Patents by Inventor Neill Rampton

Neill Rampton 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: 20230141057
    Abstract: A tread surface 20 of the tire 2 includes a center portion C and a pair of shoulder portions S. A contour line of the tread surface 20 is divided into ten parts. Among the ten parts, two parts including an equator PC are represented by arcs, and two parts including ends PE of the tread surface 20, respectively, are represented by arcs. A bank angle ?b is larger than a camber angle ?c. A ratio of a degree of curvature Bs of the shoulder portion S to a width TW of the tread surface 20 is not less than 50%. A ratio of a camber height d to a tire cross-sectional height H is not less than 50%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiro HIKITA, Neill RAMPTON
  • Publication number: 20230143715
    Abstract: A tread surface 20 of the tire 2 includes a center portion C and a pair of shoulder portions S. A contour line of the tread surface 20 is divided into ten parts. Among the ten parts, two parts including an equator PC are represented by arcs, and two parts including ends PE of the tread surface 20, respectively, are represented by arcs. A degree of curvature of each shoulder portion S is higher than a degree of curvature of the center portion C. A ratio of the degree of curvature of the shoulder portion S to a width TW of the tread surface 20 is not less than 50%. A ratio of the degree of curvature of the center portion C to the width TW of the tread surface 20 is not greater than 70%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2022
    Publication date: May 11, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masahiro HIKITA, Neill RAMPTON
  • Patent number: 9254717
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread, two circumferentially extending annular bead regions, a carcass structure, and an overlay ply. The tread is rotatable about an axis and contacts a road surface. The tread further has an equatorial plane intersecting the axis at 90°. The carcass structure extends between the tread and the bead regions. The carcass structure supports the tread about the axis. The carcass structure includes two or more carcass plies having reinforcing cords oriented to cross at opposite angles of 20° to 65° with respect to the equatorial plane. The overlay ply extends circumferentially and extends radially between the carcass structure and the tread. The overlay ply includes cords oriented between ?5° and +5° relative to the equatorial plane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2016
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Neill Rampton, Thomas Wood Whitney, Carolyn Marie Manning
  • Publication number: 20140110033
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread, two circumferentially extending annular bead regions, a carcass structure, and an overlay ply. The tread is rotatable about an axis and contacts a road surface. The tread further has an equatorial plane intersecting the axis at 90°. The carcass structure extends between the tread and the bead regions. The carcass structure supports the tread about the axis. The carcass structure includes two or more carcass plies having reinforcing cords oriented to cross at opposite angles of 20° to 65° with respect to the equatorial plane. The overlay ply extends circumferentially and extends radially between the carcass structure and the tread. The overlay ply includes cords oriented between ?5° and +5° relative to the equatorial plane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Inventors: NEILL RAMPTON, Thomas Wood Whitney, Carolyn Marie Manning
  • Patent number: D606004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2009
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Steven Paul Donnelly, Neill Rampton
  • Patent number: D606483
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2009
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2009
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Steven Paul Donnelly, Neill Rampton
  • Patent number: D685721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Shawn Thomas Bell, Michael Jackson, Neill Rampton, Jeremy Edward Washburn
  • Patent number: D717233
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2014
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Neill Rampton, Michael Jackson, Shawn Thomas Bell, Thomas Paul Grolemund
  • Patent number: D718221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Neill Rampton, Michael Jackson, Shawn Thomas Bell, Thomas Paul Grolemund
  • Patent number: D718222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Ronald Joseph Winkelman, Shawn Thomas Bell, Michael Jackson, Neill Rampton, Joseph John Roscetti, Sr.
  • Patent number: D718702
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 2, 2014
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Ronald Joseph Winkelman, Shawn Thomas Bell, Michael Jackson, Neill Rampton, Joseph John Roscetti, Sr., Richard Edward Conicelli
  • Patent number: D719082
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Ronald Joseph Winkelman, Shawn Thomas Bell, Michael Jackson, Neill Rampton, Joseph John Roscetti, Sr., Richard Edward Conicelli
  • Patent number: D754057
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2016
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Matthew Paul Pisarzewicz, Neill Rampton
  • Patent number: D905619
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Matthew Pisarzewicz, Neill Rampton
  • Patent number: D918826
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Matthew Pisarzewicz, Neill Rampton
  • Patent number: D932985
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Michael Jackson, Shawn Thomas Bell, Ryan Kuhlmann, Neill Rampton
  • Patent number: D932986
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Michael Jackson, Shawn Thomas Bell, Ryan Kuhlmann, Neill Rampton
  • Patent number: D956670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Matthew Pisarzewicz, Neill Rampton
  • Patent number: D978066
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Matthew Pisarzewicz, Neill Rampton
  • Patent number: D981938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Matthew Pisarzewicz, Neill Rampton