Resilient tires and wheels inventions 02/08

20080047640 - Energy saving improved tire: An improved tire provides an air-flow restrictor that may be installed inside a tire. The air-flow restrictor may restrict or prevent the flow of air in the direction opposite to the direction of rotation of the tire. Also, a method for saving fuel by inserting or retrofitting tires with air... Agent: Andrews Kurth LLP

20080047642 - Pneumatic tire and manufacturing method of the same: In a block pattern, transverse grooves 2 are provided that open to grounding edge in the tire width direction, at bottoms of said transverse grooves, protrusions 3 are provided that extend along the direction of said transverse grooves, said protrusions 3 have starting points in the center side C from... Agent: Fish & Richardson P.C.

20080047643 - Heavy duty tire: A heavy duty tire is vulcanized in a segmented mold having a tread molding surface defined by circumferentially arranged segments. The tread portion is molded by the tread molding surface during vulcanization of the tire, wherein the stretch of the belt layer in the tire radial direction during vulcanization is... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080047644 - Pneumatic tire: A pneumatic tire having an improved noise performance without deteriorating the drainage performance and having in a tread portion at least one circumferential main groove 3 which extend continuously in the tire circumferential direction, wherein the circumferential main groove 3 has a pair of groove walls 6, and in at... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080047641 - Pneumatic tire: A pneumatic tire is provided in the tread portion (2) with a circumferential groove (3, 3b, 3c) extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction and having a pair of oppositely opposed groove walls (6). The circumferential groove (3, 3b, 3c) is provided in at least one of the groove walls... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080047645 - tractive tire method and apparatus: Apparatuses, methods, and systems associated with traction devices for vehicle tires are disclosed herein. In various embodiments, a tire may include a tread material bonded with a casing, the tread material having a tread pattern and one or more tractive devices may be disposed within voids in the tread pattern.... Agent: Schwabe, Williamson & Wyatt, P.C. Pacwest Center, Suite 1900

20080047646 - Inner liner of pneumatic tire: The present invention provides an inner liner of pneumatic tires that is formed from a non-drawn film of a polymer composition including 60 to 90 wt. % of a thermoplastic resin and 10 to 40 wt. % of an elastomer to have an oxygen permeation rate of less than 15×10−3... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080047648 - Rubber composition for sidewall and rubber composition for clinch apex and tire prepared using same: The present invention provides a rubber composition for a sidewall or a rubber composition for a clinch apex capable of reducing rolling resistance and electric resistance and improving crack resistance, and a tire prepared by using the rubber compositions. The rubber composition for a sidewall and the rubber composition for... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080047647 - Production of a tire with printable thermoplastic organic polymer: Disclosed are elastomeric articles having thermoplastic organic polymer appliqués, on which an image or design is printed, and methods of their production. The thermoplastic organic polymers include microporous polyolefins and thermoplastic polyurethanes. Microporous polyolefin appliqués are co-cured with an uncured portion of the article wherein a portion of elastomeric material... Agent: Wilmerhale/boston

20080047649 - Pneumatic tire: A pneumatic tire 1 has a toroidal carcass 3 and a belt 7 consisting of belt layers 5, 6 arranged in the outer circumferential side of a crown portion 4 of the carcass 3. Between the adjacent belt layers 5, 6, the cords 8, 9 are crossed with each other... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080047650 - Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the same: p

20080041508 - Tread comprising relief elements covered by a specific mixture: A tire tread comprising a plurality of elements in relief (1) comprising a contact face (2) intended to come into contact with the roadway during travel and lateral faces (13, 14, 15, 16), the intersection of each lateral face with the contact face forming a ridge (23, 24, 25, 26).... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080041509 - Pneumatic tire: A component Fin toward an axial inner direction of the tire which is an opposite direction from an axial outer direction of the tire is applied to a force acting on a kicking end 16B of a land portion 16. With this, abrasion of the kicking end of the land... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080041510 - Pneumatic tire: To provide a pneumatic tire excellent in both traction performance and braking performance on ice and snow road surfaces. A large number of blocks (26) of same-shape partitioned by main grooves and lug grooves are formed on a tread part (16). The tread part (16) comprises a center block row... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080041511 - Vehicle tires: A vehicle tire contains a filler which includes glass flake. A preferred thickness of the glass flake is up to 1000 nm. The preferred particle size is greater than 80 nm. The filler may be included in the tire tread, the sidewall of the tire or both.... Agent: Edwin D. Schindler

20080041512 - Pneumatic tire: The ride comfort and driving performance of a pneumatic tire 11 are improved while maintaining the high-speed durability and steering stability, in which an inclination angle A of steel cords 26, 27 in all belt plies 24, 25 constituting a belt layer 23 is not less than 45° with respect... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080035256 - Pneumatic tire: A pneumatic tire includes a tread surface having a middle rib defined by a first circumferential groove and a second circumferential groove in its center region. Middle lateral grooves, that obliquely extend in the widthwise direction of the tire, are disposed at predetermined intervals in the tire circumferential direction in... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080035257 - Gliding preventer for vehicle wheels: A device for increasing friction between a vehicle wheel and a road surface during winter driving conditions, the device comprising a continuous belt intended to encircle the largest circumference of the wheel; a flexible inner side portion that is fittable over the largest circumference of the wheel along a substantial... Agent: Arthur G. Schaier Carmody & Torrance LLP

20080035258 - Attachable tire traction system: Tire track system (A) of the invention comprising attachable tire tracks (1), inner metal tracks (2), rigidified pins (3), track locking pins (4), front stretcher hooks (5), rear stretcher hooks (6), lock piece of rear stretcher (7), jamming capsules of steel rope (8), a steel rope of rear stretcher (9)... Agent: Indianapolis Office 27879 Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20080035259 - Tyre equipped with a monitoring device, and method for installing the device onto the inner surface of the tyre: A tyre includes an inner surface, at least one monitoring device adhered to the inner surface, and a damping element interposed between the inner surface and the at least one monitoring device. The damping element includes at least one layer of resilient material. The resilient material has a Shore A... Agent: Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow, Garrett & Dunner LLP

20080035260 - Rubber composition and pneumatic tire using the same: This invention provides a rubber composition capable of improving a steering stability of a tire and being excellent in the vulcanization productivity and extrusion workability, and more particularly a rubber composition comprising a rubber component composed of at least one of natural rubber and diene-based synthetic rubbers, a filler at... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080035261 - Heavy duty tire: A heavy duty tire comprises a bead filler disposed in each bead portion (4). The bead filler (8) comprises: a main layer (13) having a complex elastic modulus E*2 of from 2.0 to 6.0 Mpa; and a fastening layer (12) having a complex elastic modulus E*1 of from 20 to... Agent: Birch Stewart Kolasch & Birch

20080035262 - Run-flat supporting body and tire/wheel assembly: Provided are a run-flat supporting body whose durability is enhanced while a large number of through holes are formed in an annular shell thereof, and a tire/wheel assembly. The run-flat supporting body (1) is configured of the annular shell (2) and elastic rings (3) and (3). The annular shell (2)... Agent: Greer, Burns & Crain

20080035263 - Tire for motorcycle: There is provided a tire for motorcycle having a carcass as a bone structure extending between and connecting a pair of bead cores, at least one circumferential belt layer fabricated by spirally winding a cord along the circumferential direction of the carcass, and at least one inclined belt layer fabricated... Agent: Sughrue Mion, PLLC

20080029192 - Tire distortion detecting method, distortion detector, and tire thereof: The present invention provides a tire distortion detecting method, a distortion detector, and a tire which can reduce the occurrence of a deterioration and can be used for a control system such as a stability control system. That is, series of conductors composed of a plurality of conductor pieces are... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20080029193 - Tire tread comprising zigzag incisions and blades for molding such incisions: A tire tread comprising a tread pattern composed of a plurality of elements in relief in the form of blocks and/or ribs defined by grooves. A plurality of these elements in relief are provided with at least one incision oriented at an average orientation defined as being the angle between... Agent: Cohen, Pontani, Lieberman & Pavane

20080029194 - Pressure control system: A pressure control includes a body, a fitting, a valve, and a tube. The body has a first opening, second opening, and passage connecting the first and second openings. The body is secured to an axle. A tire containing pressurized gas is mounted on the wheel. The fitting is mounted... Agent: Krieg Devault LLP