Patents by Inventor William E. Glover
William E. Glover 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: 5386862Abstract: A directional pneumatic tire having improved wet traction has an annular aqua channel and curved lateral grooves which direct water from the footprint to the shoulder area of the tire to help prevent hydroplaning. The pitch boundaries between the portions of the tire on either side of the aqua channel may be skewed. The curved lateral grooves and the skewing reduce noise properties of the tire. In addition, the lugs may have rounded or radiused leading and trailing edges, and a leading groove wall angle of about 5.degree. and a trailing groove wall angle of about 1.degree., which are believed to reduce noise and irregular wear. The lugs contain slots which change direction within the lug and tie bars in the slots at each point where the slots change direction. The tread has non-skid depth of 0.75 to 1 cm (0.030 to 0.40 inch) and a ratio of non-skid to tie bar depth of 0.42.Type: GrantFiled: August 18, 1994Date of Patent: February 7, 1995Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: William E. Glover, John S. Attinello, Samuel P. Landers
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Patent number: 5358022Abstract: A directional pneumatic tire having improved wet traction has an annular aqua channel and curved lateral grooves which direct water from the footprint to the shoulder area of the tire to help prevent hydroplaning. The pitch boundaries between the portions of the tire on either side of the aqua channel may be skewed. The curved lateral grooves and the skewing reduce noise properties of the tire. In addition, the lugs may have rounded or radiused leading and trailing edges, and a leading groove wall angle of about 5.degree. and a trailing groove wall angle of about 1.degree., which are believed to reduce noise and irregular wear. The lugs contain slots which change direction within the lug and tie bars in the slots at each point where the slots change direction. The tread has non-skid depth of 0.75 to 1 cm (0.030 to 0.40 inch) and a ratio of non-skid to tie bar depth of 0.42.Type: GrantFiled: January 18, 1994Date of Patent: October 25, 1994Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: William E. Glover, John S. Attinello, Samuel P. Landers
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Patent number: 5353854Abstract: A directional pneumatic tire having improved wet traction is provided. The tread is divided into two annular portions, each annular portion comprising a plurality of block elements separated by lateral grooves. The block elements extend continuously from a shoulder area of the tire to a mid portion of the tread. The block elements have substantially circumferentially aligned notches in leading and trailing groove walls, wherein each notch is defined laterally by a narrow bridge of rubber. The tread has curved lateral grooves to direct water from the footprint to the shoulder area of the tire to help prevent hydroplaning. The pitch boundaries between annular portions of block elements may be skewed. The curved lateral grooves and the skewing reduce noise properties of the tire.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1991Date of Patent: October 11, 1994Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Samuel P. Landers, William E. Glover, John S. Attinello
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Patent number: 5327952Abstract: A directional pneumatic tire having improved wet traction has two annular aqua channels and curved lateral grooves which direct water from the footprint to the shoulder area of the tire to help prevent hydroplaning. The pitch boundaries between the portions of the tire on either side of the aqua channels may be skewed. The curved lateral grooves and the skewing reduce noise properties of the tire. In addition, the lugs may have rounded or radiused leading and trailing edges, and a leading groove wall angle of about 5.degree. and a trailing groove wall angle of about 1.degree., which are believed to reduce noise and irregular wear. The lugs contain slots which change direction within the lug and tie bars in the slots at each point where the slots change direction. The tread has non-skid depth of 0.75 to 1 cm (0.030 to 0.40 inch) and a ratio of non-skid to tie bar depth of 0.42.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 1992Date of Patent: July 12, 1994Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: William E. Glover, John S. Attinello, Samuel P. Landers
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Patent number: 5238038Abstract: A pneumatic tire (10) has a tread portion (17) with a series of curved grooves (29,30) extending from each lateral edge (TE.sub.1, TE.sub.2) of the tread, and a number of circumferentially extending grooves (18, 19, 20, 21). The tread portion (17) has a specific lateral cross-sectional profile with multiple radii (R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 1990Date of Patent: August 24, 1993Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: William E. Glover, Deborah K. Vaughn-Lindner, Linda M. Lovell, Michael L. Pulte, Jr.
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Patent number: 5176766Abstract: A directional pneumatic tire having improved wet traction is provided. The tire has an annular aqua channel and curved lateral grooves to direct water from the footprint to the shoulder area of the tire to help prevent hydroplaning. It has been found that the tire has a unique footprint which appears to characterize its stability. The footprint comprises two substantially trapezoidal contact patches which are oriented base to base and are separated from each other by 10% to 22% of the total tread width.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1991Date of Patent: January 5, 1993Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Samuel P. Landers, William E. Glover, John S. Attinello
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Patent number: D329627Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1990Date of Patent: September 22, 1992Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Samuel P. Landers, Paul B. Maxwell
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Patent number: D344054Type: GrantFiled: November 20, 1990Date of Patent: February 8, 1994Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Samuel P. Landers, Paul B. Maxwell
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Patent number: D344705Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 1992Date of Patent: March 1, 1994Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John Kotanides, Jr., John S. Attinello, Norman D. Anderson, William E. Glover, Max H. Dixon
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Patent number: D350097Type: GrantFiled: March 29, 1993Date of Patent: August 30, 1994Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover
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Patent number: D350098Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 1993Date of Patent: August 30, 1994Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover
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Patent number: D350514Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1993Date of Patent: September 13, 1994Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover
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Patent number: D350718Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 1993Date of Patent: September 20, 1994Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover
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Patent number: D360859Type: GrantFiled: January 28, 1994Date of Patent: August 1, 1995Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Kevin A. Reid
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Patent number: D360860Type: GrantFiled: January 31, 1994Date of Patent: August 1, 1995Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Kevin A. Reid
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Patent number: D360863Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 1994Date of Patent: August 1, 1995Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Kevin A. Reid
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Patent number: D369769Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1995Date of Patent: May 14, 1996Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Samuel P. Landers, Kevin A. Reid
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Patent number: D378811Type: GrantFiled: March 6, 1995Date of Patent: April 15, 1997Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: John S. Attinello, William E. Glover, Samuel P. Landers, Kevin A. Reid