Patents by Inventor Kuang F. Lin

Kuang F. Lin 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).

  • Tire innerliner
    Patent number: 5292590
    Abstract: An innerliner for tubeless tires is comprised of at least one barrier layer such as poly(vinylidene chloride) or ethylene--vinyl alcohol copolymer film with each barrier layer sandwiched between two layers of an elastomeric material adhering to the rubber stock employed in the carcass of the tire. The innerliner has the advantage of imparting equal or better air retention properties to the tire with a substantial reduction in the thickness and weight relative to conventional halobutyl rubber innerliners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 8, 1994
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Kuang F. Lin, Daniel W. Klosiewicz, Gregory I. Brodsky
  • Tire innerliner
    Patent number: 5156921
    Abstract: An innerliner for tubeless tires is comprised of at least one non-elastomeric barrier layer such as poly(vinylidene chloride) or ethylene--vinyl alcohol copolymer film with each barrier layer sandwiched between two layers of an elastomeric material adhering to the rubber stock employed in the carcass of the tire. The innerliner has the advantage of imparting equal or better air retention properties to the tire with a substantial reduction in the thickness and weight relative to conventional halobutyl rubber innerliners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 20, 1992
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Kuang F. Lin, Daniel W. Klosiewicz
  • Tire innerliner
    Patent number: 5040583
    Abstract: An innerliner for tubeless tires is comprised of at least one non-elastomeric barrier layer such as poly(vinylidene chloride) or ethylene--vinyl alcohol copolymer film with each barrier layer sandwiched between two layers of an elastomeric material adhering to the rubber stock employed in the carcass of the tire. The innerliner has the advantage of imparting equal or better air retention properties to the tire with a substantial reduction in the thickness and weight relative to conventional halobutyl rubber innerliners.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Hercules Incorporated
    Inventors: Kuang F. Lin, Daniel W. Klosiewicz