Patents by Inventor Kenneth P. Kinas

Kenneth P. Kinas 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 configuration for automotive tire
    Patent number: 3980118
    Abstract: A vehicular tire having a tread configuration that provides a cornering stiffness in one axial direction that is greater than the cornering stiffness in the opposite axial direction. The difference derives from an asymmetrical configuration of the tread. The tread is provided with a plurality of circumferential ribs that define circumferential grooves therebetween, the ribs having walls on one side that define a relatively flat continuous surface facing in one axial direction to provide a relatively rigid rib edge and on the side that faces in the opposite axial direction, an irregular configuration to provide a rib edge of less rigidity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 5, 1975
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1976
    Assignee: The General Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Kenneth P. Kinas