Patents by Inventor Paul W. Jones, Jr.

Paul W. Jones, Jr. 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).

  • Bead retainer
    Patent number: 5000240
    Abstract: A device (20) for retaining the beads of a tire against the flanges of a rim. The bead retainer device (20) is a non rubber and non metallic ring structure of a composite material. The bead retainer device (20) is capable of being manually deformable in the axial direction. The bead retainer device is also capable of being manually deformable in the circumferential direction such as to be collapsible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Paul W. Jones, Jr.