Patents by Inventor David Louis Winter

David Louis Winter 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).

  • Tire bead geometry
    Patent number: 8578991
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead portion has a bead toe, a bead base, and a bead heel, the bead base extending between the bead toe and the bead heel. The bead heel has a profile corresponding to a sector of an ellipse or approximates a sector of an ellipse by having a dual radius structure. The bead base may have a dual taper configuration. The bead core may be substantially centered in the bead portion, as determined by the material thickness at three locations about the bead core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael David Kachner, Thulasiram Gobinath, David Louis Winter, Kelly Sue King, Michael Christopher Kulton, John Patrick Roman, Judy Ann Birt, Randall Raymond Brayer, Sr., Robert Allen Losey, Ching-Chih Lee
  • Tire bead geometry
    Patent number: 7543620
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead portion has a bead toe, a bead base, and a bead heel, the bead base extending between the bead toe and the bead heel. The bead heel has a profile corresponding to a sector of an ellipse or approximates a sector of an ellipse by having a dual radius structure. The bead base may have a dual taper configuration. The bead core may be substantially centered in the bead portion, as determined by the material thickness at three locations about the bead core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2009
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael David Kachner, Thulasiram Gobinath, David Louis Winter, Kelly Sue King, Michael Christopher Kulton, John Patrick Roman, Judy Ann Birt, Randall Raymond Brayer, Sr., Robert Allen Losey, Ching-Chih Lee
  • TIRE BEAD GEOMETRY
    Publication number: 20090120553
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead portion has a bead toe, a bead base, and a bead heel, the bead base extending between the bead toe and the bead heel. The bead heel has a profile corresponding to a sector of an ellipse or approximates a sector of an ellipse by having a dual radius structure. The bead base may have a dual taper configuration. The bead core may be substantially centered in the bead portion, as determined by the material thickness at three locations about the bead core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Inventors: Michael David Kachner, Thulasiram Gobinath, David Louis Winter, Kelly Sue King, Michael Chirstopher Kulton, John Patrick Roman, Judy Ann Birt, Randall Raymond Brayer, SR., Robert Allen Losey, Ching-Chih Lee
  • Tire bead geometry
    Patent number: 6896021
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a carcass structure extending through a pair of opposing bead portions and an inner liner located inward of the carcass structure, each bead portion comprising a bead core about which is wrapped the carcass structure and a toeguard. Each bead portion has a bead toe, a bead base, and a bead heel, the bead base extending between the bead toe and the bead heel. The bead heel has a profile corresponding to a sector of an ellipse or approximates a sector of an ellipse by having a dual radius structure. The bead base may have a dual taper configuration. The bead core may be substantially centered in the bead portion, as determined by the material thickness at three locations about the bead core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael David Kachner, Thulasiram Gobinath, David Louis Winter, Kelly Sue King, Michael Christopher Kulton, John Patrick Roman, Judy Ann Birt, Randall Raymond Brayer Sr., Ching-Chih Lee, Robert Allen Losey