Patents by Inventor Michael Richard Crano

Michael Richard Crano 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).

  • Publication number: 20230191846
    Abstract: A tread for a tire includes a circumferential center tread region comprising a plurality of block elements arranged in a symmetric pattern on opposite sides of a tire equatorial centerplane, a pair of circumferential shoulder tread regions each comprising a plurality of block elements arranged in a symmetric pattern on opposite sides of a tire equatorial centerplane, a leading edge first serrated construction disposed on a leading edge of one of the block elements, and a trailing edge second serrated construction disposed on a trailing edge of one of the block elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Zachary William Juergens, Michael Richard Crano, Richard Mark Wieland, Ben Baicheng Wen, John Joseph Kantura
  • Patent number: 11298982
    Abstract: A tread for a tire includes: a first tread zone extending circumferentially, continuously, and entirely around the tire, the first tread zone being formed of a first compound; a second tread zone extending circumferentially, continuously, and entirely around the tire, the second tread zone being formed of a second compound different from the first compound; and a boundary groove axially separating the first tread zone from the second tread zone, the first tread zone, the second tread zone, and the boundary groove entirely forming the tread, the boundary groove having an axial centerline disposed an axial distance from an equatorial plane of the tire. The first tread zone has a first circumferential groove and a sidewall portion defining an intermediate circumferential rib of the first tread zone and a shoulder circumferential rib of the first tread zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Zachary William Juergens, Michael Richard Crano, Jung Wan Cho, Kenneth William Smesko, Hans-Peter Guevara Leocadio, Richard Mark Wieland
  • Publication number: 20210061017
    Abstract: A tread for a tire includes: a first tread zone extending circumferentially, continuously, and entirely around the tire, the first tread zone being formed of a first compound; a second tread zone extending circumferentially, continuously, and entirely around the tire, the second tread zone being formed of a second compound different from the first compound; and a boundary groove axially separating the first tread zone from the second tread zone, the first tread zone, the second tread zone, and the boundary groove entirely forming the tread, the boundary groove having an axial centerline disposed an axial distance from an equatorial plane of the tire. The first tread zone has a first circumferential groove and a sidewall portion defining an intermediate circumferential rib of the first tread zone and a shoulder circumferential rib of the first tread zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Zachary William Juergens, Michael Richard Crano, Jung Wan Cho, Kenneth William Smesko, Hans-Peter Guevara Leocadio, Richard Mark Wieland
  • Patent number: D786177
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Thomas Schoeppner, Michael Richard Crano, Jonathan James Shondel
  • Patent number: D795793
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2017
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Nicholas Thomas Schoeppner, Michael Richard Crano, Cameron Stuart Nixon
  • Patent number: D829639
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Hans-Peter Guevara Leocadio, Randall Raymond Brayer, Michael Richard Crano
  • Patent number: D1000366
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Zachary William Juergens, Michael Richard Crano, Richard Mark Wieland, Ben Baicheng Wen, John Joseph Kantura