Patents by Inventor Leonard M. Shoun

Leonard M. Shoun 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 with reinforced tread
    Patent number: 10160265
    Abstract: A tire includes a circumferential tread constructed of a base material. The circumferential tread has a plurality of bars, each of the plurality of bars having a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The circumferential tread further has a plurality of valleys disposed between the plurality of bars. A reinforcement layer covers at least some of the plurality of valleys and an outer layer covers at least a portion of the reinforcement layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignees: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel O. Givens, Dennis W. Snyder, Bradley J. Harris, Steven M. Sawyer, Kevin J. Kosmac, Jeffrey D. Parker, Masataka Uchiyama, Nobuo Shimizu, Leonard M. Shoun, Matthew T. Schreiner
  • TIRE WITH REINFORCED TREAD
    Publication number: 20170021673
    Abstract: A tire includes a circumferential tread constructed of a base material. The circumferential tread has a plurality of bars, each of the plurality of bars having a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The circumferential tread further has a plurality of valleys disposed between the plurality of bars. A reinforcement layer covers at least some of the plurality of valleys and an outer layer covers at least a portion of the reinforcement layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2014
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicants: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Samuel O. Givens, Dennis W. Snyder, Bradley J. Harris, Steven M. Sawyer, Kevin J. Kosmac, Jeffrey D. Parker, Masataka Uchiyama, Nobuo Shimizu, Leonard M. Shoun, Matthew T. Schreiner