B60C 9/18
Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers
B60C9/18 (Structure or arrangement of belts or breakers, crown-reinforcing or cushioning layers) appears on 1,725 US grants and 1,989 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in B60C- Granted patents
- 1,725
- Published applications
- 1,989
- Assignees
- 244
- Inventors
- 2,665
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 24 | 0 |
| 1977 | 12 | 0 |
| 1978 | 16 | 0 |
| 1979 | 21 | 0 |
| 1980 | 30 | 0 |
| 1981 | 34 | 0 |
| 1982 | 18 | 0 |
| 1983 | 13 | 0 |
| 1984 | 14 | 0 |
| 1985 | 13 | 0 |
| 1986 | 13 | 0 |
| 1987 | 18 | 0 |
| 1988 | 28 | 0 |
| 1989 | 32 | 0 |
| 1990 | 29 | 0 |
| 1991 | 25 | 0 |
| 1992 | 20 | 0 |
| 1993 | 34 | 0 |
| 1994 | 33 | 0 |
| 1995 | 37 | 0 |
| 1996 | 23 | 0 |
| 1997 | 31 | 0 |
| 1998 | 28 | 0 |
| 1999 | 27 | 0 |
| 2000 | 42 | 0 |
| 2001 | 38 | 15 |
| 2002 | 52 | 57 |
| 2003 | 48 | 35 |
| 2004 | 29 | 51 |
| 2005 | 25 | 52 |
| 2006 | 28 | 56 |
| 2007 | 29 | 51 |
| 2008 | 23 | 34 |
| 2009 | 28 | 79 |
| 2010 | 25 | 84 |
| 2011 | 27 | 64 |
| 2012 | 38 | 69 |
| 2013 | 33 | 80 |
| 2014 | 38 | 86 |
| 2015 | 59 | 91 |
| 2016 | 53 | 134 |
| 2017 | 38 | 118 |
| 2018 | 61 | 111 |
| 2019 | 71 | 127 |
| 2020 | 55 | 123 |
| 2021 | 73 | 117 |
| 2022 | 62 | 121 |
| 2023 | 57 | 85 |
| 2024 | 40 | 59 |
| 2025 | 49 | 48 |
| 2026 | 31 | 42 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
- B60C 9/20Built-up from rubberised plies each having all cords arranged substantially parallel1,312
- B60C 9/28Characterised by the belt or breaker dimensions or curvature relative to carcass291
- B60C 9/26Folded plies174
- B60C 9/1835Rubber strips or cushions at the belt edges165
- B60C 9/1821Comprising discrete fibres or filaments70
- B60C 9/1807Comprising fabric reinforcements56
- B60C 2009/1871With flat cushions or shear layers between belt layersIndexing code38
- B60C 9/30Asymmetric to the midcircumferential plane of the tyre38
All 13 subgroupsShow fewer
- B60C 2009/1828Characterised by special physical properties of the belt plyIndexing code30
- B60C 2009/1878With flat cushions or shear layers between the carcass and the beltIndexing code29
- B60C 2009/1892With belt ply radial inside the carcass structureIndexing code5
- B60C 9/24Built-up of arcuate parts3
- B60C 2009/1885With belt ply between adjacent carcass pliesIndexing code1
Recent patents
- Knit body and tire29 Sep 2026US 12,746,780 B2Bridgestone Corporation
- Tire reinforced by metal cords22 Sep 2026US 12,741,487 B2The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
- Hybrid cord and tyre with such cord25 Aug 2026US 12,715,248 B2Pirelli Tyre S. P. A.
- Tire11 Aug 2026US 12,703,204 B2The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Tire11 Aug 2026US 12,703,207 B2The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Tire1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296107 A1Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
- Optimized Architecture of a Tire of the Heavy Duty or Civil Engineering Type1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296108 A1Compagnie Generale des Establishments Michelin
- Tire1 Oct 2026US 2026/0296111 A1The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Studded tyre having reduced road wear24 Sep 2026US 2026/0285093 A1Nokian Renkaat Oyj
- Tire with multiple steel belts and a reinforcement layer10 Sep 2026US 2026/0264453 A1Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Most cited
By later US patents
- Non-pneumatic tire87US 7,201,194 B2Michelin Recherche et Technique S. A. · 2007
- Band reinforced radial tire73US 4,111,249 AGrumman Aerospace Corporation · 1978
- Devices with internal flexibility sipes, including siped chambers for footwear72US 8,291,618 B22012
- Radial tire with specified belt reinforcing layer cord67US 5,931,211 ABridgestone Corporation · 1999
- Reinforcing fabric for an article made from elastomeric material and corresponding article comprising this fabric67US 6,555,212 B2Pirelli Coordinamento Pneumatici S.p.A. · 2003