Patents by Inventor Richard S. Parr

Richard S. Parr 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: 20230042193
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a lower ring having a first diameter and an upper ring having a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The upper ring is substantially coaxial with the lower ring. The non-pneumatic tire further includes support structure extending between the lower ring and the upper ring and a tread layer formed of a rubber material. The non-pneumatic tire also has a sidewall formed of the rubber material and extending seamlessly from the tread layer on a first side of the non-pneumatic tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Richard S. Parr, Keith A. Dumigan
  • Publication number: 20230009226
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a lower ring having a first diameter and an upper ring having a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The upper ring is substantially coaxial with the lower ring. The non-pneumatic tire further includes support structure extending between the lower ring and the upper ring. The non-pneumatic tire also includes an upper sidewall having an annulus shape that covers a portion of a first side of the support structure. The upper sidewall has an inner diameter that is greater than the first diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Richard S. Parr
  • Publication number: 20230010163
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes a lower ring having a first diameter and an upper ring having a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The upper ring is substantially coaxial with the lower ring. The non-pneumatic tire further includes support structure extending between the lower ring and the upper ring. The non-pneumatic tire also includes a flexible cover having an annulus shape that covers at least a portion of a first side of the support structure, wherein a lower portion of the flexible cover includes a circumferential projection that projects axially outward relative to a region above the circumferential projection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventor: Richard S. Parr
  • Patent number: 11040576
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread and a narrow, wavy, circumferential groove disposed on the tread, which extend around the tread in a circumferential direction. The narrow, wavy, circumferential groove has a first axial position associated with a minimum axial displacement, a second axial position associated with a maximum axial displacement, and the narrow, wavy, circumferential groove follows a serpentine path between the first and second axial positions. The narrow, wavy, circumferential groove has a first depth and a second depth, the first depth being a minimum narrow, wavy, circumferential groove depth and the second depth being a maximum narrow, wavy, circumferential groove depth. The narrow, wavy, circumferential groove follows a serpentine path between the first and second depths. The first depth of the narrow, wavy, circumferential groove and the second depth of the narrow, wavy, circumferential groove is between 0.10 mm and full tread depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Russ A. Moser, Richard S. Parr
  • Patent number: D875662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventor: Richard S. Parr
  • Patent number: D877058
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventor: Richard S. Parr
  • Patent number: D877694
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Parr, Kevin E. Scheifele, David M. Severyn
  • Patent number: D888653
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Parr, David M. Severyn, Andrew C. Budd
  • Patent number: D920222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary A. Sterba, Richard S. Parr
  • Patent number: D934789
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2021
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Parr, David M. Severyn, Andrew T. Miklic
  • Patent number: D986810
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Parr, David M. Severyn, Paul J. Wischt, Jr., Zachary A. Sterba
  • Patent number: D986811
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Parr, David M. Severyn
  • Patent number: D996348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Parr, David M. Severyn, Paul D. Rockwell
  • Patent number: D996349
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Richard S. Parr, David M. Severyn, Paul D. Rockwell
  • Patent number: D1003819
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventor: Richard S. Parr
  • Patent number: D1038003
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary A. Sterba, Richard S. Parr
  • Patent number: D1043548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Paula R. Lundgren, Richard S. Parr
  • Patent number: D1050004
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Kevin E. Scheifele, Keith A. Dumigan, Richard S. Parr
  • Patent number: D1050011
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Zachary A. Sterba, Richard S. Parr, Kyle W. Reed
  • Patent number: D1050012
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Paula R. Lundgren, Richard S. Parr