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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7997321 | Automatic bead seater assembly An automatic bead seating assembly to automatically move a bead seating assembly or manifold into contact with a wheel or tire assembly and cause the bead to be seated. The assembly comprises an extendable and retractable seater arm attached at one end to a base, wi... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7870883 | Method of manufacture of an energy absorbing tire cage A tire cage is disclosed for containing the debris from a tire explosion. The cage includes a lightweight energy absorbing material for protecting structural members of the cage from tire explosion damage so that the cage is reusable. The energy absorbing material m... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7530383 | Method of manufacture of an energy absorbing tire cage A tire cage is disclosed for containing the debris from a tire explosion. The cage includes a lightweight energy absorbing material for protecting structural members of the cage from tire explosion damage so that the cage is reusable. The energy absorbing material m... | 05/12/2009 |
| 7431066 | Auxiliary tool for putting a tire on a rim An auxiliary tool for putting a tire (8) on a rim (9), in particular for keeping a bead (16) of the tire (8) above the outer edge (15) of the rim (9) and for driving this bead (16) in the recess of the rim (9),... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7404427 | Vehicle tire changer with integrated detector for tire pressure sensors An improved vehicle wheel tire changing system having a tire mount/dismount head coupled to an articulating tire mount/dismount arm assembly and a tire pressure sensor system which is configured to detect the presence of a tire pressure monitoring system sensor, mou... | 07/29/2008 |
| 7373963 | Apparatus and method for tire inflation An apparatus and method for simply and inexpensively positioning mounted automobile and truck tires for effective setting of a bead, with subsequent inflation in an efficient manner. In one exemplary embodiment, the apparatus is a wheel-like structure with an outer ... | 05/20/2008 |
| 7353701 | Assembly line for mounted units A tire assembly line including a wheel soaping work station, a tire soaping workstation, a tire and wheel assembly station, and a tire inflation station. The assembly line is formed from a plurality of modules that are interchangeable and releasably connected to one... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7335121 | Belt installation tool A belt installation tool having a body and an angular member projecting from the body for engaging a pulley belt bearing surface. A surface disposed substantially normal to the angular member comprises a chamfered lip for engaging a pulley web feature. The lip and a... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322089 | Method of inserting a valve stem into a valve stem aperture defined by a wheel movable along an assembly line The present invention provides an enhanced method and apparatus for locating a valve stem aperture in a wheel. The invention includes a locating station having an overhead camera to scan the wheel. The scanned image of the wheel is received by a controller and is di... | 01/29/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7240713 | Energy absorbing tire cage and method of use A tire cage is disclosed for containing the debris from a tire explosion. The cage includes a lightweight energy absorbing material for protecting structural members of the cage from tire explosion damage so that the cage is reusable. The energy absorbing material m... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7181832 | Valve stem installation device A valve stem installation system includes a robotic arm for moving a valve stem insertion device around the lip of wheel. The system also includes a pair of valve stem aperture sensors positioned on the robotic arm adjacent the valve stem insertion device and moveab... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7165593 | Device for optimizing bead seating The invention relates to a device for optimizing bead seating (1). According to the invention, a displaceable contact wheel is used to create a tread contact surface (26) between a motor vehicle wheel to be optimized (16) and said contact wheel ... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7156141 | Tire demounting tool A tire demounting tool for demounting a second bead of a tire from a rim having a flange, the tire demounting tool including a handle; a head extending radially outward as it extends axially outward from the handle; a bill extending axially outward from the head, wh... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7143890 | Vertical transfer device for tire assembly line A transfer device is provided for transferring tires from a tire conveyor line to a wheel conveyor line. The transfer device includes first and second surfaces rotatable with respect to one another. The first surface can receive tires from the tire conveyor line. A ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7100434 | Devices and methods for simulating tire non-uniformity forces for vehicle vibration sensitivity measurements and tuning The many embodiments of the present invention comprise a device to simulate first order and higher-order tire non-uniformity forces. Some embodiments may comprise a wheel adapter adapted to attach to a vehicle wheel, rotate in a first rotational direction, and to co... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7089987 | Apparatus for servicing a tired wheel An apparatus for servicing a tired wheel for motor vehicles, which comprises a tire assembling-disassembling machine provided with a rotatable motor-driven support (3) for supporting a wheel to be handled, sensor means (4, 5) for controlling both the p... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7082677 | Assembly line for mounted units A tire assembly line including a wheel soaping work station, a tire soaping workstation, a tire and wheel assembly station, and a tire inflation station. The assembly line is formed from a plurality of modules that are interchangeable and releasably connected to one... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7069644 | Adjustable workpiece support assembly for conveyors An assembly for mating a tire with a wheel includes a conveyance device, which supports a device, i.e. first plate for supporting the wheel having spaced seats extending around a vertical axis. A tire support, i.e. second plate supports the tire having spaced beads ... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040371 | Tire buffing apparatus A tire buffer for buffing a tire casing as part of a retread operation can include a rasp pedestal having a rasp head and a texturing device. A moving assembly can be connected to the rasp pedestal for selectively moving the rasp pedestal along a pair of perpendicul... | 05/09/2006 |
| 6991018 | Protecting pad A protective pad which removably attaches to the rim of a wheel thereby protecting the wheel from damage during tire mounting and demounting when such mounting or demounting is performed manually using a tire working implement. ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6969087 | Semi-tractor tire rack apparatus A transport apparatus (10) for carrying a spare tire (200) on the rear framework (101) of a semi-tractor (100) wherein, the apparatus (10) includes a base plate member (20) adapted to rotatably receive a vertical support rod... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6923200 | Safety device for pressurizing an envelope at risk of bursting A safety device for inflating an envelope at risk of bursting comprising: a tubular body, a piston element slidably and sealably mounted within at least one inner portion of the tubular body; at least one piston rod integral with the piston element and extending so ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6918423 | Concentric bell assembly A bell assembly for inflating a tubeless tire on a wheel includes a first bell and a second bell slidably disposed within the first bell. The second bell includes a smaller diameter than the first bell. A shaft extends upwardly from the second bell in one of a relat... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6863110 | Method and apparatus for removing vehicle wheel A method of separating the bead of a tire from a rim to which it is mounted in a tire/rim combination. One step of the method involves providing a tire lifting device having a working end including a rigid bead puller and a flexible positioner. Next, a sidewall of t... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6745809 | Tire buffing apparatus A tire buffer for buffing a tire casing as part of a retread operation can include a rasp pedestal having a rasp head and a texturing device. A moving assembly can be connected to the rasp pedestal for selectively moving the rasp pedestal along a pair of perpendicul... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6675857 | Tire assembling method and refitting apparatus for use in refit of tire assembly A refitting apparatus for a tire assembly "w" having a disk wheel "a" having engaging rims and a tire "d" fitted to the disk wheel and having tire bead rims and side walls. The apparatus is constituted to perform a refit process in which a pressing step o... | 01/13/2004 |
| 6557610 | Tire bead seating station A method and apparatus for seating a tire bead in the bead seat of a wheel includes the basic steps of: engaging the wheel and generating reciprocating movement of the wheel along the axis of rotation to fully seat the tire bead on the wheel. The method a... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6467524 | Tire filing method and apparatus adaptable to different sizes of tires A pneumatic tire filling station includes a support and seal arrangement on which one side wall of the tire is supported and sealed, and a tire filling bell that presses and seals against the opposite side wall of the tire and then supplies pressurized ai... | 10/22/2002 |
| 6422097 | Assembly line mounted assemblies with means for verification An assembly line for mounting tires on wheels, for inflating the tire mounted on a wheel, for placement of the bead heels of the tire and for balancing which also includes apparatus for checking the conformity of the diameter of the tire to be mounted and... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6286578 | Process and device for inflating a tire A process and device for inflating a tire by forming, within an enclosure in which there are enclosed the rim and the beads of the tire, an inflation orifice between a first seat of the rim and a first bead, then introducing compressed air into said orifi... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6240994 | Method of mounting a tire on a rim and device for use in said method A method of mounting a tire on a rim and a device for use in the method. The method includes extracting a bead from a mounting groove of the rim, so as to bring it axially outside a seat of said rim, with a view to subsequently mounting that bead on the s... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6234232 | Robotic apparatus and method for assembling a tire to a rim A tire mounting apparatus for mounting a flexible tire on a rim includes a robot having at least one articulated joint and a wrist. The robot is moveable with at least three degrees of freedom along a selectable one of a plurality of programmable predeter... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6176288 | Passive angular orientation inflation head for inflating a tire mounted on a wheel An apparatus and method for inflating a tire mounted on a wheel having first and second rims spaced apart from one another includes a reciprocal inflation head moveable along a fixed path between a first position spaced from the wheel and tire, and a seco... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6155323 | Tire changing bag A protective bag for safely servicing a tire. The bag comprises a flexible fabric that is preferably permeable to air, and is fastened around a tire using a plurality of securely fastenable straps.... | 12/05/2000 |
| 6148892 | Tire inflation apparatus and method having floating platen Apparatus for inflating a wheel-mounted tire on a high production basis comprises a platen supported on a frame beneath an inflation head on which the wheel-mounted tire is received. The platen has internal air passages opening opposite a fixed support pl... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6125904 | Robotic apparatus and method for assembling a tire to a rim A tire mounting apparatus for mounting a flexible tire on a rim includes a robot having at least one articulated joint and a wrist. The robot is moveable with at least three degrees of freedom along a selectable one of a plurality of programmable predeter... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5971052 | Tire mount/demount bar A tool for use in conjunction with a center-post tire changing machine for mounting and demounting pneumatic tires from wheel rims includes an elongated shaft member having first and second ends wherein a portion of the elongated shaft member defines a ma... | 10/26/1999 |
| 5623981 | Safety barrier for rim holding tire changers A safety device which can be retrofitted onto existing rim holding tire changers or provided as a feature of such devices by the original equipment manufacturer. Applicant's safety feature is a barrier, in the preferred embodiment a U-shaped steel tube ap... | 04/29/1997 |
| 5509456 | Inflation apparatus for tubeless tire An apparatus (10) for inflating larger tubeless tires (80), such as those utilized on farm tractors, includes a segmented manifold (104) which is expandable radially to accommodate different sizes of tires. The segmented manifold (104) includes outlet hol... | 04/23/1996 |
