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Steel cord

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1980-12-22
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Granted: 1982-06-08
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Expires: 2000-12-22
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Abstract

Abstract A steel cord composed of a plurality of material wires intertwisted, having loosely intertwisted portions and tightly intertwisted portions alternately at regular intervals so as to facilitate penetration of a rubber compound into the central part thereof throughout its whole length and to ensure stability of twist.

Inventors

  • 👤 Fumio Yamashita
  • 👤 Hideharu Kurobe

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 03:52
CPC Classifications
D; D07; D07B; D07B1/00; D07B1/06; D07B1/0606; D07B1/062; B; B60; B60C; B60C9/00; B60C9/0007; D07B5/00; D07B5/005; D07B7/00; D07B7/16; D07B7/18; D07B7/187; D07B2201/00; D07B2201/20; D07B2201/2015; D07B2201/2022; D07B2201/2024; D07B2201/2026; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S57/00; Y10S57/902

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 73 words
A steel cord composed of a plurality of material wires intertwisted, wherein loosely intertwisted portions and tightly intertwisted portions alternate with each other, and wherein a distance between loosely intertwisted portions is made one pitch or two pitches and wherein the ratio of the cord diameter at a loosely intertwisted portion D 1 to the cord diameter at a tightly intertwisted portion D 2 is in the range of from 1.15 to 1.4.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 73 words
A steel cord composed of a plurality of material wires intertwisted, wherein loosely intertwisted portions and tightly intertwisted portions alternate with each other, and wherein a distance between loosely intertwisted portions is made one pitch or two pitches and wherein the ratio of the cord diameter at a loosely intertwisted portion D 1 to the cord diameter at a tightly intertwisted portion D 2 is in the range of from 1.15 to 1.4.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1985-06-07 1985-12-07 1986-06-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1989-06-07 1989-12-07 1990-06-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1993-06-07 1993-12-07 1994-06-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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