Patents by Inventor Michel Henricus Jacobus van den Tweel

Michel Henricus Jacobus van den Tweel 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).

  • Belt structure for a tire
    Patent number: 11167594
    Abstract: A tire includes a carcass ply, a tread disposed radially outward of a crown region of the carcass ply, and a belt structure having an overall axial width substantially equal to a tread width interposed between the tread and the crown region in circumferential surrounding relation to the carcass ply. The belt structure includes a first belt layer and a second belt layer radially adjacent the first belt layer. The first belt layer includes a first reinforced composite with first reinforcement cords embedded in a first rubber matrix. The first reinforcement cords have a construction of 1100/4 dtex with a twist between 150 TPM and 250 TPM and a dipping tension between 100 mN/tex and 200 mN/tex.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 9, 2021
    Assignees: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Teijin Aramid B.V.
    Inventors: Ceyhan Celik, James Gregory Gillick, Robert Edward Lionetti, Michel Henricus Jacobus van den Tweel, Tony Mathew
  • BELT STRUCTURE FOR A TIRE
    Publication number: 20210178818
    Abstract: A tire includes a carcass ply, a tread disposed radially outward of a crown region of the carcass ply, and a belt structure having an overall axial width substantially equal to a tread width interposed between the tread and the crown region in circumferential surrounding relation to the carcass ply. The belt structure includes a first belt layer and a second belt layer radially adjacent the first belt layer. The first belt layer includes a first reinforced composite with first reinforcement cords embedded in a first rubber matrix. The first reinforcement cords have a construction of 1100/4 dtex with a twist between 150 TPM and 250 TPM and a dipping tension between 100 mN/tex and 200 mN/tex.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Inventors: Ceyhan Celik, James Gregory Gillick, Robert Edward Lionetti, Michel Henricus Jacobus van den Tweel, Tony Mathew