| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| D412469 |
Tread of a tire |
August 3, 1999 |
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| D403628 |
Tread of a tire |
January 5, 1999 |
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| D394621 |
Tread for a tire |
May 26, 1998 |
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| D394620 |
Tread for a tire |
May 26, 1998 |
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| D392923 |
Tread of a tire |
March 31, 1998 |
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| D389106 |
Tread of a tire |
January 13, 1998 |
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| D385240 |
Tread for a tire |
October 21, 1997 |
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| D359716 |
Shoulder of a tire |
June 27, 1995 |
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| D345949 |
Tire |
April 12, 1994 |
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| D340896 |
Tire |
November 2, 1993 |
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| D335845 |
Tire |
May 25, 1993 |
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| D335270 |
Tire |
May 4, 1993 |
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| D335112 |
Tire |
April 27, 1993 |
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| D335111 |
Tire |
April 27, 1993 |
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| D335110 |
Tire |
April 27, 1993 |
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| D335109 |
Tire |
April 27, 1993 |
|
| 7234496 |
Safety insert generating a transverse vibrating signal and device for sensing the tire bearing o |
June 26, 2007 |
| A safety insert designed to be mounted in an assembly comprising a tire and a rim of a vehicle and device for detecting the bearing of the tire on an insert, so that the insert generates signals oriented parallel to the axis of rotation of the tire and rim assembly and so that the device |
| 6951233 |
Electrically conductive tire and apparatus and process for extruding elements which have been ma |
October 4, 2005 |
| A tire having a tread composed of two non-conductive layers, each layer containing a circumferential insert of conductive mix, the inserts having a wider interface at the interface of the two layers. An apparatus for extruding a layer, provided with a conductive insert, including a main |
| 6854720 |
Strut for a MacPherson-type wheel suspension |
February 15, 2005 |
| The invention concerns a shock strut for a MacPherson wheel suspension comprising a shock absorber with a body (21) and a rod (22). A coil spring (24) is mounted on a lower spring retainer (23) integral with the shock absorber body (21). The first turn of the spring (24) of the MacPherso |
| 6814117 |
Junction of a tread with the sidewalls of a tire |
November 9, 2004 |
| A tire having a carcass reinforcement, a crown reinforcement and a tread joined to two beads by means of two sidewalls, the axially outer edges of the single mix of the tread being folded over on to the radially outer edges of the rubber mixes of the sidewalls, and the circular junction |
| 6622765 |
Reinforcing tire bead for a radial tire |
September 23, 2003 |
| 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 H.sub.RNC away from the base of the bead, each bead |
| 6612553 |
Shock strut of McPherson wheel suspension |
September 2, 2003 |
| The invention concerns a shock strut for a McPherson wheel suspension comprising a shock absorber with a body (21) and a rod (22). A coil spring (24) is mounted on a lower spring retainer (23) integral with the shock absorber body (21). The shock strut comprises means capable of blocking |
| 6523591 |
Tire bead without bead cord |
February 25, 2003 |
| A tire to be mounted on a rim of axial width L, with flanges with rounded rim hooks, having a tread joined to two beads (3) by two sidewalls (2) and at least one carcass reinforcement (1) formed of at least one ply of reinforcement elements, characterized in that each bead (3) is without |
| 6499522 |
Tire with crown reinforcement including radial ply |
December 31, 2002 |
| A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement, a crown reinforcement including at least two working crown plies of inextensible reinforcement elements, crossed from one ply to the other ply, forming angles of between 10.degree. and 45.degree. with the circumferential direction, and an |
| 6465544 |
Rubber composition for tire casings based on silicas containing a reinforcing additive based on |
October 15, 2002 |
| Rubber composition intended for the manufacture of tire casings which have improved hysteretic properties and scorch safety, based on at least one elastomer and silica by way of reinforcing filler enclosing a reinforcing additive consisting of the mixture and/or the product of in situ re |
| 6463975 |
Tire with at least two anchoring bead wires and at least one ply of circumferential reinforcemen |
October 15, 2002 |
| A tire, at least one radial carcass reinforcement of which is anchored within each bead B to two bead wires and to form an upturn, characterized in that, viewed in meridian section, an additional reinforcement armature, formed of at least one ply of circumferential reinforcement elements |
| 6460590 |
Tire with a carcass reinforcement having two rigidities |
October 8, 2002 |
| A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement covered radially on the outside by a crown reinforcement consisting of two working plies of reinforcement elements crossed over and making angles of between 10.degree. and 45.degree. with respect to the circumferential direction, the carca |
| 6460587 |
Crown reinforcement for radial tire |
October 8, 2002 |
| A tire having a crown, two sidewalls and two beads, a carcass reinforcement anchored in the two beads and a crown reinforcement, the crown reinforcement including radially, from inside outward, a working block with at least one ply of parallel cords of circular orientation and a prot |
| 6443204 |
Tire bead with circumferential reinforcement elements |
September 3, 2002 |
| A tire has at least one radial carcass reinforcement anchored within each bead B to at least one bead wire to form an upturn, wherein the carcass reinforcement meridian profile trace between a point A of greatest axial width and a point of tangency T with the circle circumscribed on the |
| 6435491 |
Flexible joint for a vehicle suspension device and process for stabilizing the mechanical operat |
August 20, 2002 |
| A process for stabilizing the mechanical operating characteristics of an elastomeric flexible joint which acts as a spring in a vehicle suspension device by subjecting the joint, before it is put into service, to a deformation corresponding substantially to the maximum deformation in |
| 6422097 |
Assembly line mounted assemblies with means for verification |
July 23, 2002 |
| An assembly line for mounting tires on wheels, for inflating the tire mounted on a wheel, for placement of the bead heels of the tire and for balancing which also includes apparatus for checking the conformity of the diameter of the tire to be mounted and for checking the conformity of t |
| 6412798 |
Upper coupling attachment for MacPherson strut |
July 2, 2002 |
| Disclosed in a coupling attachment for a MacPherson suspension shock strut having an elastic articulation for filtering and uncoupling on a path transmitting the shock absorber rod effects to the body, and a separate elastic block on a path transmitting the spring efforts to the body, |
| 6408919 |
Method and apparatus for manufacturing tires |
June 25, 2002 |
| The invention concerns a method of manufacture of tires and a tire assembly drum having a body with a receiving surface for the products to be assembled, the body being mounted on a center shaft, and at least one lifting device situated at one of the ends of the receiving surface, the |
| 6367531 |
Method and device for the manufacture of a rim preform |
April 9, 2002 |
| A process for the manufacture of a rim preform or rim-element having an axis of revolution by the placing on a preforming matrix pre-assembled fibers along two orientations defining deformable meshes. A winding of a strip of fibers is fastened on a circumference of the preforming matrix |
| 6367527 |
Tire having an H/S form ratio of <0.6 |
April 9, 2002 |
| A tire, the H/S form ratio of which is at most 0.6, formed radially from the inside to the outside by a triangulation ply of metal cables oriented at least 60.degree., two working crown plies formed of inextensible metal cables oriented at angles of between 10.degree. and 45.degree., bet |
| 6346293 |
Process of coating an extruder screw |
February 12, 2002 |
| A process of coating a crown wall of at least one raised part of an extrusion screw which includes the following stages:a metal bead of hardness D1 is deposited on and in proximity to at least one edge of the crown part of each raised part to be coated, said bead occupying only a fractio |
| 6344506 |
Rubber composition for a colored tire |
February 5, 2002 |
| The invention concerns a white, light-colored tire rubber composition, devoid of carbon black, comprising at least a diene elastomer, a reinforcing white or colored filler, and an anti-photo-oxidizing system, wherein said protective system comprises (A) a 2,2'-methylene-bis-[4-alkyl |
| 6313205 |
Composition of diene rubber reinforced with a white filler, comprising a multi-functionalized po |
November 6, 2001 |
| The invention concerns a rubber sulfur-vulcanizable composition designed for manufacturing tire treads, comprising at least a diene elastomer, a white filler as reinforcing filler and as coupling agent (white filler/elastomer) a multifunctionalized polyorganosiloxane comprising per m |
| 6298281 |
Assembly line for mounted units |
October 2, 2001 |
| An assembly line of mounted assemblies, each composed of a tire and a wheel, which includes mounting the tires on the wheels by use of a mounter, correcting the position of the tire heels and balancing the mounted assemblies, as well as of storing and/or picking up the mounted assemb |
| 6283185 |
Supporting membrane for tire tread |
September 4, 2001 |
| A toric membrane of reinforced rubber, used as a supporting means for the tread of a tubeless tire, and forming with said tire and its mounting rim a traveling assembly, characterized in that, inflated to a pressure po greater than the pressure p.sub.1 of the cavity of the tire, it has, |
| 6253814 |
Tire having an airtight layer with a ductile metal layer |
July 3, 2001 |
| A tire has a toroidal-shaped carcass and an airtight layer which contains at least one ductile metal layer. In one embodiment the airtight layer is a deformable metal layer having a thickness less than or equal to 5 .mu.m applied on the interior surface of the tire carcass by a support c |
| 6250356 |
Assembly drum and method for the manufacture of tires |
June 26, 2001 |
| The invention concerns a radially expansible assembly drum for the manufacture of tires, having a body mounted on a center shaft and presenting a receiving surface for the products to be assembled, the ends of which have different diameters; the drum contains retractable means capabl |
| 6234227 |
Tire assembly drum |
May 22, 2001 |
| A shaping drum for a tire having two bead holding systems mounted facing one another on a central shaft. Each of the bead holding systems includes a support mounted to be movable axially relative to the shaft. On each support there is mounted an assembly which includes a plurality of rig |
| 6211278 |
Composition intended for the manufacture of tire casing with an elastomeric base containing oxyg |
April 3, 2001 |
| A rubber composition intended for the manufacture of tire casings and elastic bearings for vehicle suspension systems, with elastomeric base containing oxygenated functions reinforced with a majority of silica-type filler, whose hysteretic properties are improved by use of a combination |
| 6206336 |
Venting of molds |
March 27, 2001 |
| A mold shell having a hole which extends from the molding surface through said shell up to the outside of said mold. The hole is closed by a plug having a completely air-tight end face which is flush with the molding surface so as to constitute a portion of the molding surface, said plug |
| 6199612 |
Tire with simplified crown reinforcement |
March 13, 2001 |
| 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 compound may have either a high modulus |
| 6199270 |
Assembly line of mounted assemblies with means for verification |
March 13, 2001 |
| An assembly line for mounting tires on wheels, for inflating the tire mounted on a wheel, for placement of the bead heels of the tire and for balancing which also includes apparatus for checking the conformity of the diameter of the tire to be mounted and for checking the conformity of t |
| 6193492 |
Element for molding a pattern in a tread |
February 27, 2001 |
| A molding element intended to equip a mold for molding, in a tread made of a rubber compound, a non-demoldable pattern, the element including at least one part molding a part of a pattern with an undercut. The molding element is one wherein during at least part of the demolding operation |
| 6179028 |
Tire having beads of specified structure |
January 30, 2001 |
| A tire with a radial carcass reinforcement, when viewed in meridian section, includes a first bead, the seat of which is inclined towards the outside, the heel of the bead being axially on the inside and being reinforced by at least a reinforcement ring, the toe of the bead being axi |
| 6176502 |
Torsion axle |
January 23, 2001 |
| A torsion axle for a vehicle, said axle having two arms and a cross member having a transverse axis parallel to the transverse direction, the cross member having a free edge at each of its lateral ends, the arms being connected to each of the ends of the cross member, each of said arms b |