Patents by Inventor Gary P. Stokes

Gary P. Stokes 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).

  • Noise reduction in pneumatic tires
    Patent number: 4178199
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire having a tread design for reducing the amount of noise generated by the tire when rolled on a given surface, is disclosed. The tread comprises a plurality of circumferentially spaced lugs defining therebetween respective grooves, the lugs all being substantially similar to one another in configuration. Each of the lugs and its corresponding groove adjacent thereto in a given circumferential direction together defining a pitch of specified length which circumferentially is dimensionally identical to the pitch of certain others of the lugs and their corresponding grooves and is yet dimensionally different from the pitch of still others of the lugs and their corresponding grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 1978
    Date of Patent: December 11, 1979
    Assignee: Uniroyal, Inc.
    Inventors: Seymour A. Lippman, Gary P. Stokes, Charles M. Chupa