Patents by Inventor Henry Claude Young, Jr.

Henry Claude Young, Jr. 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).

  • Tire with rubber tread of diverse zoned rubber compositions
    Patent number: 6959744
    Abstract: The invention relates to a tire having a rubber tread comprised of cap/base construction where the tread cap layer is the running surface of the tread having a lug and groove configuration and the tread base layer underlies the tread cap layer wherein the base layer provides a transition zone between the tread cap layer and the remainder of the tire carcass and is not intended to be ground-contacting. For this invention, the tread cap layer is comprised of three distinct load-bearing zones which contain reinforcing fillers selected from precipitated silica and carbon black, namely a circumferential annular central zone of a rubber composition to promote traction for the running surface of the tread, wherein the central zone is positioned between two lateral and peripheral circumferential annular zones of a rubber composition to promote resistance to tread wear for the running surface of the tread.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2005
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Paul Harry Sandstrom, Henry Claude Young, Jr.