Patents by Inventor Stephen Thomas Miranda

Stephen Thomas Miranda 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).

  • Sidewall cooling fins
    Patent number: 10207548
    Abstract: A tire has at least one band of cooling fins located on a sidewall portion of the tire. The band of cooling fins has at least one protruding cooling fin and at least one recess located adjacent to the cooling fin. At least a portion of the recess is recessed axially inwards relative to the cooling fin. The cooling fin has a height equal to or greater than an airflow boundary layer thickness at a predetermined location and angular velocity of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2019
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Aleksandr Ian Shmagranoff, Kevin E. Scheifele, Stephen Thomas Miranda, Todd Alan Buxton
  • SIDEWALL COOLING FINS
    Publication number: 20150290983
    Abstract: A tire has at least one band of cooling fins located on a sidewall portion of the tire. The band of cooling fins has at least one protruding cooling fin and at least one recess located adjacent to the cooling fin. At least a portion of the recess is recessed axially inwards relative to the cooling fin. The cooling fin has a height equal to or greater than an airflow boundary layer thickness at a predetermined location and angular velocity of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2015
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Inventors: Aleksandr Ian Shmagranoff, Kevin E. Scheifele, Stephen Thomas Miranda, Todd Alan Buxton