Patents by Inventor Mitchel S. Kritzell

Mitchel S. Kritzell 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).

  • Reinforced radial tire
    Patent number: 8991459
    Abstract: A tire includes a pair of bead portions, with each bead portion having a bead core and a bead filler portion. A belt is disposed below a circumferential tread, in the tread portion of the tire. A carcass ply has a main portion extending between the pair of beads and a pair of turn-up portions that wrap around the beads and terminate below the belt, in the tread portion of the tire. The tire further includes a pair of nylon reinforcements, wherein each nylon reinforcement is disposed axially between a respective bead filler portion and a main portion of the carcass ply. Additionally, each nylon reinforcement has a top end disposed above a top end of the respective bead filler portion. Each nylon reinforcement further has a bottom end disposed below the top end of the respective bead filler portion and above a respective bead core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Matthew F. Krietemeyer, Mitchel S. Kritzell, Ryota Kawai
  • Reinforced Radial Tire
    Publication number: 20130118669
    Abstract: A tire includes a pair of bead portions, with each bead portion having a bead core and a bead filler portion. A belt is disposed below a circumferential tread, in the tread portion of the tire. A carcass ply has a main portion extending between the pair of beads and a pair of turn-up portions that wrap around the beads and terminate below the belt, in the tread portion of the tire. The tire further includes a pair of nylon reinforcements, wherein each nylon reinforcement is disposed axially between a respective bead filler portion and a main portion of the carcass ply. Additionally, each nylon reinforcement has a top end disposed above a top end of the respective bead filler portion. Each nylon reinforcement further has a bottom end disposed below the top end of the respective bead filler portion and above a respective bead core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Inventors: Matthew F. Krietemeyer, Mitchel S. Kritzell, Ryota Kawai