Patents Examined by Katarzyna Wyrozebsky
  • Self-sealing pneumatic vehicle tire and method for producing a self-sealing pneumatic vehicle tire
    Patent number: 8110055
    Abstract: A self-sealing pneumatic tire has a sealing band (3) applied adheringly in the circumferential direction on the inner side of the tire and radially within the tread. A sealant (2) is applied to a carrier material (1). The carrier material (1) of the sealing band (3) is a foil on which the sealant (2) has been applied. The sealant, because of its intrinsic stickiness, adheres both to the carrier material (1) and to the inner side of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 18, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2012
    Assignee: Continental Aktiengesellschaft
    Inventors: Stefan Sostmann, Martin Welzhofer