Patents by Inventor Robert A. Brightwell

Robert A. Brightwell 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).

  • Vehicle tire with rib type tread pattern having sipes across the ribs
    Patent number: 4926919
    Abstract: A vehicle tire (10) has a tread (20) with a plurality of ribs (30,31,32) extending circumferentially about the tread. The ribs each have a pair of lateral edges (48,49;60,61) which comprise edge segments placed end to end to present a zigzag configuration. Each rib has grooves (37,38;39,40) therein which intersect the lateral edges of the respective rib and have varying depths at said lateral edges. Preferably, the tread has an all-season configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 22, 1990
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: William M. Hopkins, Robert A. Brightwell, Ray A. Young, John K. Clark, Frederick W. Miller, Richard L. Galante, Terry J. Waibel, Michael A. Kolowski
  • Tire
    Patent number: D313775
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Terry J. Waibel, Michael A. Kolowski, William M. Hopkins, Robert A. Brightwell, Frederick W. Miller, Richard L. Galante
  • Tire
    Patent number: D313776
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 15, 1991
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: William M. Hopkins, Robert A. Brightwell, Frederick W. Miller, Richard L. Galante
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D350096
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1993
    Date of Patent: August 30, 1994
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Brightwell, Richard L. Galante, Jay K. Lawrence, Terry J. Waibel
  • Tire tread and buttress
    Patent number: D355152
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 1993
    Date of Patent: February 7, 1995
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Robert A. Brightwell, Richard L. Galante, Kevin C. Legge, Terry J. Waibel