Patents by Inventor Zachary William Juergens

Zachary William Juergens 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).

  • Publication number: 20230191846
    Abstract: A tread for a tire includes a circumferential center tread region comprising a plurality of block elements arranged in a symmetric pattern on opposite sides of a tire equatorial centerplane, a pair of circumferential shoulder tread regions each comprising a plurality of block elements arranged in a symmetric pattern on opposite sides of a tire equatorial centerplane, a leading edge first serrated construction disposed on a leading edge of one of the block elements, and a trailing edge second serrated construction disposed on a trailing edge of one of the block elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Zachary William Juergens, Michael Richard Crano, Richard Mark Wieland, Ben Baicheng Wen, John Joseph Kantura
  • Patent number: 11472232
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread formed with tread elements that include a dual angled chamfer. The tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending radially outward to a ground-engaging tread. A plurality of circumferentially-extending grooves extend about the tread and define a plurality of ribs. A plurality of laterally-extending grooves cooperate with the circumferential grooves to divide the ribs into tread elements. A plurality of selected tread elements are formed with a dual angled chamfer. Each of the selected tread elements includes a body, a radially outer, ground-engaging surface, a chamfer side, and a dual angled chamfer that is formed in the body between the ground-engaging surface and the chamfer side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Zachary William Juergens, Jeremy Lee Roberts, Jung Wan Cho, Gregory Marvin Strach
  • Patent number: 11298982
    Abstract: A tread for a tire includes: a first tread zone extending circumferentially, continuously, and entirely around the tire, the first tread zone being formed of a first compound; a second tread zone extending circumferentially, continuously, and entirely around the tire, the second tread zone being formed of a second compound different from the first compound; and a boundary groove axially separating the first tread zone from the second tread zone, the first tread zone, the second tread zone, and the boundary groove entirely forming the tread, the boundary groove having an axial centerline disposed an axial distance from an equatorial plane of the tire. The first tread zone has a first circumferential groove and a sidewall portion defining an intermediate circumferential rib of the first tread zone and a shoulder circumferential rib of the first tread zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Zachary William Juergens, Michael Richard Crano, Jung Wan Cho, Kenneth William Smesko, Hans-Peter Guevara Leocadio, Richard Mark Wieland
  • Publication number: 20210188010
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread formed with tread elements that include a dual angled chamfer. The tire includes a pair of sidewalls extending radially outward to a ground-engaging tread. A plurality of circumferentially-extending grooves extend about the tread and define a plurality of ribs. A plurality of laterally-extending grooves cooperate with the circumferential grooves to divide the ribs into tread elements. A plurality of selected tread elements are formed with a dual angled chamfer. Each of the selected tread elements includes a body, a radially outer, ground-engaging surface, a chamfer side, and a dual angled chamfer that is formed in the body between the ground-engaging surface and the chamfer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2019
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Zachary William Juergens, Jeremy Lee Roberts, Jung Wan Cho, Gregory Marvin Strach
  • Publication number: 20210061017
    Abstract: A tread for a tire includes: a first tread zone extending circumferentially, continuously, and entirely around the tire, the first tread zone being formed of a first compound; a second tread zone extending circumferentially, continuously, and entirely around the tire, the second tread zone being formed of a second compound different from the first compound; and a boundary groove axially separating the first tread zone from the second tread zone, the first tread zone, the second tread zone, and the boundary groove entirely forming the tread, the boundary groove having an axial centerline disposed an axial distance from an equatorial plane of the tire. The first tread zone has a first circumferential groove and a sidewall portion defining an intermediate circumferential rib of the first tread zone and a shoulder circumferential rib of the first tread zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2019
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Zachary William Juergens, Michael Richard Crano, Jung Wan Cho, Kenneth William Smesko, Hans-Peter Guevara Leocadio, Richard Mark Wieland
  • Patent number: D822588
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Jeremy Lee Roberts, Zachary William Juergens, Jung Wan Cho, Kenneth William Smesko, Dale Edward Umstot
  • Patent number: D952545
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christopher Byron Davis, Andrew John Norwood, Zachary William Juergens, Cyril Jean-Louis Bomble, Brian Rene Bourel, Christopher John Lane, Mark Anthony Canankamp, Mihir Singh Meetarbhan, Sebastien Penin, Ganesh Viswanathan, Nicholas William Fazio
  • Patent number: D1000366
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael Stefan Skurich, Zachary William Juergens, Michael Richard Crano, Richard Mark Wieland, Ben Baicheng Wen, John Joseph Kantura