...that a workman who left the soap mixing machine on too long was responsible for making Ivory Soap? He was so embarrassed by his mistake that he threw the mess in a stream. Imagine his dismay when the evidence of his error floated to the surface! Result: Ivory soap, the soap that floats.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8182626 | Tire composition with improved vulcanizing agent A tire composition with a Shore A hardness, according to DIN 53 505 and ASTM D2240, of not less than 40 and not greater than 95 and a glass-transition temperature Tg (E″max), according to DIN 53 513 with a specified temperature sweep of −80° C. to +8... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8084549 | Polyorganosiloxane composition for use in unsaturated elastomer, article made therefrom, and associated method A composition is provided for use with an unsaturated elastomer. The composition may include a sulfur-functional linear polyorganosiloxane. The sulfur-functional linear polyorganosiloxane may include a chemically protected sulfur group. Under certain conditions, the... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8002250 | Air spring and shock absorber unit with operator control element An air spring and shock absorber unit for bicycles or motorbikes includes operator control elements which are accessible from the outside and are disposed on an outer surface of the air spring and shock absorber unit. The operator control elements are disposed so as... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7968636 | Tire compositions and components containing silated cyclic core polysulfides Sulfur-containing silane coupling agents, and organic polymers containing carbon-carbon double bonds. These silanes can be carried on organic and inorganic fillers. The invention also relates to tire compositions and articles of manufacture, particularly tires, made... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7968635 | Tire compositions and components containing free-flowing filler compositions Free-flowing filler compositions containing silated cyclic core polysulfide coupling agents, and rubber and tire compositions containing the filler compositions. ... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7968634 | Tire compositions and components containing silated core polysulfides Sulfur-containing silane coupling agents, and organic polymers containing carbon-carbon double bonds. These silanes can be carried on organic and inorganic fillers. The invention also relates to tire compositions and articles of manufacture, particularly tires, made... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7968633 | Tire compositions and components containing free-flowing filler compositions Free-flowing filler compositions containing sulfur-containing silane coupling agents, and a tire composition containing the filler composition, for use in the manufacture of tires. ... | 06/28/2011 |
| D624575 | Repair unit for pneumatic tires | 09/28/2010 |
| 7776967 | Polyorganosiloxane composition for use in unsaturated elastomer, article made therefrom, and associated method A tire composition is provided that may include a sulfur-functional linear polyorganosiloxane and an unsaturated elastomer. The sulfur-functional linear polyorganosiloxane may include a chemically protected sulfur group, which includes a thiocarbamate, a dithiocarba... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7597127 | Tire with tread including circumferential grooves having generally sinusoidal contour Tire having a tread pattern with superior performance characteristics. The tread pattern includes ribs and circumferential grooves which are at least one of tapered and/or generally V-shaped. The walls of each circumferential groove have a wavy and/or sinusoidal con... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7560513 | Polyorganosiloxane composition for use in unsaturated elastomer, article made therefrom, and associated method A composition is provided for use with an unsaturated elastomer. The composition may include a sulfur-functional linear polyorganosiloxane. The sulfur-functional linear polyorganosiloxane may include a chemically protected sulfur group. Under certain conditions, the... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7536903 | Sensor transponder and procedure for measuring tire contact lengths and wheel load A sensor transponder (1) with at least one acceleration sensor is arranged on the inner side of a running surface (2) of a tire (9). The signals from the acceleration sensor are compared with prespecified threshold values and then integrated, wh... | 05/26/2009 |
| D579867 | Tire | 11/04/2008 |
| 7351044 | Multi-stage piston type compressor In order to achieve a high level of impermeability with a low closing force for the sealing elements of a multistage piston compressor, the overflow channel (19) in the valve piston (9) opens into at least two passages (26, 27) and the sealing p... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7323858 | Method for measuring pressure A method used to measure pressure in an area which is closed by an solenoid valve (106) performs the following steps: applying voltage to the solenoid valve (106), determining the peak of a curve of the flowing current based on voltage and determining ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 6855423 | Wrapped cord The present invention relates to a wrapped cord, to a method of making said wrapped cord, to a method of treating said wrapped cord with an adhesive treatment composition, to the treated wrapped cord obtainable by said method as well as to a reinforced rubber articl... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6736170 | Device for sealing and inflating an inflatable object A device serving for sealing and inflating an inflatable object provided with an inflation valve, for example a tire. The device is of the kind that includes a pressure gas source and a container containing a sealing agent. In addition, the device includes a reversi... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6691753 | Pneumatic tire including circumferential grooves and slanting grooves A pneumatic tire for motor vehicles has a running surface profile designed in the direction of rotation, with two shoulder regions (S1, S2) each being a constituent of a row of shoulder blocks, and with a middle region (C) separated ... | 02/17/2004 |
| 6539698 | Wrapped cord The present invention relates to a wrapped cord comprising a bundle of inorganic filaments, to a method of making said wrapped cord, to a method of treating said wrapped cord with an adhesive treatment composition, to the treated wrapped cord obtainable b... | 04/01/2003 |
| 6476110 | Rubber composition containing solid magnetizable particles of greater stiffness than the rubbery compounds Rubber compositions filled with an unusually high content of solid magnetizable particles such as iron oxide or strontium ferrite but having great resistance to crack initiation and crack growth. This allows generation of strongly magnetized areas in rubb... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6308758 | Elastomeric tire having magnetized sidewall and method of manufacturing same The present invention provides a tire with a sidewall having a magnetized outer layer. The sidewall outer layer is peripherally divided into sections with radially extending ribs between each adjacent pair of sections. The ribs protrude above the sections... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6088638 | Safety system for an electrical system The invention relates to a safety system having electrical consumers (18a, 18b) which are supplied with electrical energy in normal operation from an electrical energy source (2, 4, 6). The safety system includes an electrical energy store (14a, 14b) whic... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6056277 | Air spring arrangement The invention relates to an arrangement which includes an air spring (2), an ancillary volume (4) and a connecting line (6) which connects the air spring (2) and the ancillary volume (4) to each other. A valve (12), which is actuated by air pressure, is d... | 05/02/2000 |
| 5935377 | Device for joining ends of material strips A device for joining ends of material strips of rubber or plastic materials with rubber properties, wherein the ends to be joined have areas of reduced wall thickness and wherein the end cut first is stretched shortly before joining the two ends, includes... | 08/10/1999 |
| 5882112 | Elastomer mixing unit A mixing unit for mixing rubber has a mixing chamber and at least one rotor positioned therein. A drive, for driving the at least one rotor, is positioned exterior to the mixing chamber. The at least one rotor has a shaft penetrating outwardly from the mi... | 03/16/1999 |