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7520307 Pneumatic radial tire  
A pneumatic tire largely improves the run-flat durability while preventing the deterioration of the ride comfort to the input of vibrations to the tire at a normal state and comprises a reinforcing...
7506675 Safety tire including composite sheet with confined flexibility  
A composite sheet has confined flexibility and is used in a safety pneumatic tire which is self-supporting under zero inflation pressure. The composite sheet comprises a matrix of high modulus...
7448422 Pneumatic run-flat tire  
A pneumatic run-flat tire has a bead configuration wherein the axially inner end is radially inward of the axially outer end of the bead. The sidewall of the tire, from the bead region to the upper...
7441575 Tire with component having nanozeolite  
The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire having at least one component, the at least component including a rubber composition, the rubber composition including a diene based elastomer...
7438103 Pneumatic tire with side reinforcement rubber layer and tread reinforcement rubber layer  
A pneumatic tire that improves riding comfort under normal driving conditions, and improves durability under run-flat conditions, while inhibiting a weight increase. This pneumatic tire includes a...
7409974 Self-supporting pneumatic tire with a partial inner liner  
A self-supporting pneumatic tire, capable of continued operation during under-inflation conditions, has at least one insert located in each tire sidewall. Forming the interior surface of the...
7406990 Runflat tire with sidewall component containing high strength glass bubbles  
A pneumatic runflat tire comprising a sidewall component comprising a rubber composition comprising at least one diene based elastomer and from about 1 to about 40 phr of glass bubbles having a...
7347242 Tire with low thermal expansion component  
The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component comprising a rubber composition comprising a diene based elastomer and an inorganic negative thermal...
7342064 Rubber composition for tire and run flat tire having reinforcing layer comprising the same  
A rubber composition favorably used for a reinforcing layer of a run flat tire, which have both low exothermic property and high strength. A rubber composition for a tire, comprising 10 to 100...
7281553 Tire with compression-bearing hoop structure  
A pneumatic radial ply tire incorporating a crown reinforcing structure comprises at least one reinforcing hoop located approximately on the equatorial plane and disposed radially inward of the...
7278455 Asymmetrical pneumatic run-flat tire  
A pneumatic tire is capable of operation during underinflated condition and the construction of sidewalls are configured to compensate for negative cambers acting upon the tire. The inboard side of...
7255146 Apparatus and method of enhancing run-flat travel for pneumatic tires  
A pneumatic tire in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the invention includes a tread portion having a pair of lateral tread edges, a pair of bead portions, a pair of sidewalls that each...
7222652 Side-reinforcing rubber composition and run flat tire using the same  
A side-reinforcing rubber composition for a run flat tire, which achieves both low heat generating properties and high strength and improves run flat durability, and a run flat tire which uses such...
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...
7195046 Run flat pneumatic tire with shoulder cushion rubber layer loss tangent less than carcass coating rubber loss tangent  
There is provided a pneumatic tire having an aspect ratio of not less than 60 and considerably improving run flat durability as compared with the conventional type of the run flat tire, wherein at...
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...
7093633 Self-supporting pneumatic tire  
A self-supporting pneumatic tire is molded in such a manner that ride comfort is improved, durability is increased, and a greater run-flat capability can be achieved. The self-supporting run-flat...
7086440 Pneumatic tire with annular reinforcing strip layer  
A pneumatic tire has a tread with shoulders, a belt structure located below the tread, and a carcass with two sidewalls, two inextensible annular beads, and a radial ply structure. The shoulders of...
7077182 Run-flat tire  
A run-flat tire comprises: a carcass comprising a carcass ply of cords extending between bead portions and turned up around a bead core in each bead portion from the inside to outside of the...
7025846 Self-supporting tyre for vehicle wheels and method for manufacturing the same  
A self-supporting tyre ( 1 ) has reinforcing structures at the beads ( 4 ) defining rest surfaces ( 4 a ) for a corresponding rim ( 1 a ) which have a profile converging towards the tyre rotation...
7021350 Pneumatic run-flat tire with porous elastomeric layer  
Disclosed is a pneumatic run-flat tire. The tire has at least one carcass reinforcing ply, at least one pair of sidewall wedge inserts, and a belt reinforcing structure. The belt reinforcing...
6986373 Automobile pneumatic tires including rubber reinforcing plies which take on a supporting function with a deflated tire  
An automobile pneumatic tire comprises a multiple-ply carcass extending in-between two bead rings having allocated bead fillers, a belt arrangement between the plies of the carcass and a tread...
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...
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...
6923233 Runflat tire with sawtooth shaped insert  
A runflat radial ply tire ( 70 ) having a thread ( 72 ), a carcass ( 86 ) and a belt structure ( 74 ) radially located between the thread and the carcass has two sidewalls ( 80, 82 ) each...
6901983 Pneumatic tire with belt layer overlapping folded portion of carcass  
A pneumatic tire includes a carcass folded turned up around a bead core, a belt layer arranged outside of a crown portion of the carcass to have an overlapping portion with the carcass folded...
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 ( 88 a , 88 b , 116 a , 116 b ), a radial ply structure ( 98, 110 ), and a belt structure (...
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...
6823913 Rubber composition usable in the vulcanized state as a tire safety support and such a support  
The present invention provides a rubber composition which when vulcanized may be used to form a safety support intended to be mounted on a wheel rim within a tire. The invention also is directed to...
6814120 Fabric support for metal reinforced inner ply of runflat tire  
Fabric treatment layers ( 130 a, 130 b, 132 a, 132 b ) are deployed in the sidewall regions of a runflat tire ( 100 ) having a metal-reinforced first ply ( 120 ). In one embodiment, parallel...
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...
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...
6763866 Reinforced wedge-insert construction for extended mobility tires  
A pneumatic radial ply tire ( 50 ) has a tread ( 52 ), a carcass ( 61 ) with two sidewalls ( 77, 78 ), a single radial ply ( 70 ) reinforced with inextensible metal cords, two annular beads ( 36 a...
6719029 Tire wall gauges to optimize runflat tire ride comfort  
Runflat tire construction is optimized for tire ride comfort by reducing tire wall gauges in the tread-shoulder-to-upper-sidewall transition region and compensating with supporting sidewalls that...
6712108 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 ( 52 a , 52 b ) each disposed within one of the sidewalls (...
6701987 Tread stiffening support ribs for runflat tire  
A pneumatic tire ( 10 ) incorporates a plurality of parallel-aligned, tread-stiffening support members ( 23 ) typically disposed laterally between the tread ( 12 ) and the ply structure ( 16 ). The...
6701986 Run-flat tire with tread reinforcing rubber layer  
A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a carcass extending between the bead portions, and a tread reinforcement disposed radially outside...
6699921 Rubber composition for tire and tire using the same  
There is provided a rubber composition whose run-flat durability is improved and in which precipitation of sulfur and a vulcanization accelerator on the rubber surface before vulcanization is...
6688354 Tire comprising a reinforcing profiled element in at least one sidewall, and tire/rim assembly comprising such a tire  
A tire having a radial carcass reinforcement winding within each bead around at least one heel reinforcement element and whose meridian profile, when the tire is mounted and inflated, has a...
6672351 Vehicle tire with continously reducing vertical spacing of tread surface with respect to breaker  
A vehicle tire comprises a carcass ply ( 1 ) extending between two bead regions, a tread region disposed between side walls ( 7,8 ) and having a tread surface ( 6 ) curved in the axial direction...
6631748 Sidewall with insert construction for runflat tire  
A pneumatic radial ply passenger tire ( 10 ) having a tread ( 12 ), a casing with two sidewalls ( 20 ), two radial plies ( 38, 40 ) extending from and wrapped about two annular beads ( 26 ) and a...
6609550 Runflat tire with steel cord bead reinforcing layer  
A pneumatic tire comprises a rubber bead apex extending radially outwards from a bead core; a carcass composed of an inside carcass ply and an outside carcass ply, the inside carcass ply turned up...
6606902 Method of improving steering performance robustness utilizing stiffness non-uniformity in tire/wheel  
Methods for improving vehicle steering performance and robustness through control of non-uniformities in the vehicle's tires, wheels and tire/wheel assemblies. While minimizing lateral force...
6581657 Disposition of transponder coupling elements in tires  
A pneunatic radial ply tire ( 500, 600, 900, 1000, 1100, 1200, 1300, 1400 ) having a tread ( 538, 638, 938, 1038, 1138, 1238, 1338, 1438 ), a carcass structure ( 560, 660, 960, 1060, 1160, 1260,...
6561245 Thread reinforcement means for extended mobility tire  
A pneumatic radial ply tire ( 50 ) having a tread ( 52 ), a carcass ( 60 ) with two sidewalls ( 77, 78 ), two or more radial plies ( 70, 72 ), two annular beads ( 36 a ′, 36 b ′), a belt...
6550509 Tread and sidewall construction for runflat tire  
A radial ply runflat tire ( 50 ) having a tread ( 52 ), a carcass ( 60 ) with two sidewalls ( 77,78 ), one or more radial plies ( 70,72 ), two annular beads ( 36 a ′,36 b ′), and a belt...
6543502 Pneumatic tires having sidewall reinforcing rubber and bead reinforcing layer  
A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, a radial carcass toroidally extending between a pair of bead cores and wound around the bead core...
6539996 Tire with sidewall rubber insert  
A pneumatic tire has a sidewall rubber insert axially inward of at least one carcass ply. Such insert may, for example, be an apex extending radially outward from the bead core region of the tire...
6536495 Tread stiffening for two ply runflat tire  
A two-ply radial runflat tire having a belt structure, a ply structure, two inextensible beads and two wedge-insert reinforced sidewalls. The outer ply is reinforced by high-modulus, light-weight...
6536494 Pneumatic vehicle tire  
Pneumatic vehicle tires comprising a carcass which extends between two bead rings, a belt arrangement provided between the carcass and a tread strip, and also rubber reinforcing plies arranged in...
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