Patents Examined by David S. Brown
  • Tire with chafer
    Patent number: 8539999
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a pair of spaced apart bead components, a connecting carcass between said bead components, and a rubber chafer positioned around at least a portion of each of said bead components and intended for contacting a rigid rim of a wheel, wherein said chafer comprises an outer skin layer intended for contacting the rigid rim and an inner core layer disposed radially inward of the skin layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2013
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Matthieu Pingenat, Filomeno Gennaro Corvasce, Massimo Di Giacomo Russo, Isabelle Lea Louise Marie Lambert, Pierre Bernard Raoul Brochet
  • Adjustable speed control arrangement for motorized exercise treadmills
    Patent number: 4635928
    Abstract: A motorized treadmill exercising device comprising a generally planar frame equipped with a planar slider bed and head and tail rollers journalled respectively at the head and tail ends of the frame, over which an endless plastic belt is trained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: Ajax Enterprises Corporation
    Inventors: Ralph Ogden, Carl J. Johnson