Patents by Inventor Jacques Rene Smeets

Jacques Rene Smeets 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).

  • MULTI-LEVEL TIRE TREADWEAR INDICATOR
    Publication number: 20110079333
    Abstract: A tire tread includes at least one tread element and a treadwear indicator. The tread element projects from a base of the tire tread. The tread element has a radially outermost surface for contacting a road surface. The treadwear indicator includes a first step and a second step radially offset from the first step. The first step has a first surface disposed radially inward of the outermost surface of the tread element. The second step is disposed radially inward of the outermost surface of the tread element.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2009
    Publication date: April 7, 2011
    Inventors: Jacques Collette, Daniel Scheuren, Gregory William Camarato, Qingye Yin, Jacques Rene Smeets