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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7441318 | Method for detecting exposed metal cords in an elastomeric strip A method and apparatus for detecting exposed and partially separated metal cords 17 in a cut end of a metallic cord reinforced strip 17 includes the steps of conveying and cutting the strip 17 and separating the cut ends and passing the conveyed... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7048343 | Endless elastomeric track with corrosion resistant cables This invention relates to annular or endless elastomeric track 10 for use in vehicles for civil engineering, construction works and agricultural works. The track 10 has a thin belt 20 which includes a primary table 59 made of corrosion re... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6988880 | Apparatus for cutting and shaping rubber band members Apparatus for highly reliably cutting a rubber strip (12) even when reinforcement cords are embedded therein, and for shaping the upper surfaces of the trailing end of a resultant rubber band member (15) and the leading end of the remaining rubber stri... | 01/24/2006 |
| 6824720 | Method for cutting and shaping rubber band members Method and apparatus for highly reliably cutting a rubber strip (12) even when reinforcement cords are embedded therein, and for shaping the upper surfaces of the trailing end of a resultant rubber band member (15) and the leading end of the remaining ... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6749708 | Method for splicing a conveyor belt A method is provided for splicing a conveyor belt having vulcanized rubber with steel strands embedded in the vulcanized rubber, comprising the steps of exposing a plurality of strands at two belt ends, and applying a vulcanizable rubber composition to the exposed s... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6695949 | Feeding device for strip shaped tire components The invention relates to a feeding device for strip-shaped tire components. The inventive device is situated in a conveying device for a tire construction drum. The feeding device comprises one or several storage means, feeding and cutting devices pertain... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6669798 | Method of manufacturing a pneumatic radial tire including forming a belt layer from strip pieces Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a pneumatic radial tire comprising the steps of feeding a strip material comprising a plurality of reinforcing cords and having a predetermined width from a standard measure feeding device which is adjustable in its ... | 12/30/2003 |
| 6645334 | Tire manufacturing using a roll forming apparatus A method for applying a plurality of reinforcement belts upon a toroidal tire carcass (50). First and second reinforcement belts (56, 60) are first wrapped around the tire carcass. Then a first belt assembly (68) of a third reinforced belt (69) with elast... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6372071 | Article comprising at least one metal wire embedded in a vulcanized elastomeric material At least one metal wire embedded in a vulcanized elastomeric matrix obtained from a mixture comprising at least one vulcanizable elastomer and at least one vulcanization agent such as sulfur. The metal wire is galvanized steel and the vulcanizable mixture... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6237663 | Pneumatic tire comprising reinforcing metal wire cords with at least one shape memory wire and method of making same A metal cord for reinforcing articles made from elastomeric material comprises a plurality of metal wires wound spirally around each other. At least one of the metal wires is formed from a shape memory material, has capacities of recovering a previously m... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6096423 | Surface-treated metal component for reinforcing structures for manufactured products made of elastomeric material and an article of manufacture comprising the same A surface-treated metal component for reinforcing structures for manufactured products made of vulcanized elastomeric material, in which the said component is coated with a layer of metal alloy and in which the said alloy is an alloy ZnMoX in which X is a... | 08/01/2000 |
| 6089293 | Tire containing reinforcement ply with parallel extensible reinforcing members and method of manufacture A reinforcement ply for an elastomeric article comprises a plurality of parallel extensible reinforcing members laid at a substantially constant end count perpendicular to their longitudinal direction, the ply having different extensibilities in the longi... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6086811 | Molding system for rubber tractor tracks A system for molding an endless tractor track by wrapping uncured rubber, calendered cord and wire cable onto the rim of a building and curing drum, positioning the drum within a curing mold, withdrawing the drum from the mold, chilling the drum and then ... | 07/11/2000 |
| 5709760 | Thin gauge, fine diameter steel cord reinforced tire ply fabric which is lap spliced A thin gauge, fine diameter steel cord reinforced tire ply fabric 2 is lap spliced. The steel cord 1 has one or more filaments 9, and each filament has a percent elongation of over 2.5% and tensile strength of at least (-2000D+4400 MPa)×95%, where D is t... | 01/20/1998 |
| 5562792 | Process for the manufacture of two-wheeled-vehicle tires A process for the manufacture of tire for high speed two-wheeled vehicles comprising making a cylindrical sleeve, attaching annular bead wires to the axial ends of said sleeve and shaping the sleeve into a toroidal configuration. A belt structure made of ... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5324375 | Method of preparing a shoulder bladder of a molder for a tire The present invention refers to that position in which an assembling position of the shoulder bladder is connected with the expansion part thereof and stress is accumulated, and the expansion of the bladder and the assembling part are all wrapped with cor... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5201975 | Tire manufacture A tire is manufactured by assembling a tread package into a pattern ring and molding a tread thereon while partially precuring the package. The tire is further assembled by positioning an uncured carcass within the pattern ring so that the carcass contact... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5192390 | Mandrel means Mandrel means for forming tubular tubular articles of an infinitely variable range of sizes by helical winding of strip material (25) around the mandrel means comprises a support surface defined by an endless belt (37) which extends around two support dru... | 03/09/1993 |
| 5115659 | Process for producing component for tire and apparatus therefor A process and an apparatus for producing a component of tires by passing a wire sheet (3) between a pair of gear-shaped rolls (6), (6) in meshing engagement therewith to vertically corrugate the sheet for reforming, the wire sheet (3) comprising wires (4)... | 05/26/1992 |
| 5092946 | Method for sticking a belt-like member and apparatus therefore A method and an apparatus for sticking a belt-like member, wherein a belt-like member prepared by cutting a raw material of the belt-like member on a conveyor at two front and rear locations, is conveyed by the conveyor, wrapped around a cylindrical drum ... | 03/03/1992 |
| 5055149 | Method for centering and joining two belt components A belt join method, which is used in forming pneumatic radial tires, for joining belt components one upon the other and an apparatus therefor, in which the belt components are centered in such a manner that the center axes thereof are substantially coinci... | 10/08/1991 |
| 4877468 | Hot tire forming method A hot tire forming method whereby at least some of the elements constituting each tire are formed starting from respective masterbatches, which are mixed with given chemical compounds inside respective continuous mixers to obtain respective final mixes, w... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4854032 | Method of manufacturing a steel wire with high tensile strength A method of manufacturing a steel wire with high tensile strength having improved bending and torsional ductility properties useful as a reinforcement wire or cord, especially for rubber products such as tires, comprising providing steel comprising less t... | 08/08/1989 |
| 4842682 | Heavy duty low-section pneumatic radial tire and a process for manufacturing the same A heavy duty low-section pneumatic and a process for manufacturing the same are disclosed. This tire comprises a radial carcass toroidally extending between bead portions, a belt composed of a first and second belt layers successively superimposed around ... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4824501 | Method of manufacturing radial tire To obtain a uniform initial cord tension in an auxiliary layer of a radial tire made up of a toroidal carcass, a belt, the auxiliary layer and a tread rubber, the belt is formed by winding inextensible cords around a drum with a radius of curvature substa... | 04/25/1989 |
| 4731136 | Process for recycling used tires The present process allows recycling used tires which are at present considered to be no longer suitable for restructuring according to known processes. According to the invention a preliminary control is carried out, also by scanning by means of a laser,... | 03/15/1988 |
| 4684421 | Adhesion of rubber to metals A promoter for improving the adhesion of rubber to metals is obtained by reacting an alkaline earth borate such as calcium borate with a cobalt or nickel carboxylate. Preferred carboxylates contain 3-24 carbon atoms.... | 08/04/1987 |
| 4645718 | Ferrous substrate with rubber adherent metal coating and method of making the same A rubber adherable ferrous substrate for use in reinforcing vulcanizable elastomeric products includes a cold worked steel wire having a brass alloy coating of specified compact structure on its surface. There is provided also a process for covering a ste... | 02/24/1987 |
| 4605693 | Rubber-metal adhesion promoters Good adhesion of rubber to metal is very important in rubber articles containing metal reinforcement. For example, in a steel belted tire good adhesion between the tire rubber and the metal tire cord is of utmost importance. Good metal to rubber adhesion ... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4605590 | Rubber/metal composites The bond strength between a sulphur-vulcanizable rubber and a metal, especially brass, is increased by using as bonding promoter a compound having the formula or a hydrate thereof, where B represents a divalent organic radical and M represents cobalt or n... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4572263 | Pneumatic radial tire A pneumatic radial tire comprising: (1) a cylindrical tread portion; (2) side portions located at both sides of the tread portion and extending inwardly in the radial direction; (3) bead portions located at the inner edge portions of the side portions; (4... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4572264 | Pneumatic radial tires A pneumatic radial tire is disclosed, which comprises steel cords having a two or three layer construction represented by a designation of l+m or l+m+n as a tire reinforcement, wherein two layers at a center side of a transverse section in the steel cord ... | 02/25/1986 |
| 4569709 | Method for retreading pneumatic tires This invention relates to a method for applying a tread to a tire, whereby around a toroidal tire a layer of non-vulcanized rubber is applied, which will form the tread area of the tire after vulcanization in the vulcanization press; and whereby the thus ... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4569382 | Composite of rubber and metal reinforcement therefor Composite of rubber and metal reinforcement where the rubber contains borate and a cross-linkable monomer. Cured composite is useful as component for rubber tires, industrial belts and hose.... | 02/11/1986 |
| 4549594 | Compositions having a base of sulfur-vulcanizable rubber A composition comprising at least one sulfur-vulcanizable rubber, this composition being intended to adhere to at least one metallic surface during the course of vulcanization, is characterized by the fact that it further comprises from 0.1 to 2 parts by ... | 10/29/1985 |
| 4545834 | Method of making and using ternary alloy coated steel wire This invention reveals a steel wire element useful in the reinforcement of rubber articles in which the steel wire is provided with an adhesive coating comprising a ternary brass alloy containing about 55 percent to about 75 percent by weight copper, abou... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4545416 | Radial tires Radial tires having highly improved durable life by using a rubber composition prepared by incorporating a given amount of a primary fatty acid having 6-10 carbon atoms and/or metal salts of thereof to a rubber for embedding rubber for steel cords in belt... | 10/08/1985 |
| 4529461 | Process for manufacturing pneumatic tires A process and apparatus for the manufacture of pneumatic tires comprising a carcass formed of reinforcing plies and bead cores are disclosed. The tire carcass is built up around a first drum in cylindrical configuration and bead cores are applied to the c... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4525430 | Steel fibre reinforced rubber article A rubber article, such as a vehicle tire, reinforced with steel filaments in the form of cables, cords or wefts. The corrosion speed of the steel is reduced by using rubber having a specific electrical resistance of at least 5×107 Ohm centimeter.... | 06/25/1985 |
| 4520857 | High-durable pneumatic radial tires A high-durable pneumatic radial tire is disclosed. In the tire of this type, steel cords each made from particular steel filaments are used in at least one of belt and carcass. This steel filament has a pearlite structure having an average value of interl... | 06/04/1985 |
