Patents Examined by Charles Smith
  • Patent number: 11975571
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a tire having characters such as a brand name, a model name, etc. engraved on a sidewall thereof. The tire of the present disclosure includes a plurality of knurling units that includes: a first knurling part that is convex; a second knurling part that continues from a side of the first knurling part and is convex; a third knurling part that continues from a side of the second knurling part and is convex; and a fourth knurling part that is convex and is continuously connected from a side of the third knurling part to another side of the first knurling part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myong Joong Lee, Kwang Su Lee
  • Patent number: 5221258
    Abstract: Apparatus and method for delivering over-sized or large bore devices through passageways in the body. The apparatus comprises an elongated inflatable balloon havinq an inner diameter slightly larger than the outer diameter of the device to be introduced into the passageway. A guidewire may be utilized to assist introduction of the balloon into the bodily passageway. A device introduction chamber is attached at the proximal end of the balloon for temporarily housing the device being introduced into the passageway, and the device itself includes a delivery shaft at least partially disposed in the introduction chamber. An inflation device is provided for inflating the balloon with a biologically compatible fluid once the balloon has been inserted into the bodily passageway. The distal portion of the balloon is inserted into the bodily passageway, the balloon is then inflated to expand and straighten the passageway, and the device may then be advanced through the balloon into the passageway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1991
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1993
    Assignee: Shturman Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Leonid Shturman