular carcass ply and/or a particular circumferentially inextensible annular structure The carcass structure of a tire comprises one or more carcass plies each formed of strip lengths comprising longitudinal thread elements incorporated in a layer of elastomer material. The strip elements have respective crown portions disposed circumferent... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6273160 | Tires with high strength reinforcement Tires using high tensile reinforcement with value of at least 1240 N(280 lbs) for U+T type cord and at least 2000 N(450 lbs) for bunched type cord.... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6260598 | Pneumatic tire with looped tread-sidewall reinforcement A pneumatic tire comprises a tread-sidewall reinforcement extending between the tire sidewall portions through the tread portion which has a symmetrical cord arrangement to prevent ply steer. The tread-sidewall reinforcement is made of a series of loops o... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6199612 | Tire with simplified crown reinforcement The tire has a single layer of cushion compound between the cords of the carcass reinforcement that are furthest radially outward in the crown and the cords of the belting that are furthest radially inward in the crown. The single layer of cushion compoun... | 03/13/2001 |
| 5908685 | Elastomeric composite structure An elastomeric composite structure 45 having two arrays of parallel cords 41, 43, each array of cords 41,43 being of different modulus or percent elongation. The array of cords 41,43 are spaced and provide different bending stiffness dependent on the dire... | 06/01/1999 |
| 5885387 | Pneumatic tire having endless carcass cord ply A a carcass has at least one endless carcass cord ply, which is formed by at least one carcass cord extending zigzag in the tire's circumferential direction while being folded at both outer ends of the endless carcass cord ply alternately to right and lef... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5759314 | Bias tire having crown reinforcement between carcasses and method of making same A bias tire includes a reinforcement member disposed between a first carcass and an additional carcass in the crown region of the tire for restricting the circumferential growth of the tire. The reinforcement member includes a plurality of cords oriented ... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5587030 | Tire having carcass reinforcement formed of strips A tire has a carcass reinforcement preferably formed of a series of circumferential turns of a strip formed of a matrix of elastomeric material reinforced by cords which are arranged side by side and extend transversely in the strip, the turns of strip be... | 12/24/1996 |
| 5556488 | Tire having a plurality of independent removable and reinforced sectors The invention relates to a tire formed of a plurality of independent pneuic sectors (S) intended to be mounted on a single rim (J) but removable individually from said rim (J), they being inflatable individually or together. The sectors (S) include at le... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5419384 | Pneumatic tire including a carcass ply composed of a plurality of ply strips A pneumatic tire has a carcass composed of at least one carcass ply extending from a tread part through sidewall parts and turned up around a bead core in each of two bead parts. The carcass ply comprises a plurality of ply strips which are continuously a... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5372172 | Pneumatic tire including a carcass ply composed of a plurality of ply strips A pneumatic tire has a carcass composed of at least one carcass ply extending from a tread part through sidewall parts and turned up around a bead core in each of two bead parts. The carcass ply comprises a plurality of ply strips which are continuously a... | 12/13/1994 |
| 5173361 | Stainless steel fiber reinforced composite belt A fiber reinforced composite belt in which a stainless steel fiber aggregate having a diameter of from 5 to 50 μm and impregnated with 1 to 10% by weight of a thermosetting resin such as an epoxy resin is buried as a reinforcing material in a base materi... | 12/22/1992 |
| 5025845 | Pneumatic bias tire with carcass plies having different cord angle A pneumatic bias tire including a two-ply carcass layer comprising an inner carcass ply and an outer carcass ply, which respectively comprise cords of an aromatic polyamide fiber and cords of nylon, the cords of the inner carcass ply crossing the cords of... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4716951 | Pneumatic tire In a pneumatic tire of a structure in which a belt-reinforcing layer is overlaid and interposed between a tread and a carcass cord layer, the belt-reinforcing layer consisting of a transient-reinforcing layer positioned in contact with the carcass cord la... | 01/05/1988 |
| 4673457 | Expandable tire building former A method and apparatus for use at the stage of a radial tire building process at which a tread and breaker, and sidewall rubbers, are added to the expanded carcass. A tread assembly is built, comprising tread rubber breaker and sidewall rubbers and is the... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4555287 | Method for building tires A method and apparatus for use at the stage of a radial tire building process at which a tread and breaker, and sidewall rubbers, are added to the expanded carcass. A tread assembly is built, comprising tread rubber breaker and sidewall rubbers and is the... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4544603 | Reinforcing element for elastomeric articles and elastomeric articles made Reinforcing elements comprise a plurality of elongated metallic members, with substantially rectangular cross sections, having parallel longitudinal axes and at least one of the wide sides of each being contiguous with a wide side of another of said elong... | 10/01/1985 |
| 4469158 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire is disclosed which comprises a tread, a carcass cord layer and at least two belt reinforcing layers disposed between the tread and the carcass cord layer, wherein the reinforcing cord of one of the belt reinforcing layers has an angle of ... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4469157 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic radial tire is disclosed which comprises a tread, a carcass cord layer and at least two belt reinforcing layers disposed between the tread and the carcass cord layer, the reinforcing cord of one of the belt reinforcing layers having an angle o... | 09/04/1984 |
| 4286645 | Pneumatic tire with reinforced carcass and tread The reinforcement of a pneumatic tire comprises, proceeding in a direction from the inside towards the outside of the tire, a carcass reinforcement continuous from bead to bead and three superimposed plies of cords limited to the region of the tread. In t... | 09/01/1981 |
