Patents by Inventor John Ronald Abbott

John Ronald Abbott 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).

  • Tread stiffening support ribs for runflat tire
    Patent number: 6701987
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire (10) incorporates a plurality of parallel-aligned, tread-stiffening support members (23) typically disposed laterally between the tread (12) and the ply structure (16). The support members (23) inhibit lateral and circumferential tread lift during runflat operation. Support members (23) can each be a monolithic rib (22) made of a fiber reinforced plastic material. An alternative layered rib (24) has two outer layers (40, 44) of a fiber reinforced plastic material while the central layer (42) is an elastomer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: John Ronald Abbott
  • Tire with composite ply structure
    Patent number: 6536493
    Abstract: A tire 10 has a composite ply 40. The composite ply 40 has a primary ply 40A reinforced with parallel inextensible cords 41 and a pair of ply extensions 40B having synthetic cords. The method of manufacturing the tire 10 is described. The tire 10 can be made as a runflat type tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2003
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John Janes Beck, Jr., Gary Edwin Tubb, John Ronald Abbott, Samuel Patrick Landers, Amit Prakash, Frederick Forbes Vannan, Jr., Henry David Broyles, Klaus Beer
  • Tire with composite ply structure and method of manufacture
    Publication number: 20020088551
    Abstract: A tire 10 has a composite ply 40. The composite ply 40 has a primary ply 40A reinforced with parallel inextensible cords 41 and a pair of ply extensions 40B having synthetic cords. The method of manufacturing the tire 10 is described. The tire 10 can be made as a runflat type tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John Janes Beck, Gary Edwin Tubb, John Ronald Abbott, Samuel Patrick Landers, Amit Prakash, Frederick Forbes Vannan, Henry David Broyles, Klaus Beer
  • Method of building tire with composite ply structure
    Patent number: 6358346
    Abstract: A tire 10 has a composite ply 40. The composite ply 40 has a primary ply 40A reinforced with parallel inextensible cords 41 and a pair of ply extensions 40B having synthetic cords. The method of manufacturing the tire 10 is described. The tire 10 can be made as a runflat type tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John Janes Beck, Jr., Gary Edwin Tubb, John Ronald Abbott, Samuel Patrick Landers, Amit Prakash, Frederick Forbes Vannan, Jr., Henry David Broyles, Klaus Beer
  • Tire with composite ply structure
    Patent number: 6142205
    Abstract: A tire 10 has a composite ply 40. The composite ply 40 has a primary ply 40A reinforced with parallel inextensible cords 41 and a pair of ply extensions 40B having synthetic cords. The method of manufacturing the tire 10 is described. The tire 10 can be made as a runflat type tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2000
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: John Janes Beck, Jr., Gary Edwin Tubb, John Ronald Abbott, Samuel Patrick Landers, Amit Prakash, Frederick Forbes Vannan, Jr., Henry David Broyles, Klaus Beer