Patents by Inventor Kenneth M. Kot

Kenneth M. Kot 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).

  • Having a core and at least one coaxial layer of filaments twisted in the same direction at the same pitch
    Patent number: 5473878
    Abstract: The invention is directed to several embodiments of metallic cord for the reinforcement of tires wherein one or more coaxial layers of metallic filaments are arranged around the metallic core filaments and twisted in the same direction at the same pitch. In one embodiment, the ratio of the diameter of the core filaments to the layer filaments is at least 1.28. In another embodiment, two of the core filaments have a first diameter and the third core filament has a second diameter smaller than the first diameter daimeter. In still another embodiment, two of the core filaments have a first diameter and a third of the core filaments has a second diameter smaller than the first diameter while the coaxial layer filaments have a third diameter equal to the second diameter. In another embodiment, the core has three core filaments twisted about each other and a coaxial layer of eight layer filaments arranged around the core filaments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 12, 1995
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Charles E. Hamiel, Kenneth M. Kot, Johnny D. Massie, II, Kenneth J. Palmer, Italo M. Sinopoli
  • Reinforced composite structure
    Patent number: 5323828
    Abstract: One or more plies of reinforced elastomer, particularly two plies (10),(12) of rubber reinforced with twisted filament metallic cords (14) and more particularly a tire belt made up of the two plies (10),(12) is disclosed having cords (14) of 2.times.0.30 HT construction with opposed 23.degree. angles to the direction of reinforcement of the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1994
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Kot, Byung-Lip Lee
  • Apparatus for making metallic cord
    Patent number: 5303537
    Abstract: Apparatus for stranding together high tensile steel filaments to produce metallic cords, including a flyer having a forming die with its drawing axis merged with the flyer axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1993
    Date of Patent: April 19, 1994
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Kot, Rene Seyll
  • Reinforced composite structure
    Patent number: 5061557
    Abstract: One or more plies of reinforced elastomer, particularly two plies (10),(12) of rubber reinforced with twisted filament metallic cords (14) and more particularly a tire belt made up of the two plies (10),(12) is disclosed having cords (14) of 2x.30HT construction with opposed 23.degree. angles to the direction of reinforcement of the belt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1989
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Kenneth M. Kot, Byung-Lip Lee
  • Single strand metal cord and method of making
    Patent number: 4608817
    Abstract: A single strand cord of single filaments having similar diameter lay length and direction with at least one core filament positioned with the filaments in the next layer and filaments laid on the cord in one layer positioned with another layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 1985
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1986
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Dennis R. Brandyberry, Kenneth M. Kot