Patents by Inventor James W. Messerly

James W. Messerly 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).

  • Puncture sealing tire
    Patent number: 4161202
    Abstract: A puncture sealing tire has an inner layer consisting of closed cell cellular rubber, in direct contact with the inflation gas. The inner layer is preferably coated with a solid fluent material capable of flowing into punctures at operating temperatures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 1973
    Date of Patent: July 17, 1979
    Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: Joe A. Powell, James W. Messerly, Ronald L. Shippy
  • Internal tire lubricant
    Patent number: 4096898
    Abstract: An internal tire lubricant which minimizes or prevents injury to a pneumatic tire when it runs flat, and which also assists in sealing small punctures, consists of a mixture of liquid or easily fusible materials, one of which is a partially crystalline solid olefine polymer, and another of which is an essentially noncrystalline liquid or solid hydrocarbon or analogous material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 1976
    Date of Patent: June 27, 1978
    Assignee: The B.F. Goodrich Company
    Inventors: James W. Messerly, James J. Shipman
  • High-modulus rubber composition for pneumatic tires
    Patent number: 3983919
    Abstract: A tire designed for operation both as a pneumatic tire under ordinary conditions, and also without inflation under emergency conditions, has thick sidewalls made of low-hysteresis high-modulus vulcanized natural rubber composition containing reinforcing carbon black and also containing an effective anti-oxidant, together with a cobalt soap to prevent reduction in modulus during service of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1974
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1976
    Assignee: The B. F. Goodrich Company
    Inventor: James W. Messerly