Patents by Inventor Michael Kousaie

Michael Kousaie 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).

  • Asymmetrical vehicle tire with balanced wet and dry performance
    Patent number: 6609548
    Abstract: The tire of this invention has an asymmetrical tread pattern with a balanced inboard and outboard tread pattern. The tread pattern has a plurality of tread ribs with their average transverse widths equal to one another at the contact with the road surface. The total contact surface area on the inboard side of the mid-circumferential plane is essentially equal to the total contact surface area on the outboard side. The circumferential grooves between tread ribs have a groove base which is straight in the circumferential direction. The groove openings between the contact surface areas of adjacent ribs have a serpentine shape, except for the outermost outboard groove. The amplitude of the serpentine grooves increases from the outboard straight groove to the innermost inboard groove. The ribs have a rib base with a transverse width greater than the transverse width of each rib at the contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Kousaie, John Anthony Hutz
  • Asymmetrical vehicle tire with balanced wet and dry performance
    Publication number: 20030047262
    Abstract: The tire of this invention has an asymmetrical tread pattern with a balanced inboard and outboard tread pattern. The tread pattern has a plurality of tread ribs with their average transverse widths equal to one another at the contact with the road surface. The total contact surface area on the inboard side of the mid-circumferential plane is essentially equal to the total contact surface area on the outboard side. The circumferential grooves between tread ribs have a groove base which is straight in the circumferential direction. The groove openings between the contact surface areas of adjacent ribs have a serpentine shape, except for the outermost outboard groove. The amplitude of the serpentine grooves increases from the outboard straight groove to the innermost inboard groove. The ribs have a rib base with a transverse width greater than the transverse width of each rib at the contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2001
    Publication date: March 13, 2003
    Applicant: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Michael Kousaie, John Anthony Hutz
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D444428
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2001
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: John Anthony Hutz, Michael Kousaie
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D464611
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Michellin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: John Anthony Hutz, Michael Kousaie
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D464612
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2002
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: John Anthony Hutz, Michael Kousaie
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D391905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Michael Kousaie
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D391906
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 10, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Michael Kousaie