Did You Know...
...that when IBM conducted a market study of Chester Carlson's invention in 1959, the company concluded that it would take only 5000 units of his new product to saturate the market? IBM therefore declined to be part of the new product introduction. Too bad for IBM. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, and his new product was the beginning of the Xerox Corporation. It is estimated that every day, worldwide, 3,000,000,000 copies are made!!
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8080603 | Low hysteresis rubber elastomer Curable elastomer compositions and cured and/or curable articles made therefrom, the curable elastomer composition comprising an essentially unsaturated rubber elastomer, between 0.5 and 25 phr of a metal salt of a carboxylic acid, an effective amount of a peroxide ... | 12/20/2011 |
| 7900667 | Tread for a tire A tire tread and a tire comprising a tire tread, the tire tread having a rubber composition based on a diene elastomer; more than 50 phr of an inorganic filler as reinforcing filler; between 2 and 15 phr of an inorganic filler/diene elastomer coupling agent; between... | 03/08/2011 |
| 7766061 | Recessed tread wear indicator A tread band having a primary groove opening onto a front face of the tread band, a secondary feature molded into the tread band, and a wear indicator molded into a section of an undertread portion of the tread band. The wear indicator is useful for providing an end... | 08/03/2010 |
| D613681 | Tire sidewall | 04/13/2010 |
| 7679501 | Remote interrogation of a vehicle wheel The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for assessing the condition of a wheel particularly, but not exclusively, to a method and apparatus for assessing the condition of a tire rotating on a vehicle wheel. Apparatus is provided comprising a pluralit... | 03/16/2010 |
| 7418988 | Non-pneumatic tire A structurally supported tire includes an outer annular band, and a plurality of web spokes extending transversely across and radially inward from the annular band and anchored in a wheel or hub. The annular band may further comprise a shear layer, at least a first ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7395701 | Method of securing a tire-based unit of a tire condition sensing system to a rim and an associated apparatus A method of securing a tire-based unit (24) of a tire condition sensing system (12) to a rim (60) and an associated apparatus (62) are provided. The method comprising the steps of: positioning a mounting bracket (124) on the rim ( | 07/08/2008 |
| 7322876 | Apparatus for preparing a tire surface for application of a patch An apparatus is provided for use in preparing the inner surface of a tire for the application of a patch so that, for example, the tire may be equipped with various electronic devices. The apparatus facilitates improved operation of a grinder or buffer so that the g... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7309110 | Wheel with composite rim produced by resin transfer molding A wheel formed by the assembly of a disc comprising a hub bearing surface, a transition zone and a radially outer edge, and of a rim with at least a first laminated composite structure formed of at least one fabric of long fibers which are oriented in two distinct d... | 12/18/2007 |
| D551160 | Tire tread | 09/18/2007 |
| 7265478 | RF calibration of saw interrogators Disclosed is an apparatus and methodology for insuring measurement accuracy and performance reliability in the operation of devices employed to interrogate SAW devices. The present subject matter relates to an arrangement and methodology that provides an interrogato... | 09/04/2007 |
| D549643 | Tire tread | 08/28/2007 |
| 7261135 | Method for mounting a tire on a rim A method of fitting a tire P and a removable tread support S on a one-piece wheel rim J, rim comprising a first rim seat, inclined outwards, and the tire P comprises a first bead and a second bead to be mounted respectively on the first and second rim seats, in whic... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7224100 | Reducing coupling of RF interrogated SAWs to external bodies Disclosed is an apparatus and methodology for providing reduced coupling of radio frequency (RF) interrogated surface acoustic wave (SAW) based sensors to external bodies. Coupling, and therefore electrical loading of the sensor element, is reduced by providing an e... | 05/29/2007 |
| 7213451 | Tire uniformity through compensation between radial run out and stiffness variation Methodology for characterizing non-uniformity forces at a tire spindle, such as low and high speed radial force variations and high speed tangential force variations include the steps of measuring radial run out and radial or tangential force variations at high and/... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7199175 | Tread for a tire having a rigidity gradient A tire tread comprising a rubber composition based on (phr: parts by weight per hundred parts of elastomer): (i) a diene elastomer; (ii) more than 50 phr of an inorganic filler as reinforcing filler; | 04/03/2007 |
| 7196617 | Graduated stiffness for electrical connections in tires A strain-resistant electrical connection and a method of making the same is provided. A wire or other conductive lead is connected to a circuit in a manner that makes the connection more resistant to mechanical stresses such as movement or rotation of the lead relat... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186308 | System and method for providing tire electronics mounting patches A method of making a mounting patch for mounting an electronic assembly in the inner liner or a pneumatic tire includes the steps of providing a power source, embedding the power source into a quantity of uncured rubber, and curing the uncured rubber by applying suf... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7160090 | Tire mold with helically extending heating conduit An apparatus for transferring heat into a product, such as a tire, formed at least in part by molding is provided. The apparatus includes a mold that has a central axis with a forming surface disposed radially outward from the central axis. A heating conduit is incl... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7138955 | Robust antenna connection for an electronics component assembly in a tire An electronics component assembly is provided. The assembly includes a tire along with a mounting member that may include means for securing an antenna incorporated in the tire. At least a first antenna wire is present and is incorporated in the tire and connected t... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7138911 | Power conversion from piezoelectric source with multi-stage storage A system and corresponding method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy concerns a piezoelectric power generation device associated with a power harvesting and conditioning module. The piezoelectric structure is preferably mounted wi... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7132939 | Integrated self-powered tire revolution counter A self-powered tire revolution counter includes a motion sensitive power generation mechanism, a power conditioner, a pulse detector, a microcontroller, and, optionally, a radio frequency (RF) transmitting device. In one exemplary embodiment, the power generation me... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7116213 | Acoustic wave device with modulation functionality An electronics assembly for integration with a tire structure or in another environment includes a condition-responsive device, an RF source, an antenna, and at least one controllable switching element. The condition-responsive device may comprise at least one acous... | 10/03/2006 |
| 7104302 | Run-flat support ring with internal fin A run-flat support ring, which is a component mounted upon a rim inside a tire to extend the distance the tire may travel at reduced or zero inflation pressure, is provided having an internal fin design that improves the rolling resistance of the support ring withou... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096727 | System and method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy A tire assembly with integrated power generation features includes one or more piezoelectric devices and power conditioning modules. Piezoelectric devices may include a plurality of piezoelectric fibers embedded in a generally unidirectional fashion within an epoxy ... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096907 | Run-flat support ring with integrated shelf design and improved mounting features A run-flat support ring, which is a component mounted upon a rim inside a tire to extend the distance the tire may travel at reduced or zero inflation pressure, is provided having an integrated shelf design that enhances the handling characteristics of the support r... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7082816 | Prediction and control of mass unbalance and high speed uniformity Technology is disclosed for characterizing both mass uneven distribution and high speed uniformity of a tire. Mass uneven distribution is identified from analysis of at least two radial run out (RRO) measurements, wherein a first RRO measurement is obtained for a re... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7082819 | Doppler radar for detecting tire abnormalities The present subject matter generally concerns the detection of tire related anomalies in a pneumatic tire using Doppler Micro-Power Impulse Radar technology together with radar signal analyzation methodologies. More particularly, the present disclosure relates to me... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079042 | System for providing illuminated displays on a vehicle tire or wheel assembly A system for providing illuminated displays on a vehicle or wheel assembly includes one or more tire marking devices for integration with tire sidewalls or vehicle wheels. Such tire marking devices may include a plurality of point lights sources (such as LEDs or OLE... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7079047 | Pressure measuring and inflation/deflation control system for tires A pressure measuring and inflation/deflation control system for tires, comprising: a pressure sensor, a pressure variation detector capable on the one hand of responding in a safety time interval to a substantially... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7075420 | Power conversion from piezoelectric source A system and corresponding method for generating electric power from a rotating tire's mechanical energy concerns a piezoelectric power generation device associated with a power harvesting and conditioning module. The piezoelectric structure is preferably mounted wi... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7066225 | Runflat insert for tires and materials therefor The invention is a runflat insert comprising an outer contacting portion for contacting the interior surface of the tire during deflated operation; a reinforced annular band disposed radially inward of the outer contacting portion comprising an elastomeric shear lay... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7059373 | Tire with additional ring and bead having a seat inclined towards the outside The invention concerns a tire comprising at least a first and a second bead radially extending to at least a first and a second sidewall, respectively, and the sidewalls being joined to a tread; said first bead having a seat the generatrix of which has its axially i... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7047800 | Piezoelectric ceramic fibers having metallic cores An enhanced piezoelectric wire structure includes an elongated portion of piezoelectric material, a metallic core, and an outer conductive sheath. The metallic core is substantially surrounded by the elongated portion of piezoelectric material and configured to func... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7044180 | Run-flat insert for tires A run-flat insert 200 for enabling a vehicle to run for limited duration on a deflated tire 20, is mounted in an assembly comprising a pneumatic tire 20 and a wheel rim 10, and said insert is mounted inside the tire and secured to the whe... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7041626 | Lubricating composition for a safety support for a tire when traveling on a flat tire The present disclosure relates to a lubricating composition usable for lubricating an interface between a tire and a safety support mounted on a wheel rim within said tire, and a mounted assembly for an automobile provided with said lubricating composition. The lubr... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7013939 | Compliant wheel A compliant wheel includes a compliant band and a plurality of web spokes extending transversely across and inward from the reinforced compliant band for attachment to a hub. The compliant band bends to comply with a contact surface and to envelope obstacles. The we... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009576 | Radio frequency antenna for a tire and method for same A radio frequency antenna for embedding within a conductive, dielectric material (such as tire rubber) is provided along with a method of embedding a radio frequency antenna in such a material. For very high frequency transmission, improved communication ranges are ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005987 | Acoustic wave device with digital data transmission functionality An improved electronics assembly for integration with a tire structure includes an acoustic wave device such as a SAW sensor connected as a feedback element in an active amplifier and further coupled to an antenna element, thus forming an active transmitter configur... | 02/28/2006 |
| 7006946 | Mechanical transmission of data to an electronic device in a tire Methodology and apparatus are disclosed for transmitting data to a tire electronics device contained in a tire. The tire electronics device includes a vibration sensor and microcontroller configured so that vibrations sensed by the vibration sensor may be analyzed t... | 02/28/2006 |
