Patents by Inventor Steven Michael Vossberg

Steven Michael Vossberg 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).

  • Pneumatic tire having layer of rubber disposed between the body and belt package
    Publication number: 20030037855
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a body, a belt package, and a tread package. The tire includes a layer of rubber disposed between the body and the tread package. The layer of rubber creates a thickness of between about 0.5 millimeters and about 1.5 millimeters between the cords in the body and the cords in the belt package. The layer of rubber is fabricated from a rubber having a stiffness greater than the rubber in the body of the tire. This configuration provides a tire having improved cornering coefficient, reduced vibrational levels, and less coarse road noise with only a small increase in rolling loss.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Yokota, John Daniel Clothiaux, Andrew Karl Reinhardt, Steven Michael Vossberg
  • Pneumatic tire having layer of rubber disposed between the body and belt package
    Patent number: 6470938
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a body, a belt package, and a tread package. The tire includes a layer of rubber disposed between the body and the tread package. The layer of rubber creates a thickness of between about 0.5 millimeters and about 1.5 millimeters between the cords in the body and the cords in the belt package. The layer of rubber is fabricated from a rubber having a stiffness greater than the rubber in the body of the tire. This configuration provides a tire having improved cornering coefficient, reduced vibrational levels, and less coarse road noise with only a small increase in rolling loss.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2002
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
    Inventors: Hidetoshi Yokota, John Daniel Clothiaux, Andrew Karl Reinhardt, Steven Michael Vossberg