Patents by Inventor Samuel E. Reckley

Samuel E. Reckley 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).

  • Tread with improved groove design
    Patent number: 5115850
    Abstract: An improved tire tread having a net-to-gross ratio greater than 50% and a plurality of grooves defined by a base spaced between road contacting ribs is described herein. The improved tread is characterized by at least one circumferentially extending radially deep groove having a circumferentially continuous projection in the base of the groove.The projection has height measured from the base of the groove radially outward of less than one-sixth of the depth of the groove. The projection has a thickness of greater than one-half the height of the projection. The projection is axially spaced from the adjacent road contacting ribs. The projection is connected to the adjacent ribs by a plurality of braces. The braces are of substantially the same height as the projection. Each brace is spaced circumferentially from adjacent braces and connected to both sidewalls of the circumferentially extending adjacent ribs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 1991
    Date of Patent: May 26, 1992
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Robert L. Crump, Ronald T. Harris, Samuel E. Reckley, Edward L. Montgomery, Lawrence B. Hurst