Patents by Inventor Timothy Andrew White

Timothy Andrew White 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 having flow isolating grooves
    Patent number: 5924464
    Abstract: A tire having a decreased percentage of void and superior wear abilities, yet still having improved wet traction ability is disclosed. The improved wet traction ability is enhanced by the flow isolating characteristic of the minor grooves of the tire. By reducing the amount of water flow between the major and minor grooves for a prescribed period during which the major grooves evacuate water away from the tire, there is a reduction in the volume and nature of turbulence due to the intersecting water flows exiting the minor grooves into the major grooves. This reduction of turbulence allows for fluid to be properly channeled away from the contact patch area by their major grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 20, 1999
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique, S.A.
    Inventor: Timothy Andrew White
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D442523
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 22, 2001
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Timothy Andrew White
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D381000
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 15, 1997
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Timothy Andrew White
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D390174
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1996
    Date of Patent: February 3, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Timothy Andrew White
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D390518
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventors: Timothy Andrew White, Michael Paul Bundick
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D390519
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 10, 1998
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Timothy Andrew White
  • Tire
    Patent number: D418462
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 4, 2000
    Assignee: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A.
    Inventor: Timothy Andrew White