Patents Represented by Attorney, Agent or Law Firm L. R. Drayer
  • Multi-chambered pneumatic tire and wheel assembly having an inner tire and an outer tire
    Patent number: 4995438
    Abstract: A multi-chambered tire assembly (10) is provided by a pneumatic outer tire (12) mounted upon a rim (16) of a wheel and having an inner tire (14) or shield which is also mounted upon the rim (16). The inner tire (14) has a crown portion (36) spaced from the outer tire and a pair of sidewalls (38) each extending from the crown to a bead portion (40, 42). At least one of the bead portions (42) of the inner tire (14) forms an air passage way (44) between it and the adjacent bead (22) of the outer tire and is provided with radially extending grooves (52) connecting the air passage way with the outer air chamber (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 26, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael J. Weber, Stuart D. Grant
  • Piercing closure
    Patent number: 4993569
    Abstract: This invention is concerned with a closure which permits the sterile opening of a membrane sealed container in a single-action motion which also maintains a hermetic seal under retort conditions. This closure includes a generally cylindrical side wall having threads along the inner surface thereof, a top with an upper surface having a protective rim extending upwardly therefrom, with the top also having a dome assembly with the protective rim extending above such dome assembly. The dome has a top and bottom surface, with at least one plow member projecting downwardly from the bottom surface of the dome.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories
    Inventors: Thomas W. Osip, Jerold W. Montgomery, Paul A. Pezzoli
  • Retortable composite closure for plastic containers
    Patent number: 4991731
    Abstract: This invention relates to a closure which permits the opening of a hermetically sealed plastic container in a single action motion, which also maintains the hermetic seal under retort conditions. This closure includes a generally cylindrical side wall having threads along the inner surface thereof and a top portion having a metallic disk with its lower surface coated with a fusible coating, such as polypropylene. An annular flange is provided along the inner surface of the side wall to retain the metallic disk between the annular flange and an inwardly inclined inner surface portion of the side wall. A method is also disclosed for providing a hermetic seal on plastic containers using the closure of this invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 12, 1991
    Assignee: Abbott Laboratories/Ross Laboratories
    Inventors: Thomas W. Osip, Paul A. Pezzoli
  • Front and rear tire tread patterns in a four-wheeled tire/vehicle system
    Patent number: 4984616
    Abstract: An improved tire/vehicle system for an automotive vehicle has two pneumatic front tires and two pneumatic rear tires. The rear tire treads are wider than the front tire treads and are divided circumferentially into first and second portions. The first portion of each rear tire tread has a width between 50% and 90% of the rear tire's tread width and is arranged to longitudinally track at least a majority of one of the front tire treads. The second portion of the rear tire tread does not longitudinally track any portion of such front tire tread. Each rear tire tread has a tread groove pattern that is asymmetric in character, the respective net-to-gross ratios in each of the first portions of the rear tire treads being at least 27% different from the net-to-gross ratios of their second portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 1989
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Peter R. Shepler, Nathan A. Gammon, William M. Hopkins, James E. Koerner, Charles K. Schmaltx
  • Tire
    Patent number: D311887
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Georges Adam
  • Tire
    Patent number: D311891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Darrell E. Covert, Philip S. Hammond, Paul B. Maxwell
  • Tire
    Patent number: D311893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 6, 1990
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Darrell E. Covert, Philip S. Hammond, Paul B. Maxwell
  • Design for a tire
    Patent number: D312062
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Darrell E. Convert, Paul B. Maxwell
  • Tire
    Patent number: D312063
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Darrell E. Covert, Philip S. Hammond, Paul B. Maxwell
  • Tire
    Patent number: D312064
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 13, 1990
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Eathel L. Duncan
  • Tire
    Patent number: D312601
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1988
    Date of Patent: December 4, 1990
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Georges Adam, Robert P. Loser
  • Tire
    Patent number: D313775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Terry J. Waibel, Michael A. Kolowski, William M. Hopkins, Robert A. Brightwell, Frederick W. Miller, Richard L. Galante
  • Tire
    Patent number: D313776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: William M. Hopkins, Robert A. Brightwell, Frederick W. Miller, Richard L. Galante
  • Tire
    Patent number: D314169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 29, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Darrell E. Covert, Philip S. Hammond, Paul B. Maxwell
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D314363
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 5, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Georges Adam
  • Tire
    Patent number: D314737
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: February 19, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Darrell E. Covert, Paul B. Maxwell
  • Tire
    Patent number: D315126
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Andre E. J. Baus
  • Tire
    Patent number: D315127
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael S. White, Darrell E. Covert, Paul B. Maxwell
  • Tire
    Patent number: D315128
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Maurice Grass, Jean J. Collette
  • Tire
    Patent number: D315130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 5, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Amratlal U. Patel, Michel Premont