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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7578330 | Tire and tire manufacturing process The invention concerns a tire comprising beads each containing at least one circumferential reinforcement structure; a crown comprising a reinforcement structure surmounted radially towards the outside by a tread; on either side of the crown, a sidewall providing th... | 08/25/2009 |
| 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 |
| 7041185 | Method of making a tire A method of making a tire includes forming at least one first carcass ply of a structure, forming at least one circumferentially-inextensible annular structure, and applying the at least one circumferentially-inextensible annular structure to a region close to inner... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6821369 | Single-stage method of fabricating radial tire with breaker ply extending between bead regions An improved single-stage method for building a tire includes the steps of forming a cylindrical-shaped carcass with axially extending carcass reinforcing cords, fitting annular bead hoops onto the radially outer surface of the carcass ply at positions axially inward... | 11/23/2004 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 6129129 | Radial tire comprising a carcass ply with a notched lap weld A radial tire (10) having at least one belt enforcement (13) and one carc reinforcement (14) with at least one ply (20) of rubberized fabric (24) having radial threads (25) essentially parallel to the radial direction (xx'), the radial ply having at leas... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6105647 | Radial tire with an obliquely lap-welded carcass ply A radial tire having at least one side wall and a carcass reinforcement consisting of at least one ply (20) reinforced by parallel threads (24) in substantially radial direction, termed radial threads, and having at least one lap weld (21) formed by super... | 08/22/2000 |
| 5769982 | Tire with reinforced beads An airplane tire, inflated to a high pressure, with radial carcass reinfoment (1), comprising at least two axially inner plies (1A, 1B, 1C) of textile cords, wound around a bead wire (3) in each bead from the inside to the outside, forming turn-ups (10A,... | 06/23/1998 |
| 5766384 | Pneumatic radial tires including a tire component containing groups of reinforcing elements A tire component used in a pneumatic radial tire is a rubber-coated layer comprised of a given number of reinforcing elements separately arranged in parallel with each other, in which the reinforcing elements corresponding to at least 30% of all reinforci... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5709760 | Thin gauge, fine diameter steel cord reinforced tire ply fabric which is lap spliced A thin gauge, fine diameter steel cord reinforced tire ply fabric 2 is lap spliced. The steel cord 1 has one or more filaments 9, and each filament has a percent elongation of over 2.5% and tensile strength of at least (-2000D+4400 MPa)×95%, where D is t... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5660656 | Tire with anchored carcass The carcass cords extend into the bead where they are anchored with at least one pile of circumferentially oriented cords by a rubber mix having a Shore A hardness of more than 70 interposed between the carcass cords and the circumferentially oriented cor... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5658405 | Pneumatic radial tire with carcass overlap joint having at least one circumferential cut A pneumatic radial tire comprises a radial carcass ply wound around the axis of the tire over one turn so that the terminal edge of the winding of the carcass ply overlaps with the starting edge thereof to define an overlap-joint part, the overlap-joint p... | 08/19/1997 |
| 5637164 | Aircraft tire with reinforcement insert An aircraft tire 10 has at least one circumferentially extending reinforcement insert. At least one reinforcement insert 90 is located on one side of the tire. Each insert 90 preferably has two cord reinforced members 91,92 having bias angled cords. The c... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5616198 | Pneumatic tire with carcass ply increased in thickness partially in at least the tire shoulder portions A pneumatic tire comprises a toroidal carcass ply composed of cords arranged radially at the same angle to the tire equator and extending continuously between the bead portions through the tread portion and sidewall portion, and the carcass ply is increas... | 04/01/1997 |
| 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 |
| 5538063 | Aircraft tire with reinforcement insert An aircraft tire 10 has at least one circumferentially extending reinforcement insert. At least one reinforcement insert 90 is located on one side of the tire. Each insert 90 preferably has two cord reinforced members 91,92 having bias angled cords. The c... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5509455 | Aircraft tire including reinforcement inserts An aircraft tire 10 has at least two circumferentially extending reinforcement inserts. At least one pair of reinforcement inserts 90 is located on each side of the tire. Each insert 90 preferably has two cord reinforced members 91, 92 having bias angled ... | 04/23/1996 |
| 5435370 | Pneumatic tire having discontinuous outer carcass ply An improved radial tire is reinforced with at least two carcass plies of radial rubberized cords wherein a radial inner or first ply extends continuously from one bead portion to another bead portion through the sidewall areas and across the crown of the ... | 07/25/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5411067 | Pneumatic tire for use on agricultural tractors and other like vehicles A pneumatic tire 20 is disclosed. The tire 20 has a carcass 21, a belt reinforcement member 26 disposed radially outwardly of the carcass 21, an annular tread 32 disposed radially outwardly of the belt reinforcing member 26, the tread 32 having a net-to-g... | 05/02/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5027876 | Environmental tire A low pressure radial ply tire (20) for light off-the-road use has tow radial carcass plies (22) oriented at a cord angle (CA) with respect to the Equatorial Plane (EP) from 65 to 85°. The tire is not reinforced by a belt reinforcing structure to allow t... | 07/02/1991 |
| 4947917 | Radial tire for motorcycle A radial tire for a motorcycle comprising a carcass ply and a breaker disposed radially outside thereof and comprising a first ply lying on the carcass ply and a second ply lying radially outside the first ply, wherein the carcass ply is composed of cords... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4947915 | Radial ply tire A high speed radial ply tire, such as an aircraft tire, having a tread reinforcement comprising three groups of layers. The first, radially inner, group comprises two bias ply layers; the second group, wider than the first, being substantially parallel to... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4880043 | Pair of tires for two wheeled vehicle To provide good handling behavior for a motorcycle, the belt of the rear motorcycle tire has threads extending parallel to the equatorial plane and the slip angles of the tires as a function of the camber (slip angle δ as a function of camber angle γ) a... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4850412 | Radial tires containing polyamide monofilament A pneumatic radial tire, wherein each carcass ply contains a rubberized layer of load bearing polyamide monofilaments.... | 07/25/1989 |
| 4830781 | Tire body reinforcing component and apparatus and method for producing same A tire body reinforcing component is provided for underlying the tread and at least the sidewall regions of a pneumatic tire. The component comprises at least one continuous cord disposed across the width of said component from one edge to the other there... | 05/16/1989 |
| 4807682 | Heavy duty pneumatic tire A heavy duty pneumatic radial tire for use under a high speed and a high internal pressure, is disclosed, which comprises a plurality of carcass cord layers of which cords are arranged at an angle from 90° to 75° with respect to a circumferential direct... | 02/28/1989 |
| 4790363 | Radial motorcycle tires A radial motorcycle tire comprising a ground contacting tread region reinforced between its edges by a breaker structure and having a substantially curved profile in the radial cross-section of the tire, a pair of tire beads each reinforced by a substanti... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4776378 | Pneumatic tire and wheelrim for a motorcycle A pneumatic tire and wheelrim assembly for a motorcycle wherein the tire comprises a pair of axially spaced wheelrim engaging bead regions, a torroidal air pressure retaining carcass reinforced by a reinforced ply extending from one bead region to the oth... | 10/11/1988 |
| 4773463 | Pneumatic radial tires for motorcycles A pneumatic radial tire for motorcycle is disclosed, which comprises a tread, a pair of sidewalls, a carcass composed of at least one rubberized ply containing organic fiber cords arranged in a direction of approximately 90° with respect to the equatoria... | 09/27/1988 |
| 4765386 | Passenger car radial tire having excellent motion performances and durability A radial tire for use in passenger cars is disclosed which is excellent in motion performance and durability. The tire has a carcass cord layer in which steel cords of a single strand construction represented by (1xn) in which n is a number of filament ya... | 08/23/1988 |
| 4763466 | Steel cord for radial tire A steel cord comprising at least 10 metal filaments and having an elongation of 0.015-0.045% under a load of 0.5 kgf, an elongation of 0.025-0.060% under a load 1 kgf, and an elongation of 0.060-0.114% under a load of 4 kgf, assuming that the elongation u... | 08/16/1988 |
| 4762158 | Reduced rolling resistance pneumatic radial tire A heavy duty pneumatic radial tire includes a carcass consisting of at least one layer of metal cords substantially radially arranged, a breaker consisting of at least two layers of metal cords to form a main reinforcement with the carcass, and bead porti... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4751952 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprises an annular tread at a central portion, a pair of side wall portions, bead portions, a carcass extending between both bead wires, and a breaker composed of two or more cord layers with cords arranged at a cord angle of 5-60° rel... | 06/21/1988 |
| 4747436 | Tire with improved bead region A tire having a pair of axially spaced-apart bead regions each reinforced by an annular bead hoop around which one edge of a carcass reinforcing ply is wrapped and a filler strip positioned in the axially outer region of the bead. The filter strip which e... | 05/31/1988 |
