Patents by Inventor Basil Sameer Elkurd

Basil Sameer Elkurd 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).

  • Pneumatic tire having 80 to 105 pitches
    Patent number: 6446689
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire having improved snow traction and tread wear, and improved noise and handling properties, has 80 to 105 pitches and a sipe density of 1.0 to 1.1. The tire has a substantially square footprint, and has a footprint shape factor (FSF) of 1.0 to 1.25. The tire has an open central and intermediate region, as compared to the shoulder region, and has lateral groove depths that vary from 50% to 100% of the tread depth, wherein the shallower grooves are disposed toward the central and intermediate regions of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Basil Sameer Elkurd, Paul Bryson Allen, Kathy Jane Ruether Rose
  • Pneumatic tire having 98 pitches
    Patent number: 6439285
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire having improved snow traction and treadwear, and improved noise and handling properties, has 80 to 105 pitches and a sipe density of 1.0 to 1.1. The tire has a square footprint, and has a footprint shape factor (FSF) of 1.0 to 1.25. The tire has an open central and intermediate region, as compared to the shoulder region, and has lateral groove depths that vary from 50% to 100% of the tread depth; wherein the shallower grooves are disposed toward the central and intermediate regions of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Basil Sameer Elkurd, Paul Bryson Allen, Timothy Patrick Lovell
  • Pneumatic tire having generally rounded footprint shape
    Patent number: 6435237
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire having improved snow traction and tread wear, and improved noise and handling properties, has 80 to 105 pitches and a sipe density of 1.0 to 1.1. The tire has a substantially rounded footprint, and has a footprint shape factor (FSF) of 1.2 to 1.5. The tire has an open central and intermediate region, as compared to the shoulder region, and has lateral groove depths that vary from 50% to 100% of the tread depth, wherein the shallower grooves are disposed toward the central and intermediate regions of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Basil Sameer Elkurd, Paul Bryson Allen, Timothy Patrick Lovell
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D449024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Timothy Patrick Lovell, Paul Bryson Allen, Basil Sameer Elkurd
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D473185
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Basil Sameer Elkurd, Timothy Patrick Lovell, Daniel Thomas Murphy