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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7356115 | Radiation scanning units including a movable platform A scanning unit for inspecting objects comprises in one embodiment a radiation source to emit a beam of radiation, a rotatable platform to support an object for inspection by the beam of radiation and a detector positioned to receive radiation after interaction of t... | 04/08/2008 |
| 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 |
| 6999823 | Power shut-off method for injection molding machine Even when a power switch is turned off, the controller of an injection molding machine does not shut off a power supply immediately. The controller determines whether the present state of the injection molding machine is a previously-set confirmation-requiring state... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6841102 | Method of utilizing adjustable height bladder securement mechanism to effect advantageous bladder movement during curing process A method of utilizing an adjustable height bladder securement mechanism to effect advantageous bladder movement during a loading and shaping process is disclosed. A tire press comprises a lower mold, an upper mold, and a center mechanism. The center mechanism has an... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6770229 | Method for relieving pressure in newly vulcanized tires while still in the tire press A method for relieving pressure in a vulcanized tire while still in a tire press is disclosed, wherein the bladder securement mechanism utilizes a position sensor mechanism and eliminates the need for spacers and a floating piston. A tire press comprises a lower mol... | 08/03/2004 |
| 6416305 | Tire curing press center mechanism Apparatus for manipulating a bladder (25) relative to a tire (B) in a tire curing press (11) including, a lower plate ring (31) for carrying a lower bead (26) of the bladder, an upper plate ring (50) for carrying an upper bead (27) of the bladder, a first... | 07/09/2002 |
| 6273698 | Tire vulcanizing system The present invention provides a tire vulcanizing system of a type such that a mold assembly in which tire vulcanization is being carried out is transported to a mold opening/closing station, which is equipped with a central mechanism for operating a blad... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6267084 | Apparatus for curing retread tire assemblies An apparatus for curing retread tire assemblies includes an autoclave in which retread assemblies are placed and a heated water system for heating the autoclave. The heated water system provides heated water under pressure to the autoclave to achieve heat... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6148598 | Thread delivery device for a textile spinning, throwing, texturing or suchlike machine It comprises a bowl (2) driven positively in rotation and a guide finger (3) which is spaced from the bowl (2) and is mounted on an arm (6) articulated relative to a support (7) mounted on the frame of the machine. The shaft (8) supporting the bowl (2) is equi... | 11/21/2000 |
| 5798123 | Center mechanism of tire press In a center mechanism of a tire press, which the tire size is changed, the lower limit position of an upper clamp ring is changed to a shaping height corresponding to the size of the exchanged tire only by changing a setting of a controller. Consequently,... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5776507 | Center mechanism for tire vulcanizer A center mechanism for a tire vulcanizer having a first cylinder whose stroke can be detected with a simplified structure achieves reduction in cost and improvement in working efficiency upon maintenance. The center mechanism expands, while the first cyli... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5746964 | Loading system and method for a tire vulcanizing machine It is the object of the present invention to firstly provide a loading system and loading method of high working efficiency, and secondly, to provide a loading system and method in which a high precision of loading onto a center mold can be regularly assu... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5741528 | Tire vulcanizing system A tire vulcanizing system capable of performing high accuracy transportation of a green tire by a loader and of performing high accuracy transportation of a vulcanized tire by an unloader including a group of tire vulcanizing presses having many tire vulc... | 04/21/1998 |
| 5631028 | Green tire conveyor system in a tire vulcanizer factory A conveyor system that performs a conveyance by using pallets for loading green tires and device for conveying these pallets, installs a storage area for storing pallets as they are on the way to convey, and uses robots for transferring the green tires fr... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5486319 | Tire cure control system and method A tire cure control system and method characterized by a computer-based data acquisition and process control unit that uses non-invasive, direct cure measurements to adjust the length of cure so that all cured articles such as tires will be cured to the s... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5417900 | Vacuum leak detector for a tire curing press A curing press for tires or other curable articles, has a fluid inlet line for supplying curing fluid into an inflatable elastomeric bladder mounted within the press cavity for curing a green tire or article in the cavity. The spent curing fluid is remove... | 05/23/1995 |
| 5393480 | Control device for vulcanization chambers in vulcanization presses and process put into practice by said control device In a vulcanization press of the B.O.M. type, a vulcanization chamber has respective end edges (5a, 5b) connected to a disc (6) movable upon command of an actuator (8) and a disc (9) which is fixed relative to said actuator. The movable disc is fastened to... | 02/28/1995 |
| 5344295 | Postcure tire inflator having rim clearance adjusting device A rim clearance adjusting device of a postcure tire inflator is capable of automatically adjusting a clearance between upper and lower rims, A vulcanized tire from a vulcanizer is filled with high-pressure air for inflating and cooling purposes. For these... | 09/06/1994 |
| 5314648 | Tire vulcanizing machine and method A tire vulcanizing machine includes a bladder; an upper clamping ring for holding the upper end of the bladder; an upper clamping ring for holding the upper end of the bladder; a first lifting mechanism for vertically moving the lower clamping ring; a sec... | 05/24/1994 |
| 5256348 | Tire shaping pressure control system and method A system for controlling the shaping fluid pressure in tire bladders in a tire molding press which senses the fluid pressure in the bladder used to shape the tire being loaded into the tire press; compares the sensed fluid pressure in the bladder with the... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5240669 | Method for vulcanizing an elastomeric product including alternate heating and pressurizing steps A method for vulcanizing an elastomeric product placed in a vulcanizing apparatus includes one step of supplying heating medium into the elastomeric product and another step of supplying pressurizing medium into the elastomeric product at a higher pressur... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5238643 | Vulcanization method for elastomer product A method of vulcanizing an elastomer product such as a tire including placing the product in a mould, supplying a heating medium to the interior of the product to effect vulcanization, then supplying a pressurizing medium to the interior of the product. I... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5223273 | Bladder control mechanism of tire vulcanizer A bladder control mechanism of a tire vulcanizer includes an actuating mechanism for moving a bladder holder and a bladder gripping bowl of an upper bladder clamp relative to one another. A spring of the control mechanism imparts a gripping force to the b... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5221500 | Mechanical in situ curometer An in situ curometer has been developed to follow the cure of thick articles during molding, by measuring continuously the dynamic mechanical properties (shear modulus and loss angle). The apparatus is designed to provide cure data on curable articles suc... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5055245 | Method of measuring temperature within cured article and method of controlling tire vulcanization In a method of controlling a tire vulcanization by controlling a heat supply to a vulcanizing machine including a mold unit and a bladder unit, temperatures at points on a boundary between the mold unit and a tire are measured by means of temperature sens... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4895502 | Tread ring venting and pressurization system Tire mold vents (34) in communication with a sealed cavity (35) are pressurized for limiting the quantity of rubber entering the vents (34) and for assisting the stripping of the vulcanized tire (28) from the mold. Passages (40) in the mold communicate fl... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4861253 | Apparatus for curing thick-walled articles The heat-sink capacity of a thick-walled article being cured with a hot liquid supplying heat to one side of the wall, allows the point of least cure (PLC) to receive a higher rate of cure equivalents even after the hot liquid is replaced with a cold liqu... | 08/29/1989 |
| 4828471 | Tire curing mold A split mold type tire curing mold includes a plurality of sectors mounted on the mold base and movable radially inwardly to a closed position wherein the sectors cooperate to form a closed ring for exerting an inwardly directed force on the periphery of ... | 05/09/1989 |
| 4824349 | Apparatus for controlling transportation of cured tires An apparatus for controlling the transportation of cured tires on a tire feed path including a device for supplying a white tire which can be discriminated positively from the cured tires on the tire feed path, a device for placing cured tires on the tire... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4779206 | Apparatus and process for vulcanizing, adjusted for green tire temperature, without locating point of least cure A curing press for tires is operated with a minimum curing time which will provide the near-optimum number of cure equivalents at the point of least cure without locating it. An average temperature for a particular period during the year is "set" in a pro... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4778060 | Tire processing system An apparatus for sorting tires according to an alphanumeric code printed directly on the tread surface of each tire. Green (uncured) tires are supplied on a feed conveyor, single file, to a receiving station of a tire painting machine (tire painter), and ... | 10/18/1988 |
| 4744931 | Pressure-determined shaping system for each of multiple, commonly manifolded curing presses Pressure is controlled in plural stages of a shaping system for a green tire in a curing press, so that each successive shaping stage is completed when a target pressure for that stage is reached. A radial tire is preferably shaped in three stages in the ... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4721590 | Pressure-determined blowdown period for each of multiple, commonly manifolded curing presses A curing press for tires, commonly manifolded to other curing presses in a curing room, are operated with a minimum blowdown time which is variable from one cycle of each press to another cycle. A first signal is generated by a pressure transducer ("PT") ... | 01/26/1988 |
| 4695235 | Bag-cylinder control device in a tire vulcanizer A coil section for being excited by a primary ac signal and producing a secondary output signal is provided on the open end side of a bag-cylinder main body. A material consisting of such substance and having such configuration that bring about reluctance... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4680001 | Passive mold cooling and heating system A mold for molding articles of plastic or other like materials, having a plurality of vertically extending internal passages, is connected by inlet and return conduits into a closed loop that includes a heat exchanger partially filled with a liquid supply... | 07/14/1987 |
| 4674965 | Control apparatus for a vulcanizing machine A control apparatus for a vulcanizing machine in which vulcanizing is effected by introducing a vulcanizing medium into a rubber made product placed in a molding die and then discharging the same therefrom is disclosed, wherein said control apparatus incl... | 06/23/1987 |
| 4631685 | Method and apparatus for ultrasonic plastic forming and joining Accurate dimensional control in ultrasonic welding or upsetting of plastic parts is accomplished by the method and apparatus for monitoring the ultrasonic head displacement and sensing when a predetermined trigger force is applied to the part or parts, tu... | 12/23/1986 |
| 4608218 | Method for the vulcanization of pneumatic tires A vulcanization method and press in which at time-spaced intervals of 1 to 40 seconds, temperature measurements representing increments of heat supplied to the vulcanizable body are taken of a medium used for vulcanization. A summation of the measurements... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4597729 | Tire curing press and loader A tire curing press with an improved loader includes a shaping or center mechanism which includes a vertically movable well on which is mounted the bottom bead or toe ring. The press includes a loader of improved design affording precision centering and a... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4589072 | Apparatus for automatically measuring and controlling chemical reaction amount This invention is directed to a reaction amount measurement apparatus capable of measuring the reaction amount and also to a reaction amount measurement and controlling apparatus capable of measuring and controlling the reaction amount with high accuracy.... | 05/13/1986 |
