Patents by Inventor Kevin Burnworth

Kevin Burnworth 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 noise improvement by modulating groove resonance frequency
    Publication number: 20050006015
    Abstract: A tire 10 has a plurality of shoulder tread elements 50 defined by lateral grooves 17a and 17b and circumferential grooves 15. The tread 12 of the tire 10 is pitched using three or more pitch sizes. Each pitch has a lateral groove 17a open to the adjacent circumferential groove 15 or closed to the adjacent circumferential groove as a function of a predetermined sequence of non-uniformity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2003
    Publication date: January 13, 2005
    Inventors: Timothy Richards, Kevin Burnworth, Robert Danforth, Tao Song, Karl Sundkvist