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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7972456 | Method of producing tire There is provided a method of producing a tire comprising the steps of: applying a chafer rubber 21 by spirally winding a rubber ribbon onto a base 15; applying a sidewall rubber 22 of a first color by spirally winding a rubber ribbon at a posit... | 07/05/2011 |
| 7641751 | Producing method of pneumatic tire When a sidewall portion is formed with a white line or character having different color from that of a main body rubber, a rubber ribbon is wound along a circumferential direction of the tire a plurality of times, a black sidewall rubber provided with a concave groo... | 01/05/2010 |
| 7622013 | Tire manufacturing method, cover rubber stamping device used therefore, tire, as well as rubber sheet member stamping method, and device A method of manufacturing a tire having first color characters or lines on at least one side wall part, includes the steps of stamping a second color side wall rubber and a first color side wall rubber on the side face of a carcass member formed in a toroidal shape ... | 11/24/2009 |
| 7418990 | Tire with acrylic polymer film The sidewall of a tire is coated with an acrylic polymer, formed by application of an aqueous solution of the acrylic polymer and a volatile counter ion, which dries to form a non-tacky, glossy and water resistant film. ... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7387144 | Tire having a textured marking and method of making same A tire is provided with at least one textured marking on an outer surface of a sidewall of the tire. The at least one textured marking includes crumb rubber adhered to the sidewall of the tire. ... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7364635 | Manufacturing method of pneumatic tire The present invention provides a manufacturing method of a pneumatic tire in which a line, a letter or the like having a different color from a main body rubber is formed in a side wall portion. A manufacturing method of a pneumatic tire in which a portion having a ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7278369 | Temperature indicator using thermochromic materials A temperature indicator for a rubber article comprises a thermochromic material, wherein the thermochromic material is a component of a rubber article selected from the group consisting of tires, belts and hoses. A rubber article containing a temperature indicator i... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7261785 | Process and mold for depositing a colored motif on a tire A process of depositing at least one uncured colored rubber mix forming a contrasting motif on an outer surface of a tire includes preparing a blank of the uncured tire to be moulded, including all the constituents except for the colored rubber mix(es), depositing t... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7255762 | Camouflage tire The present invention is directed to a camouflage tire suitable for use in various vehicle use environments wherein it is desirable to reduce or eliminate a viewer's visual perception of the tire against the given environmental background. ... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7234498 | Self-luminescent pneumatic tire The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire having a component comprising at least one elastomer containing olefinic unsaturation; a radioactive source of radiation; and a phosphorescent agent capable of emitting visible light upon exposure to said radiation. | 06/26/2007 |
| 7232498 | Tire with raised indicia The present invention provides a pneumatic tire comprising raised indicia on a sidewall of the tire, the raised indicia comprising a plurality of superposed layers of a curable elastomer composition. ... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7156936 | Camouflage or otherwise multicolored pattern tire and method of manufacturing A tire 2 having a colored pattern veneered surface 12 formed by one or more layers 46 of distinct colors applied to the outer surface of the tire 2 on the sidewall 5 and possibly the tread 7 is disclosed as well as the metho... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153381 | Cured applique or label with protective film on arcuate sidewall or tread of pneumatic tire An applique having a vulcanizable adhesive layer is co-cured on a rubber article by precuring the applique of predominantly pale natural rubber optionally imprinted with a bar code; coating the upper surface of the applique with a protective self-supporting film of ... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7128942 | Vehicle tire A vehicle tire provided with a protective film which covers a surface of the tire is disclosed, wherein the protective film is indicative of at least one of tire data including tire conicity and radial force variation of the tire and can be washed away with water. A... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7118643 | Method of making tire with exo-belt skin The present invention, in one embodiment, is a method of making a tire with a skin covering at least a portion of the outer peripheral surface of the tire. In practicing the method, a partially cured tire and a partially cured skin are provided. The partially cured ... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7118837 | Photoimaged dielectric polymer and film, and circuit package containing the same Photoimagable polymers, as well as dielectric materials and their manufacture and use in the production of printed circuit boards and printed wiring boards are described. The polymers comprise between about 30 and about 70 parts of a polyfunctional resin and between... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7112251 | Glow-in-the-dark tire sidewalls The present invention relates to a tire having a portion thereof such as a sidewall component that glows-in-the-dark due to the presence of a phosphorescent layer thereon. The present invention also relates to a tire having, and to a process for incorporating, a pho... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7083695 | Tires with non-black tread grooves A pneumatic tire comprising a black colored tread with at least one colored groove wherein the top surface of the tread designed to be ground-contacting is essentially free of non-black color. A non-black component is placed over the tread strip and covered with a t... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7011880 | Belt and method of marking A belt and method of marking a belt. A layer of polyethylene material is joined or cured to a belt. The layer is optically distinguishable from a belt body. The layer is etched to expose a portion of the belt body in order to contrast the layer with the belt body. A... | 03/14/2006 |
| 7001465 | Mixing and application system, method and material A container with a quantity of coating liquid includes a luminescent pigment and a paint base. An impeller is in proximity to the bottom of the container to keep the pigment in suspension in the paint base. The container also has a linear inlet slot and a linear out... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6941990 | Off-road tires having sidewall anti-puncture pads Pneumatic off-road tires having structure for improving sidewall puncture resistance to penetrating objects. The structure may include multiple deflection pads arranged concentrically about the sidewall or a single deflection pad extending in a spiral about the side... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6726012 | Manufacturing a tire tracking identification unit A weather and wear resistant rubber ID unit for a tire with a selected pattern on the ID unit is made by scanning a outer layer of the rubber unit with a laser beam from a high powered CO2 laser operated at a less than full power output, to ablate the out... | 04/27/2004 |
| 6619355 | Pneumatic tire having white sidewall rubber layer disposed between black sidewall rubber layers and wing rubber layer A pneumatic tire has radially outer black sidewall rubber, radially inner black sidewall rubber, white sidewall rubber therebetween and a wing rubber layer contacting carcass, tread rubber layer and radially outer black sidewall rubber and white sidewall ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6397912 | Pneumatic tire with colored thermoplastic elastomer layer adjacent a black-concealing layer A pneumatic tire having an air permeation preventive layer comprising a low permeability thermoplastic elastomer composition comprising a thermoplastic elastomer having a thermoplastic resin composition as a continuous phase and a rubber composition as a ... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6391134 | Tire with sidewall having integral applique over spaced apart scuff resistant ribs A cured tire having an integral adhered applique both cured in the same cure step in a mold to form spaced apart scuff resistant ribs under the applique on the sidewall of the tire, said applique a thin gauge non-staining compatible rubber backing adhered... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6164729 | Skate wheel and method of applying indicia to a portion of a skate wheel An in-line skate wheel and a applying indicia to a part thereof so that the indicia does not wear off before the wheel needs to be replaced. The skate wheel includes a hub having an internal bearing surface and an outer surface, a see-through tire formed ... | 12/26/2000 |
| 6093271 | Tires with colored indicia This invention relates to a vulcanized rubber substrate such as, for example, a tire and a colored, crosslinked, non-black, non-staining, opaque, rubber composition layer therein such as, for example, a colored sidewall. In one preferred embodiment, the i... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6080465 | Decal for vulcanized tires and method of obtaining a tire having a colored motif A method for obtaining a tire comprising a colored motif and a decal inted to be applied to the outer surface of a vulcanized rubber tire. The decal is made of a thin sheet serving as temporary support for a motif made with one or more vulcanizable color... | 06/27/2000 |
| 5932052 | Process for applying indicia onto an elastomeric component A process for applying indicia onto an elastomeric component that will transfer by heat a coating of metallic foil onto raised surfaces on the elastomeric component, which can be letters on a motor vehicle tire. The process will also transfer by heat, a d... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5904794 | Decal for vulcanized tires and method of obtaining a tire having a colored motif A method for obtaining a tire comprising a colored motif and a decal inted to be applied to the outer surface of a vulcanized rubber tire. The decal is made of a thin sheet serving as temporary support for a motif made with one or more vulcanizable color... | 05/18/1999 |
| 5840138 | Waterborne radial first harmonic marking of tires Poly(vinyl alcohol) used in combination with a marking composition including a fluorescent pigment or dye can be used to identify the location of variations, e.g. radial variations, in a pneumatic tire so the tire can be precisely mixed and matched with o... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5837076 | Protective coating on tire sidewalls and method for protecting tire sidewalls The invention relates to an aqueous polyvinyl alcohol/polyvinyl acetate-based composition which can be applied to a cured rubber surface, such as the white sidewall of a tire, to provide a protective coating against staining and scuffing. Preferably, the ... | 11/17/1998 |
| 5653840 | Tire with injection molded white sidewall and method and apparatus for producing the same A pneumatic tire includes a strip of white rubber which is added to the otherwise black tire sidewall. The strip is molded separately from the other tire components and is added to the unvulcanized tire at the tire curing press. The strip is pressed into ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5643519 | Device and method for personalizing tires A device for producing raised lettering on the sidewall of an elastomeric line includes a mechanism for mounting the tire in position to expose its outer sidewall. A mold member is provided having front and rear surfaces, an outer boundary, and an axial o... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5603796 | Laser cutting method for marking tire appliques A method for marking a previously molded vehicle tire. The method involves the use of a laser beam to cut configurations in a laminated tire applique so that the margins of the configurations form the identifying indicia. The applique is secured to the ti... | 02/18/1997 |
| 5573625 | Apparatus for applying polyurethane layer to tire sidewall A cured rubber tire has adhered thereto a layer of heated and mixed, productive urethane composition fluid sidewall material which has been flowed from a nozzle into a groove in the sidewall of a shaped tire. The tire is rotated under the nozzle a distanc... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5527407 | Apparatus and method for marking a rubber article with a message readable by a light scanning device An apparatus and method for supplying a graphic label that is readable with a light scanning device with such label placed on a rubber article. The graphic bar code label is optically interpreted with a bar code reader. Thus, the cured substrate with the label... | 06/18/1996 |
| 5478426 | Method and apparatus for ablative processing of elastomeric products A method and an apparatus for ablating selected surfaces of an elastomeric product or an attached work piece. A tire is positioned beneath a laser system such that a laser beam is cast upon the tire sidewall or applied work piece. A microprocessor control... | 12/26/1995 |
| 5474645 | Apparatus for applying premolded tire sidewall appliques A product and process for imparting decorative appliques to the sidewalls of tires during the curing operation are presented. A spool of applique composite material is maintained for feeding into a tire mold or onto a transfer device, thereby defining a r... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5454894 | Apparatus for producing tire with injection molded white sidewall A pneumatic tire includes a strip of white rubber which is added to the otherwise black tire sidewall. The strip is molded separately from the other tire components and is added to the unvulcanized tire at the tire curing press. The strip is pressed into ... | 10/03/1995 |
