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Glam girl Heddy Lamar may have used her good looks to good effect on the silver screen, but she put her smarts to better use as an inventor. During World War II, she co-patented a frequency-switching system for torpedo guidance that was considered years ahead of its time.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8033309 | Assembly of pneumatic tire and rim, and a noise damper used therein A pneumatic tire and a rim includes a noise damper, fixed to a tire inner surface or a rim inner surface with the upper surface facing a tire inner space, and extending in the tire circumferential direction. The noise damper is made of a sponge having a volume rangi... | 10/11/2011 |
| 7490644 | Pneumatic tire with noise damper A pneumatic tire comprises a main body including a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions each having a bead core therein, a carcass extending between the bead portions through the sidewall portions and the tread portion, a light spot in... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7419557 | Method for protecting tire innerliner using thermoformable film coated with pressure-sensitive adhesive A method is provided for protecting a virgin surface of a tire innerliner from contamination by a release agent during curing. A pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA)-coated thermoformable film is pressed onto an exposed virgin surface of a green tire innerliner to adhe... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7368024 | Balanced tire assembly and method A balance material is applied to the inner surface of a tire at one or more selected locations to offset an imbalance of the tire. The balance material is fluently applied to the inner surface at a first viscosity, whereafter the balance material transforms to exhib... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7332047 | Adherent, removable barrier film for tire carcass A bond of a rubbery component to a virgin surface of a tire's cured innerliner which virgin surface has never been contaminated by the remnants of a release agent left after buffing with a wire brush and solvent-cleaning the cured innerliner, is unexpectedly stronge... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7134333 | System and method for dispensing adhesive imbalance correction weight A system and method are disclosed for dispensing an amount of imbalance correction weight for attachment to a rotary element to reduce an imbalance in the rotary element. The imbalance correction weight includes a number of individual weights provided on a length of... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7086284 | System and method for dispensing adhesive imbalance correction weight A system and method are disclosed for dispensing an amount of imbalance correction weight for attachment to a rotary element to reduce an imbalance in the rotary element. The imbalance correction weight includes a number of individual weights provided on a length of... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7084750 | Counterbalance annular tire transponder assembly and method An annular antenna and transponder are affixed to a tire using the transponder as a counterweight to offset tire imbalance. The annular antenna is attached to an inner tire surface and is coupled electrically to a transponder device and is fixed relative to a housin... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7055381 | Method of testing tires for durability A laboratory test for general tire durability can produce results comparable to the GM-ATE road test. A passenger tire is mounted in a test machine and run at approximately 50 mph (80 kph), at maximum rated inflation pressure, with at least 100% maximum rated radial... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7028720 | Sealing device The invention relates to an apparatus for the sealing of inflatable articles, in particular tyres, comprising a container containing a sealant and an extraction unit releasably connected and preferably screwed to the container, the extraction unit having at least on... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7013940 | Device for attenuating cavity noise in a tire and wheel A device for attenuating noise generated in a rolling tire and wheel assembly includes strips arranged as a circumferential ring in the tire/wheel cavity. The strips are spaced circumferentially to provide a profile of ridges and gaps in the ring. The rings may be p... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011126 | Progressive tire tread wear indicator A tire tread has at least one cavern formed in the sidewall of the traction elements of the tire. The cavern has a base with information therein to indicate the state of wear of the tire and a ceiling that is progressively worn away as the tread wears. Multiple cave... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6935391 | Self-seal tire and manufacturing method of the same A self-seal tire according to the present invention has a puncture sealing layer located all over a tire inner wall surface from one shoulder portion to the other shoulder portion of a pneumatic tire. The puncture sealing layer comprises at least one band-shape seal... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6890038 | Balancing weight for vehicle tire A balancing weight for a vehicle tire consisting of a bar (1) comprising several balance weights (2, 3) which may be separated from one another. The bar (1) is made of a lead and tin alloy having 55 to 70% of lead and 30 to 45% of tin. Each bala... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6886616 | Wheel structure A wheel structure for vehicles, capable of reducing a columnar resonance sound occurring in a wheel during a travel of a vehicle. A cross-sectional shape of a closed space defined by a wheel and a tire is varied in the circumferential direction so that a columnar re... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6755483 | Tire noise reducing system A tire noise reducing system includes a pneumatic tire, a wheel rim and a noise damper disposed in a cavity formed between the rim and tire the noise damper is made of a porous material having a specific gravity of from 0.005 to 0.06 and secured on a surface facing ... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6668635 | Method of improving steering performance robustness utilizing dimensional non-uniformity in tire/wheel Methods for improving vehicle steering performance and robustness of that performance include control of non-uniformities in the vehicle's tires, wheels and tire/wheel assemblies as a way to overcome the tendency of the steering systems in certain vehicle... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6581658 | Method of correcting tire unbalance A method for correcting dynamic unbalance of a pneumatic tire which comprises adhering a counter weight to an inner surface of the tire to reduce dynamic unbalance of the tire, wherein the counter weight is made of a material having a specific gravity in ... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6579389 | Pneumatic tire and method of improving high-speed RFV thereof A method of improving high-speed radial force variation of a pneumatic tire is disclosed. The tread portion is provided on the radially inner surface with an elastic patch. The weight and position of the patch determined based on (A) a low-speed fundament... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6487900 | Method of tire bead flange profiling The method of designing a bead flange profile (24) for a pneumatic tire (30) to be mounted on a design rim (40) as specified for the tire size has the steps of (a) selecting a design rim and a cured tire construction and bead profile (33); (b) predicting ... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6129797 | Tire balancing A method and composition of matter for balancing tire and rim assemblies of vehicles is disclosed wherein the composition of matter has rounded balancing elements of different size to line the interior of a tire casing and to move over the lining to offse... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6128952 | Tire balancing using glass beads A tire balancing material made of glass beads and methods to balance tire using the same are disclosed. The glass bead material either in a loose format or a sealed pressurized package is introduced into an imbalanced tire. The motion of the imbalanced ti... | 10/10/2000 |
| 6035885 | Sealing valve for controlling fluid flow through a passage A sealing valve for controlling the flow of fluid through a passage defined by the interior surface of a tubular casing comprises a valve body having a longitudinal axis and a longitudinal bore therethrough. The valve body is formed for releasable connect... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6019145 | Apparatus and method of introducing a free-flowing balancing material within a tire An apparatus is disclosed for introducing a free-flowing balancing material into a tire through a tire valve stem. The apparatus comprises a container for confining a predefined amount of free-flowing balancing material, and a flow path for pressurized ai... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5803108 | Tool and method for inserting a filter element into the valve stem of a wheel assembly This invention is directed to a method for inhibiting particulate material in a pneumatic tire from adversely affecting operation of a tire valve assembly The method involves inserting a filter element into a valve stem passage of the valve assembly while... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5766501 | Tire balancing A method and composition of matter for balancing tire and rim assemblies of vehicles is disclosed wherein the composition of matter has rounded balancing elements of different sizes to line the interior of a tire casing and to move over the lining to offs... | 06/16/1998 |
| 5728243 | Tire balancing A method and composition of matter for balancing tire and rim assemblies of vehicles is disclosed wherein the composition of matter has rounded balancing elements of different sizes to line the interior of a tire casing and to move over the lining to offs... | 03/17/1998 |
| 5540767 | Tire balancing composition and method of balancing a tire using the same A tire gel balancing composition having a Storage modulus of between 3000 and 15000 Pa and the Specific Gravity less than 1000 kg/m3 in the temperature range between -20° and +90° C., preferably its Storage modulus is about 9000 Pa, is capabl... | 07/30/1996 |
| 5538059 | Tire and tire rim assembly adapted to carry weights A tire 10, having a rim flange support 18, is provided with void areas 24 in the rim flange support 18, to make possible firm attachment of weights 26 to a rim flange 22 when tire 10 is mounted on a rim 20. The wheel (tire/rim) construction makes balancin... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5472023 | Method of and apparatus for introducing polverulent material into a tire Method of and apparatus for introducing pulverulent material into a tire for the purpose of balancing a tire and an associated wheel assembly. A quantity of polymeric pulverulent material sufficient to balance a tire and an associated wheel assembly is ch... | 12/05/1995 |
| 5458176 | Tire having uniformity correction without grinding A method and apparatus for reducing the magnitude of a uniformity characteristic in a cured tire and the tire produced thereby. A signal is generated which is indicative of the magnitude of the uniformity characteristic. The signal is also indicative of t... | 10/17/1995 |
| 5386857 | Method of and apparatus for introducing pulverulent material into a tire A method of and apparatus for introducing pulverulent material into a tire through a tire valve stem is performed by confining a predetermined amount of pulverulent material in a cylindrical chamber having axially spaced and radially offset inlets and out... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5339879 | Pneumatic tire having opposite spiral oriented beads A pneumatic tire having a tread, a pair of sidewalls each terminating in an annular bead area, and a pair of beads located within the bead areas, for mounting the tire on a rim. Each of the beads is formed by at least one strand of metallic wire wound upo... | 08/23/1994 |
| 5271664 | Rim-fitted tire and method of correcting weight unbalance thereof In a rim-fitted tire, a plurality of static unbalance correction weights are fixed in such a manner as to be distributed on both sides of a reference plane substantially perpendicular to the axial direction of a rim, and a plurality of dynamic unbalance c... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5271663 | Wheel and method for correcting rotational imbalance of tires An automotive roadwheel of preselected rotational imbalance, the amount of imbalance being selected to coincide with the average amount of imbalance inherent in the tires to be mounted to the wheel and the orientation of the imbalance being readily discer... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5083596 | Pressurized with a fluid having a specific gravity greater than air A vehicle tire in which pressurized air is charged into an air tight inside of a tire together with from 5% to 95% by volume of a fluid having a specific gravity greater than that of air based on 100% by volume of the pressurized air and from 1% to 20% by... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5073217 | Method of balancing a vehicle wheel assembly A method of balancing a wheel assembly is achieved by providing a wheel assembly which includes a tire in a range substantially between 13" and 24.5" size, providing pulverulent polymeric/copolymeric synthetic plastic material in a range substantially bet... | 12/17/1991 |
| 4867792 | Tire balancing composition A thixotropic tire balancing composition having a yield stress value between 30 Pa and 260 Pa, preferably about 120 Pa, is capable of balancing air by being capable of flowing under the influence of the vibrations induced when a heavy spot on the tire con... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4318436 | Tire sidewall addition members that undergo perceptible change during abnormal operation In the combination of detachable addition members with rubber articles, particularly tire sidewalls, wherein each article has a circumferentially discontinuous first coupling portion adapted to operatively interact with a second coupling portion on the ad... | 03/09/1982 |
| 4317479 | Addition members for rubber articles The combination of detachable addition members with rubber articles, and particularly for tire sidewalls, wherein each article has a circumferentially discontinuous first coupling portion adapted to operatively interact with a second coupling portion on t... | 03/02/1982 |
