Patents by Inventor Yves Donckels
Yves Donckels 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).
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Publication number: 20120085477Abstract: A pneumatic tire has an axis of rotation. The pneumatic tire includes a reinforced ply placed in a predetermined location on a toroidal surface, a tread disposed radially outward of the reinforced ply, and a belt structure disposed radially between the reinforced ply and the tread. The reinforced ply includes at least one layer of an open construction woven or knitted fabric having warp yarns extending in a circumferential direction and weft yarns extending in a radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventors: Yves Donckels, Jesse Scott Roeck, Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Raphael Beck
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Publication number: 20120085476Abstract: A pneumatic tire has an axis of rotation. The pneumatic tire includes a carcass having at least one reinforced ply and a reinforcing structure proximal to a bead region of the pneumatic tire, a tread disposed radially outward of the carcass, and a belt structure disposed radially between the carcass and the tread. The reinforcing structure includes at least one layer of an open construction woven or knitted fabric having warp yarns extending in a circumferential direction and weft yarns of the carcass ply extending in a radial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Inventors: Yves Donckels, Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff
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Patent number: 7992611Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes an axis of rotation, a carcass, a tread, and a belt structure. The carcass has at least one reinforced ply and a reinforcing structure providing a buffer for absorbing shear strain. The tread is disposed radially outward of the carcass. The belt structure is disposed radially between the carcass and the tread. The reinforcing structure comprises at least one layer of an open construction LENO weave fabric having warp yarns extending in the radial direction and weft yarns extending in the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2008Date of Patent: August 9, 2011Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Yves Donckels
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Publication number: 20100300595Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a radial ply carcass, a tread portion disposed radially outward of the carcass, and a crown reinforcing structure interposed between the tread portion and the carcass in circumferential relation to the carcass. The crown reinforcing structure includes a belt assembly having at least one belt ply with reinforcement cords extending parallel to one another and an overlay structure including a nylon reinforced layer extending transversely over the belt assembly and making an angle of between ?5 degrees and +5 degrees with an equatorial plane of the tire. The nylon reinforced layer includes nylon cords having a 2000-2200/1 Dtex, 1-10 TPI construction with an end density of 10-35 EPI.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 1, 2009Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Yves Donckels
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Patent number: 7721780Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a single carcass ply, at least one belt ply disposed radially outward of the carcass ply in a crown portion of the tire, and at least one insert located adjacent the carcass ply in a sidewall portion, the insert providing support for the tire load to enable the tire to operate in underinflated conditions. The carcass ply is comprised of at least one composite cord. The composite cord is formed of at least two first yarns twisted helically about at least one second yarn. The first yarns and the second yarn having different modulus of elasticity, the first yarns having a modulus greater than the modulus of the second yarn.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2005Date of Patent: May 25, 2010Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Yves Donckels, Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, René François Reuter, Filomeno Gennaro Corvasce, Massimo Di Giacomo Russo
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Publication number: 20100065179Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes an axis of rotation, a carcass, a tread, and a belt structure. The carcass has at least one reinforced ply and a reinforcing structure providing a buffer for absorbing shear strain. The tread is disposed radially outward of the carcass. The belt structure is disposed radially between the carcass and the tread. The reinforcing structure comprises at least one layer of an open construction LENO weave fabric having warp yarns extending in the radial direction and weft yarns extending in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Yves Donckels
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Publication number: 20100065178Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a carcass reinforced by a carcass ply, at least one belt ply disposed radially outward of the carcass ply in a crown portion of the pneumatic tire, and at least one insert located adjacent the carcass ply in a sidewall portion of the carcass. The insert provides support for the tire load to enable the pneumatic tire to operate under extreme conditions. The carcass ply comprises at least one composite cord having a first core yarn with a second outer yarn and an outer metallic filament both wrapped around the first core yarn such that the first core yarn has a modulus less than a combined modulus of the second outer yarn and the outer metallic filament.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2008Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Yves Donckels
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Publication number: 20100018626Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes an axis of rotation, a carcass, a tread, and a belt structure. The carcass has at least one reinforced ply and a reinforcing structure for absorbing shear strain. The tread is disposed radially outward of the carcass. The belt structure is disposed radially between the carcass and the tread. The reinforcing structure of the carcass comprises a fabric of cords. Each cord has at least one strand of twisted polyketone yarn. The twisted polyketone yarn has a linear density from 1570 dtex to 1770 dtex and a twist level from 3 TPI to 9 TPI. The cords have a twist level from 3 TPI to 9 TPI and a twist direction opposite to a twist direction of the polyketone yarns.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 22, 2008Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Yves Donckels
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Publication number: 20090277554Abstract: A pneumatic radial runflat tire includes a pair of parallel annular beads, a carcass ply structure, a belt reinforcement structure, a tread, and a pair of sidewalls. The carcass ply structure comprises a polyester fabric with a cord construction of 2200 dtex/2 8.5/8.5 tpi with a cord density of between 16 and 28 epi. The belt reinforcement structure is disposed radially outward of the carcass ply structure in a crown area of the tire. The tread is disposed radially outward of the belt reinforcement structure. The pair of sidewalls comprise part of the carcass ply structure. The pair of sidewalls is disposed between the tread and the pair of parallel annular beads.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 6, 2008Publication date: November 12, 2009Inventors: Yves Donckels, Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff
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Publication number: 20090044893Abstract: The present invention is directed to a pneumatic tire comprising at least one component, the at least one component comprising a rubber composition contacting one or more reinforcing polyester cords, the polyester cords comprising an RFL adhesive disposed on the surface of the polyester cords, the RFL adhesive comprising from 1 to 20 weight percent of a presilanized silica.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 14, 2007Publication date: February 19, 2009Inventors: Ralf Mruk, Andreas Frantzen, Frank Schmitz, Wolfgang Albert Leo Loesslein, Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Georges Marcel Victor Thielen, Yves Donckels
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Publication number: 20070209751Abstract: The present invention is directed to a runflat tire having at least one of its components comprising the radial carcass ply, the underlay, the overlay, the bead inserts or the chippers, reinforced with polyester cords having a polyepoxide disposed on its surface. The polyester cord is formed by first obtaining a cord through twisting together a plurality of polyester yarns, secondly treating the cord with an aqueous dispersion comprising a polyepoxide, and thirdly treating the cord with an aqueous RFL dispersion comprising a resorcinol-formaldehyde resin, a styrene-butadiene copolymer latex, a vinylpyridine-styrene-butadiene terpolymer latex, and a blocked isocyanate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 10, 2007Publication date: September 13, 2007Inventors: Serge Imhoff, Mustafa Goksoy, Rene Reuter, Yves Donckels, Frank Philpott
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Publication number: 20070017620Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a single carcass ply, at least one belt ply disposed radially outward of the carcass ply in a crown portion of the tire, and at least one insert located adjacent the carcass ply in a sidewall portion, the insert providing support for the tire load to enable the tire to operate in underinflated conditions. The carcass ply is comprised of at least one composite cord. The composite cord is formed of at least two first yarns twisted helically about at least one second yarn. The first yarns and the second yarn having different modulus of elasticity, the first yarns having a modulus greater than the modulus of the second yarn.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2005Publication date: January 25, 2007Inventors: Yves Donckels, Serge Imhoff, Rene Reuter, Filomeno Corvasce, Massimo Russo
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Publication number: 20040261928Abstract: The present invention is directed to a runflat tire having at least one of its components comprising the radial carcass ply, the underlay, the overlay, the bead inserts or the chippers, reinforced with polyester cords having a polyepoxide disposed on its surface. The polyester cord is formed by first obtaining a cord through twisting together a plurality of polyester yarns, secondly treating the cord with an aqueous dispersion comprising a polyepoxide, and thirdly treating the cord with an aqueous RFL dispersion comprising a resorcinol-formaldehyde resin, a styrene-butadiene copolymer latex, a vinylpyridine-styrene-butadiene terpolymer latex, and a blocked isocyanate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2003Publication date: December 30, 2004Inventors: Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Mustafa Goksoy, Rene Francois Reuter, Yves Donckels, Frank Philpott
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Patent number: 6799618Abstract: A pneumatic tire (10) comprises a radial ply (12) carcass, a tread portion disposed radially outwardly of the crown area (14) of the carcass and a crown reinforcing structure interposed between the tread portion (19) and the carcass. The crown reinforcing structure includes a belt assembly (15) having at least a first (16), radially innermost and a second (17), radially outermost belt ply as well as a textile overlay structure (18) which is superimposed radially outwardly to said belt assembly (15). The textile overlay structure is reinforced with cords (40, 51) being made of materials including nylon and aramid. At initial elongation of the cords, the primary load bearing yarns are the nylon yarns; after appreciable elongation the primary load bearing yarns are the aramid yarns.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2002Date of Patent: October 5, 2004Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: René François Reuter, Frank Schmitz, Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Yves Donckels
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Publication number: 20040118499Abstract: A pneumatic tire (10) comprises a radial ply (12) carcass, a tread portion disposed radially outwardly of the crown area (14) of the carcass and a crown reinforcing structure interposed between the tread portion (19) and the carcass. The crown reinforcing structure includes a belt assembly (15) having at least a first (16), radially innermost and a second (17), radially outermost belt ply as well as a textile overlay structure (18) which is superimposed radially outwardly to said belt assembly (15). The textile overlay structure is reinforced with cords (40, 51) being made of materials including nylon and aramid. At initial elongation of the cords, the primary load bearing yarns are the nylon yarns; after appreciable elongation the primary load bearing yarns are the aramid yarns.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2002Publication date: June 24, 2004Inventors: Rene Francois Reuter, Frank Schmitz, Serge Julien Auguste Imhoff, Yves Donckels
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Patent number: D986155Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2021Date of Patent: May 16, 2023Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Lionel Jean-Marie Bortolet, Jean-Julien Edouard Ghislain Krier, Yves Donckels, Christophe Henri Joseph Schyns, Nibal Hijazi, Jordan Rosso
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Patent number: D1004536Type: GrantFiled: April 8, 2022Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Jordan Rosso, Vaibhav Nawale, Yves Donckels, Jean-Julien Edouard Ghislain Krier