Patents by Inventor Todd Alan Buxton

Todd Alan Buxton 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
  • APPARATUS FOR DETERMINING CONCENTRIC MOUNTING OF A TIRE ON A WHEEL
    Publication number: 20160313215
    Abstract: An apparatus for determining concentric mounting of a tire on a wheel is provided. In one embodiment, an apparatus for determining concentric mounting of a tire on a wheel is provided, the apparatus comprising: a head portion including a viewfinder; a body portion including at least one index member; and a neck portion connecting the head portion to the body portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2016
    Publication date: October 27, 2016
    Inventors: Todd Alan Buxton, Jason R. Misutka, Steven Mark Sawyer, Christopher A. Swartzwelder, Guy Joseph Walenga, Reubin R. Close
  • 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
  • TIRE WITH LAMINATE
    Publication number: 20140034200
    Abstract: A tire includes a circumferential tread constructed of a base material. The circumferential tread has a plurality of tread elements, with each of the plurality of tread elements having a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The circumferential tread further has a plurality of grooves disposed between the plurality of tread elements. A laminate covers at least some of the plurality of tread elements and at least some of the plurality of grooves. The laminate has greater snow traction than the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Jon I. STUCKEY, Kathleen CLEMMER, David JOHNSON, Jacob Lee WALTERS, Michael A. BERZINS, Wilbur Eugene HOLMES, Todd Alan BUXTON, Kent David WEATHERWAX, Autumn T. KAHWAJI
  • TIRE WITH LAMINATE
    Publication number: 20140034199
    Abstract: A tire includes a circumferential tread constructed of a base material. The circumferential tread has a plurality of bars, each of the plurality of bars having a top surface and a plurality of side surfaces. The circumferential tread further has a plurality of valleys disposed between the plurality of bars. A laminate covers at least some of the plurality of valleys. The laminate has a greater elongation at break than the base material.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2013
    Publication date: February 6, 2014
    Applicant: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Todd Alan Buxton, Michael A. Berzins, Jon I. Stuckey, Benjamin Robert Rethmel, Kathleen Clemmer, Sam Givens