Patents by Inventor Bradley J. Harris

Bradley J. Harris 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).

  • Publication number: 20130098518
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire for agricultural equipment or forestry equipment includes a circumferential tread, a pair of sidewalls, and a pair of bead portions. A steel reinforced radial carcass ply extends circumferentially about the tire. The carcass ply includes an axially inner portion and axially outer turn-up portions. First and second steel reinforced belts are disposed between the carcass ply and the circumferential tread. Axial ends of the belts are separated by belt wedges. The tire includes a pair of sidewall inserts. Each sidewall insert extends continuously from an upper end extending between the first belt and the carcass ply, through a sidewall region of the tire, to a lower end extending between the inner portion of the carcass ply and one of the turn-up portions of the carcass ply. A tie gum layer binds an inner liner to the carcass ply.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2011
    Publication date: April 25, 2013
    Inventors: Todd A. Buxton, Bradley J. Harris, Christopher A. Swartzwelder, Nobuo Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8413700
    Abstract: A tire having a circumferential tread, at least one belt, an inner liner, a pair of sidewalls, and at least three carcass plies. The tire includes a pair of bead portions, each including a bead core, a bead filler, a flipper, a chafer, and a gum strip. The at least three carcass plies extend radially downward, inward of the bead filler, extend around the bead core, and continue upward, outward of the bead filler and terminate in at least three turn-up ends. At least one of the turn-up ends does not contact at least one of the radially downward extending carcass plies, the flipper, or the bead filler in one of the sidewalls, and at least two of the turn-up ends contact at least one of the radially downward extending carcass plies, the flipper, or the bead filler in one of the sidewalls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2013
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Todd A Buxton, Bradley J Harris, Taro Iwamoto, Christopher A Swartzwelder
  • Publication number: 20130008575
    Abstract: A tire includes a tire carcass and a tread extending circumferentially about the tire carcass. The tread includes a plurality of tread elements disposed in a tread pattern The plurality of tread elements have one of two different pitch lengths and are disposed in a noise-reducing pitch sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2010
    Publication date: January 10, 2013
    Applicant: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Trevor M. Kline, Bradley J. Harris, Adam Karl Nesbitt, Justin E. Hayes, Jon I. Stuckey
  • Publication number: 20110186201
    Abstract: A tire having a circumferential tread, at least one belt, an inner liner, a pair of sidewalls, and at least three carcass plies. The tire includes a pair of bead portions, each including a bead core, a bead filler, a flipper, a chaffer, and a gum strip. The at least three carcass plies extend radially downward, inward of the bead filler, extend around the bead core, and continue upward, outward of the bead filler and terminate in at least three turn-up ends. At least one of the turn-up ends does not contact at least one of the radially downward extending carcass plies, the flipper, or the bead filler in one of the sidewalls, and at least two of the turn-up ends contact at least one of the radially downward extending carcass plies, the flipper, or the bead filler in one of the sidewalls.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2010
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC
    Inventors: Todd A. Buxton, Bradley J. Harris, Taro Iwamoto, Christopher A. Swartzwelder