Patents by Inventor Frank Pierre Severens
Frank Pierre Severens has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10023016Abstract: An air maintenance tire assembly includes an air pumping passageway located within a tire sidewall to generate compressed air. An outlet screw assembly includes an elongate screw body residing within a profiled sidewall bore. The screw body extends through an axial span of the first sidewall to the tire cavity to conduct air from the sidewall air passageway to the tire cavity. The screw body has enlarged sectional end components to deter radial dislodging of the screw body from the sidewall bore during operation.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: July 17, 2018Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Reinardt, Jean-Claude Patrice Philippe Griffoin, Frank Pierre Severens, Wolfram Guenther Schuhmann
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Patent number: 10017016Abstract: An air maintenance tire assembly having an elongate air pumping sidewall air passageway includes an inlet air passage screw assembly inserted through a tire sidewall profiled bore to conduct air from outside the tire into a regulator positioned within a tire cavity. The screw assembly includes a screw body having at an outer end a large-diameter filter housing, a smaller-diameter midsection shank portion, and an inner large-diameter valve housing connecting to the regulator within the tire cavity. A valve mechanism seats within the valve housing and moves between an open position conducting air from the screw body into the regulator assembly and a closed position preventing a backflow of air from the regulator assembly.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2015Date of Patent: July 10, 2018Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Ralf Reinardt, Jean-Claude Patrice Philippe Griffoin, Jason Mark Middelberg, Frank Pierre Severens, Yannick Raymond Georges Haegel
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Publication number: 20170036501Abstract: An air maintenance tire assembly having an elongate air pumping sidewall air passageway includes an inlet air passage screw assembly inserted through a tire sidewall profiled bore to conduct air from outside the tire into a regulator positioned within a tire cavity. The screw assembly includes a screw body having at an outer end a large-diameter filter housing, a smaller-diameter midsection shank portion, and an inner large-diameter valve housing connecting to the regulator within the tire cavity. A valve mechanism seats within the valve housing and moves between an open position conducting air from the screw body into the regulator assembly and a closed position preventing a backflow of air from the regulator assembly.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Ralf Reinardt, Jean-Claude Patrice Philippe Griffoin, Jason Mark Middelberg, Frank Pierre Severens, Yannick Raymond Georges Haegel
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Publication number: 20170036502Abstract: An air maintenance tire assembly includes an air pumping passageway located within a tire sidewall to generate compressed air. An outlet screw assembly includes an elongate screw body residing within a profiled sidewall bore. The screw body extends through an axial span of the first sidewall to the tire cavity to conduct air from the sidewall air passageway to the tire cavity. The screw body has enlarged sectional end components to deter radial dislodging of the screw body from the sidewall bore during operation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2015Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Ralf Reinardt, Jean-Claude Patrice Philippe Griffoin, Frank Pierre Severens, Wolfram Guenther Schuhmann
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Patent number: 9463672Abstract: The invention provides a tire tread, the tread having at least one circumferentially extending or laterally extending main groove, the maximum radial depth of the at least one main groove defining a non-skid tread depth, the at least one main groove partially forming at least one tread element, the at least one tread element having a sipe therein, wherein the sipe has a first portion having a first and second opposed side, and a third side joining said first and second side, and said sipe further including a continuous tubular pathway bordering said first, second and third side. The invention further includes a blade for molding a tire, the blade comprising a first portion having a first and second opposed side, and a third side joining said first and second side, and said blade further including a continuous tubular pathway extending along the third side and partially extending along at least one of the first and second side.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2013Date of Patent: October 11, 2016Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Vincent Benoit Mathonet, Daniel Scheuren, Philippe Joseph Auguste Muller, Frank Pierre Severens, Eric Nowak
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Patent number: 9340076Abstract: A tire assembly and method includes one or more elongate air passageway formed within a tire component, such as a tire sidewall. The air passageway is configured as a series or string of elongate cavities, adjacent cavities connected end to end by an elongate connecting channel. The connecting channel is dimensioned having a channel diametric size smaller than a cavity diametric size. Positioned within the tire component, the air passageway sequentially collapses segment by segment as each of the cavities pass sequentially over a rolling tire footprint. Air is pumped by the sequential air passageway collapse with the smaller dimensioned connecting channel(s) acting as valve components to directionally keep the pumped air moving between an air passageway air inlet and an air passageway air outlet and from there into the tire cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 7, 2013Date of Patent: May 17, 2016Assignee: The Goodyear Tire Rubber CompanyInventors: Jean Joseph Victor Collette, Pit Baptiste Jean Scharle, Frank Pierre Severens
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Publication number: 20150053320Abstract: The invention provides a tire tread, the tread having at least one circumferentially extending or laterally extending main groove, the maximum radial depth of the at least one main groove defining a non-skid tread depth, the at least one main groove partially forming at least one tread element, the at least one tread element having a sipe therein, wherein the sipe has a first portion having a first and second opposed side, and a third side joining said first and second side, and said sipe further including a continuous tubular pathway bordering said first, second and third side. The invention further includes a blade for molding a tire, the blade comprising a first portion having a first and second opposed side, and a third side joining said first and second side, and said blade further including a continuous tubular pathway extending along the third side and partially extending along at least one of the first and second side.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 20, 2013Publication date: February 26, 2015Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Vincent Benoit Mathonet, Daniel Scheuren, Philippe Joseph Auguste Muller, Frank Pierre Severens, Eric Nowak
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Publication number: 20140360643Abstract: A tire assembly and method includes one or more elongate air passageway formed within a tire component, such as a tire sidewall. The air passageway is configured as a series or string of elongate cavities, adjacent cavities connected end to end by an elongate connecting channel. The connecting channel is dimensioned having a channel diametric size smaller than a cavity diametric size. Positioned within the tire component, the air passageway sequentially collapses segment by segment as each of the cavities pass sequentially over a rolling tire footprint. Air is pumped by the sequential air passageway collapse with the smaller dimensioned connecting channel(s) acting as valve components to directionally keep the pumped air moving between an air passageway air inlet and an air passageway air outlet and from there into the tire cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 7, 2013Publication date: December 11, 2014Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Jean Joseph Victor Collette, Pit Baptiste Jean Scharle, Frank Pierre Severens
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Patent number: 8376007Abstract: A structure for a tread pattern of a pneumatic tire includes a radially extending pedestal, a first set of cylindrical voids extending radially through the pedestal, a second set of cylindrical voids extending radially through the pedestal, and a radially extending void ring circumscribing the pedestal.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 19, 2013Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: André Cuny, Frank Pierre Severens, Jean Joseph Victor Collette, Vincent Dominique Claude Rion, Tibor Fülöp, Anne-France Gabrielle Jeanne-Marie Cambron, Jerome Marcel Germain Delu
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Publication number: 20130014871Abstract: A tread for a pneumatic tire includes a first circumferentially continuous groove, a second circumferentially continuous groove, a central rib interposed between the two circumferentially continuous grooves and extending continuously around a circumference of the tread, a first circumferentially extending shoulder rib disposed laterally outside of the first circumferentially continuous groove, and a second circumferentially extending shoulder rib disposed laterally outside of the second circumferentially continuous groove. The central rib has a plurality of circumferentially spaced sipes arranged in a first circumferential row and a second circumferential row. The sipes of the first row originate at the first circumferentially continuous groove and the sipes of the second row originate at the second circumferentially continuous groove. The sipes of both the first and second rows extend axially inward to a circumferentially extending and continuous variable center groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2011Publication date: January 17, 2013Inventors: Francois Pierre Charles Gerard Georges, Didier Winkin, Lothar Braun, Frank Pierre Severens, Claude Pierre Georges, Vincent Benoit Mathonet, Daniel Scheuren
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Publication number: 20120267823Abstract: A system for securing a mold blade to a mold segment includes a plurality of pins placed across the length of the mold blade and a plurality of corresponding recesses on an inner surface of the mold segment. Each pin is placed within a recess securing the mold blade to the mold segment.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: October 25, 2012Inventors: Frank Pierre Severens, Bernard Marie Henin, Claude Pierre Georges, Celal Karabulut, Hubert Neuberg
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Patent number: 8186984Abstract: A tire mold is described that includes a plurality of tread molding segments having an inner surface for molding the tire tread. The mold further includes a plurality of sidewall plates having an inner surface for molding the tire sidewall. The tread mold segments together with the sidewalls cooperate to form a tire molding cavity. The sidewall plate further comprises a slot that extends from the outer surface of the tread segment to the inner mold surface, and has a pin extending from the outer surface of the tread segment. The pin is mounted to a rotatable body which can swivel. The rotatable body further comprises a guide pin which cooperates with a working member to rotate the body into a desired position in order to position the pin in the tire tread to be molded. The working member actuates the rotatable body into various positions.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Andre Cuny, Frank Pierre Severens, Bruno Pierre Maitre, Jérôme Marcel Germain Delu
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Patent number: 8082961Abstract: A retractable stud pin assembly is described for use in a conventional tire. The stud pin assembly includes a housing having an elastomer compartment and a spring in cooperation with the elastomer. A stud pin is mounted to the spring. The assembly may further optionally include a fluid compartment in cooperation with the elastomer compartment and the spring. The assembly may further include a second compression spring, which cooperates with the first spring and stud pin. An optional adjustment nut may be used to manually raise and lower the pin height as desired. An optional adjustment pin may also be used to extend into an optional fluid compartment to fine tune the pin height.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2008Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Jean Joseph Victor Collette, Andre Cuny, Frank Pierre Severens
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Patent number: 8075294Abstract: A tire mold is described that includes a plurality of tread molding segments having an inner surface for molding the tire tread. The mold further includes a plurality of sidewall plates having an inner surface for molding the tire sidewall. The tread mold segments together with the sidewalls cooperate to form a tire molding cavity. The sidewall plate further comprises a slot that extends from the outer surface of the tread segment to the inner mold surface, and has a piston having a head slidably received in the slot. A pin is positioned between the piston head and an end of the slot. The mold further includes actuating means for actuating the piston in the slot when the mold is closed.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2009Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: André Cuny, Frank Pierre Severens, Jean Joseph Victor Collette
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Publication number: 20110240192Abstract: A structure for a tread pattern of a pneumatic tire includes a radially extending pedestal, a first set of cylindrical voids extending radially through the pedestal, a second set of cylindrical voids extending radially through the pedestal, and a radially extending void ring circumscribing the pedestal.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 30, 2010Publication date: October 6, 2011Inventors: André Cuny, Frank Pierre Severens, Jean Joseph Victor Collette, Vincent Dominique Claude Rion, Tibor Fülöp, Anne-France Gabrielle Jeanne-Marie Cambron, Jerome Marcel Germain Delu
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Publication number: 20110151039Abstract: A tire mold is described that includes a plurality of tread molding segments having an inner surface for molding the tire tread. The mold further includes a plurality of sidewall plates having an inner surface for molding the tire sidewall. The tread mold segments together with the sidewalls cooperate to form a tire molding cavity. The sidewall plate further comprises a slot that extends from the outer surface of the tread segment to the inner mold surface, and has a pin extending from the outer surface of the tread segment. The pin is mounted to a rotatable body which can swivel. The rotatable body further comprises a guide pin which cooperates with a working member to rotate the body into a desired position in order to position the pin in the tire tread to be molded. The working member actuates the rotatable body into various positions.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2010Publication date: June 23, 2011Inventors: Andre Cuny, Frank Pierre Severens, Bruno Pierre Maitre, Jerome Marcel Germain Delu
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Publication number: 20110126949Abstract: A tire tread for a vehicle tire is disclosed wherein the tread has at least one tread element projecting from the base of the tread and having a defined tread depth, with at least one tread element having a first hole and having a first outer cross-sectional shape that is constant for a first depth. A molding device for forming a tread wear indicator in a tread is also disclosed. The molding device includes a mold blade, the mold blade having a solid first portion having a defined depth, wherein the solid first portion has a cross-sectional shape that is constant for the defined depth.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Inventors: André Cuny, Frank Pierre Severens
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Publication number: 20100276045Abstract: A tire includes a carcass, a tread band having a radially outer tread surface and a plurality of radially extending recesses, and an anti-slip structure disposed in one of the radially extending recesses. The structure includes a cylindrical housing with a cylindrical flange and a central channel and a stud portion with a shaft and a flange. The shaft is slidingly disposed within the central channel such that a radially outer tip of the shaft may selectably extend radially outward from the cylindrical housing and from the radially outer tread surface in order to enhance traction for the tire. The radially outer tip extends from the cylindrical housing and from the radially outer tread surface when a predetermined air pressure is introduced into the radially extending recess thereby forcing the flange of the stud portion radially outward to abut the cylindrical flange of the cylindrical housing.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 30, 2009Publication date: November 4, 2010Inventors: Andre Cuny, Jean Joseph Collette, Frank Pierre Severens
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Publication number: 20100159047Abstract: A tire mold is described that includes a plurality of tread molding segments having an inner surface for molding the tire tread. The mold further includes a plurality of sidewall plates having an inner surface for molding the tire sidewall. The tread mold segments together with the sidewalls cooperate to form a tire molding cavity. The sidewall plate further comprises a slot that extends from the outer surface of the tread segment to the inner mold surface, and has a piston having a head slidably received in the slot. A pin is positioned between the piston head and an end of the slot. The mold further includes actuating means for actuating the piston in the slot when the mold is closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2009Publication date: June 24, 2010Inventors: André Cuny, Frank Pierre Severens, Jean Joseph Victor Collette
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Patent number: D674739Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2011Date of Patent: January 22, 2013Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Francois Pierre Charles Gerard Georges, Didier Winkin, Lothar Braun, Frank Pierre Severens, Claude Pierre Georges