Patents by Inventor Wolfgang Gnoerich

Wolfgang Gnoerich 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).

  • Foaming liquid material and use thereof for reducing noise in mounted tires
    Patent number: 7841370
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of reducing noise transmission in a pneumatic tire and wheel assembly comprising an inflation cavity, the method comprising the step of adding to the inflation cavity from about 0.1 to about 1 volume percent, based on the volume of the inflation cavity, of a repeatably foamable liquid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Marc Engel, Jan Leyssens, Wolfgang Gnoerich
  • Foaming liquid material and use thereof for reducing noise in mounted tires
    Publication number: 20090026006
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to a method of reducing noise transmission in a pneumatic tire and wheel assembly comprising an inflation cavity, the method comprising the step of adding to the inflation cavity from about 0.1 to about 1 volume percent, based on the volume of the inflation cavity, of a repeatably foamable liquid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2007
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Inventors: Marc Engel, Jan Leyssens, Wolfgang Gnoerich
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D401895
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 1, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Joseph Louis Aull, Jeffrey Joe McElfresh, Karl Eric Sundkvist, Piotr Janusz Wesolowski, Wolfgang Gnoerich
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D403282
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: December 29, 1998
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Joseph Louis Aull, Jeffrey Joe McElfresh, Karl Eric Sundkvist, Piotr Janusz Wesolowski, Wolfgang Gnoerich