Patents by Inventor Robert A. DeVincentis

Robert A. DeVincentis 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).

  • Tire with multiple bead cores and locking insert
    Patent number: 9757992
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to tires having multiple carcasses that wrap around multiple bead cores on a single side of the tire, and, more specifically, to a tire that has a bead core locking insert that eliminates a pullout step for one of the carcass plies or bands during fabrication, This step includes wrapping one of the plies or bands completely around said multiple bead cores that are found on a single side of the tire. In certain embodiments, the tire is an aviation tire that has bands of multiple plies that are wrapped about multiple bead cores found on each side of the tire. The bead core locking insert is found below the multiple bead cores found on each side of the tire and is adjacent to the bands that wrap around the inside and outside head cores, thereby locking these beads and associated bands together.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2017
    Assignees: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin, Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Robert A. DeVincentis, Michael K. Landis
  • TIRE WITH MULTIPLE BEAD CORES AND LOCKING INSERT
    Publication number: 20140299250
    Abstract: This invention relates generally to tires having multiple carcasses that wrap around multiple bead cores on a single side of the tire, and, more specifically, to a tire that has a bead core locking insert that eliminates a pullout step for one of the carcass plies or bands during fabrication, This step includes wrapping one of the plies or bands completely around said multiple bead cores that are found on a single side of the tire. In certain embodiments, the tire is an aviation tire that has bands of multiple plies that are wrapped about multiple bead cores found on each side of the tire. The bead core locking insert is found below the multiple bead cores found on each side of the tire and is adjacent to the bands that wrap around the inside and outside head cores, thereby locking these beads and associated bands together.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Applicants: MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE, S.A., COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN
    Inventors: Robert A. DeVincentis, Michael K. Landis