Patents Assigned to Cooper Tire & Rubber Company
  • Tire bead
    Patent number: 10562355
    Abstract: A tire for a motor vehicle having at least one carcass ply comprised of a crown portion and two axially opposite side portions terminating in beads for mounting the tire on a rim. A tread band and a belt structure are interposed between the carcass structure and the bead. Each bead includes on elongated cord comprised of a first yarn, such as aramid, having a melting or decomposition point T1, and a second yarn, such as nylon, having a melting point T2, wherein T1>T2, and T2 is greater than 40° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventors: Doug Pierce, Dale E. Schimmoeller, Greg C. Bowman, Timothy M. Donley
  • Natural rubber compounds with silica and use with tires
    Patent number: 10538600
    Abstract: A rubber composition including guayule rubber and 15 to 90 phr silica. The rubber can be cis-1,4 polyisoprene and include 15 to 90 phr silica and contain less than 20% of the proteins associated with Hevea rubber and further include at least a trace of resins present in other natural rubbers. The rubber can be cis-1,4 polyisoprene and further include between at least a trace and 3% by weight of resins present in guayule rubber. The rubber composition can further be comprised of a synthetic rubber and include between about 40-100 phr of guayule rubber, and silica. The silica can be hydrophobated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Howard A. Colvin
  • Rubberized RFID tagged tire bladders
    Patent number: 10457005
    Abstract: A tire curing bladder and associated method of forming same includes an elastomeric body and a radio frequency identification device (RFID) tag chemically bonded to the elastomeric body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventors: Patrick Keenan, Dale E. Schimmoeller
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D859288
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Matthew J. Petr
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D861578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Andrew J. Lucas
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D861587
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Zachary Kochanek
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D862370
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Andrew J. Lucas
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D867272
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Jeremy J. Jacobs
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D867276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Zachary Kochanek
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D867978
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Craig R. Davenport
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D867979
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Jeremy J. Jacobs
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D873763
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 28, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Matthew J. Petr
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D875651
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Patrick J. Bonifas
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D875657
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Brent M. Hiser
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D875660
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Kurt A. Thieman
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D877695
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Zachary Kochanek
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D879016
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Cun Feng Liu
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D879021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Patrick J. Bonifas
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D879025
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Zachary Kochanek
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D879026
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventor: Zachary Kochanek