Patents by Inventor MICHAEL KNAUFF

MICHAEL KNAUFF 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).

  • Truck tire having tread design with alternating feature for reducing abnormal wear
    Patent number: 11731460
    Abstract: A heavy truck tire is provided that has a plurality of tread zones located at different locations in a lateral direction of the tread and configured for engaging a road. The first tread zone has a first max tan(?), and a second tread zone located next to the first tread zone in the lateral direction has a second max tan(?) is different than the first max tan(?). The second tread zone is between the first tread zone and a third tread zone. The third tread zone has a third max tan(?) that is the same as or close to the first max tan(?). The first, second and third max tan(?) are all within the range from 0.01-0.30. Also, either the first max tan(?) is at least 0.05 greater than the second max tan(?) or the second max tan(?) is at least 0.05 greater than the first max tan(?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Jeremy Trowbridge, Satish Kaithal, Michael Knauff
  • TRUCK TIRE HAVING TREAD DESIGN WITH ALTERNATING FEATURE FOR REDUCING ABNORMAL WEAR
    Publication number: 20200262244
    Abstract: A heavy truck tire is provided that has a plurality of tread zones located at different locations in a lateral direction of the tread and configured for engaging a road. The first tread zone has a first max tan(?), and a second tread zone located next to the first tread zone in the lateral direction has a second max tan(?) is different than the first max tan(?). The second tread zone is between the first tread zone and a third tread zone. The third tread zone has a third max tan(?) that is the same as or close to the first max tan(?). The first, second and third max tan(?) are all within the range from 0.01-0.30. Also, either the first max tan(?) is at least 0.05 greater than the second max tan(?) or the second max tan(?) is at least 0.05 greater than the first max tan(?).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: JEREMY TROWBRIDGE, SATISH KAITHAL, MICHAEL KNAUFF