Patents by Inventor Richard H. Springford

Richard H. Springford 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).

  • All-season high-performance radial-ply passenger pneumatic tire
    Patent number: 5000239
    Abstract: A passenger car tire that combines a number of design features or parameters which yeild a tire which has road noise, tread wear and handling performance characteristics which are equal to or better than those exhibited by comparable prior art tires, which possesses improvements in mud and snow performance not heretofore approached in prior art high performance tires, and in which heat dissipation characteristics are such that ornamental white sidewall lettering may be applied without in any way detracting from performance and durability characteristics. Moreover, and most surprisingly, the tire of the present invention is actually lighter in weight than is the most comparable prior art high performance tire, which does not possess the improved mud and snow characteristics of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 1988
    Date of Patent: March 19, 1991
    Inventors: Randall R. Brayer, Beale A. Robinson, Richard H. Springford
  • All-season high-performance radial-ply passenger pneumatic tire
    Patent number: 4815511
    Abstract: A passenger car tire that combines a number of design features or parameters which yield a tire which has road noise, tread wear and handling performance characteristics which are equal to or better than those exhibited by comparable prior art tires, which possesses improvements in mud and snow performance not heretofore approached in prior art high performance tires, and in which heat dissipation characteristics are such that ornamental white sidewall lettering may be applied without in any way detracting from performance and durability characteristics. Moreover, and most surprisingly, the tire of the present invention is actually lighter in weight than is the most comparable prior art high performance tire, which does not possess the improved mud and snow characteristics of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 1987
    Date of Patent: March 28, 1989
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Randall R. Brayer, Beale A. Robinson, Richard H. Springford
  • Radial tires and a belt structure therefor
    Patent number: 4635696
    Abstract: A radial ply tire has a belt structure with a pair of edge strips of square woven fabric. A portion of each edge strip is disposed between a pair of belt plies that are adjacent to one another, and the edge strips may be folded around the respective axial edges of the radially innermost belt ply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 13, 1987
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Chester J. Gasowski, Ronald L. Loeffler, Joseph T. Musteric, Richard H. Springford, Robert L. Toth, Jr.
  • Decorative ornamentation for a rubber article and method for making same
    Patent number: 4442618
    Abstract: An indicium for a rubber article having at least one narrow groove therein, the indicium being made of a rubber of a first color such that the narrow groove is perceived as a narrow line of a contrasting color and a method for making same.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 17, 1984
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Thomas F. Minter, Lawrence G. Jansen, Richard H. Springford