Patents by Inventor Bill Clayton

Bill Clayton 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).

  • OPTIMAL BODY PLY SHAPE FOR HEAVY TRUCK TIRE INCLUDING BELT PLIES IN CROWN PORTION
    Publication number: 20170259621
    Abstract: A tire having uniform inflation growth is provided. The tire includes a body ply that is displaced from the conventional equilibrium curve along the bead, sidewall, and shoulder portions of the tire in a manner that provides more uniform inflation growth from bead portion to bead portion. Such construction reduces load sensitivity, reduces or eliminates the tire break-in period, and/or decreases the propensity for cracking—particularly along a groove bottom of the tread in the shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Inventors: Bill Clayton, Daniel McEachern Hicks
  • OPTIMAL BODY PLY SHAPE FOR A TIRE
    Publication number: 20170246909
    Abstract: A tire having uniform inflation growth is provided. The tire includes a body ply that is displaced from the conventional equilibrium curve along the bead, sidewall, and shoulder portions of the tire in a manner that provides more uniform inflation growth from bead portion to bead portion. Such construction reduces load sensitivity, reduces or eliminates the tire break-in period, and/or decreases the propensity for cracking—particularly along a groove bottom of the tread in the shoulder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2014
    Publication date: August 31, 2017
    Inventors: Bill Clayton, Daniel McEachern Hicks, Timothy B. Rhyne