Inventor
KIRBY JAMES M
US24 patents
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BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM
10 patentsUS6656301B2Dec 2, 2003
Green tire storage device with inflatable bladders
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM65 citations96
US6488797B1Dec 3, 2002
First stage run flat tire building drum and method of using same
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM23 citations92
US6460586B1Oct 8, 2002
Multi-region band element for run flat tire
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM25 citations92
US6436215B1Aug 20, 2002
Band element for pneumatic tire and method of making same
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM8 citations74
US6834696B1Dec 28, 2004
Runflat tire with cantilever-like sidewall construction
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM9 citations73
US6470937B1Oct 29, 2002
Run flat pneumatic tire and anticlastic band element therefor
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM11 citations73
US6439288B1Aug 27, 2002
Pneumatic tire with variable thickness band element
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM8 citations73
US7255146B2Aug 14, 2007
Apparatus and method of enhancing run-flat travel for pneumatic tires
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM6 citations63
US6420005B1Jul 16, 2002
Band element for pneumatic tire
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM2 citations63
US6769294B2Aug 3, 2004
Method of determining potential cause of tire failure by measuring the tire temperature achieved during operating conditions
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE NORTH AM6 citations58
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE RES INC
6 patentsUS6148885ANov 21, 2000
Pneumatic tire with band element
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE RES INC18 citations92
US6321808B1Nov 27, 2001
Expandable band for run flat tire and method of making
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE RES INC16 citations84
US6260593B1Jul 17, 2001
Race tire containing band element
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE RES INC16 citations81
US6117258ASep 12, 2000
Band element and method for building same for a run flat banded tire
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE RES INC14 citations74
US6112791ASep 5, 2000
Pneumatic tire with band element having tapered end portions
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE RES INC13 citations74
US6363986B1Apr 2, 2002
Band element and method for building same for a run flat banded tire
BRIDGESTONE FIRESTONE RES INC2 citations63
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS LLC
3 patentsUS10894448B2Jan 19, 2021
Runflat tire with sidewall-reinforcing inserts
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS LLC0 citations52
US11648807B2May 16, 2023
Post-cure run-flat and/or noise reduction apparatus and method of manufacturing the same
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS LLC0 citations49
US10406770B2Sep 10, 2019
Method of applying a post cure laminate to a tire
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS LLC0 citations38