Did You Know...
...Chester Carlson was a patent agent who tired of having to make multiple copies of patent applications using the only duplication method available at the time: carbon paper. In 1959 he came up with a new copying system and took it to IBM for evaluation. The "experts" at IBM determined potential sales to be only 5,000 units because people wouldn't want to use a bulky machine when they had carbon paper. Carlson's invention was the xerography process, the company founded on the system is Xerox.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7252728 | Method for forming a pneumatic tire A tire with a changing tread pattern is formed by first forming a tire having a tread, the tread having at least one circumferential or lateral groove. Formed separately is a wearable filler, the wearable filler having a configuration corresponding to at least a por... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7208110 | Regroovable tread and processes for obtaining such A tread of thickness E, intended to be used in a tire having a carcass reinforcement surmounted by a crown reinforcement and including on its outer surface a plurality of grooves of depth h, including at least circumferential grooves separated axially by ribs, is pr... | 04/24/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7052568 | Tire retreading method A retreading method wherein a base composition and a cap composition are applied to a carcass (10) as two ribbons (14) and (16) extruded from separate extruders (18) and (20). The ribbons (14) and (16) can be layered ... | 05/30/2006 |
| 6951235 | Method and apparatus for forming carved groove of green tire A method and an apparatus for forming a carved groove of a green tire capable of forming a carved groove of a necessary depth without being influenced by variation of outer diameters of the green tire is provided. In a method and an apparatus for forming a carved gr... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6517653 | Process for improving the cured adhesion of a precured rubber compound to an uncured rubber compound The present invention relates to a process for improving the cured adhesion of at least two rubber components which contact each other in a pneumatic tire. The process involves the steps of assembling and vulcanizing a pneumatic tire wherein prior to vulc... | 02/11/2003 |
| 6502611 | Pneumatic racing cart tire and manufacturing method thereof Disclosed is a pneumatic tire adopting a bias ply structure in which plural carcass layers are disposed so that cords cross each other between the layers, and having an aspect ratio of 55% or less and an outer diameter of 300 mm or less, wherein a cord an... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6484772 | Tread pattern and method of manufacture A tread for a tire, the tread being provided with a plurality of cutouts, defined by walls perpendicular to or oblique to the rolling surface of the tread, in which the two main walls of at least one cutout located in the part of the tread affected by the... | 11/26/2002 |
| 6403202 | Recording material with an extrusion coated PVA layer A recording material for the ink-jet printing method comprises a raw base paper, an extrudable polyvinyl alcohol containing layer which is extruded on the raw base paper, and an ink-receiving layer which is applied as an aqueous dispersion or solution.... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6264779 | Precurred tire tread for a truck tire and the method of assembly An improved tire 200 having precured tire tread 10 for mounting to an unvulcanized or a vulcanized tire casing 100 is disclosed. The improved precured tread 10 has a pair of circumferentially continuous projections 60. One projection 60 extends axially ou... | 07/24/2001 |
| 6202724 | Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the same A pneumatic tire comprising a silica-rich compound tread provided with an antistatic conductive rubber layer has improved safty based on durability and extrusion productivity. In this tire, the silica-rich compound rubber layer is divided at at least one ... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6190479 | Cured tread processing for tire retreading A cured tread making apparatus and method including a tread extruder from which a hot rubber compound continuously exits, a continuous rotational curing device comprising a heated rotatable drum and a cooperating moving tension belt adapted to provide con... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6015468 | Process for treating vulcanized tread rubber surfaces before bonding Process and device for treating vulcanized rubber surfaces before bonding creating surface roughness and elimination of degraded surface particles through the use of a high-pressure fluid jet.... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5996663 | Vulcanizable rubber composition, in particular for low rolling resistance treads for vehicle tires A vulcanizable rubber composition is described comprising a cross-linkable unsaturated chain polymer base including natural rubber, at least a copolymer obtainable by polymerizing a conjugated diolefin with a vinyl aromatic hydrocarbon, and a main carbon ... | 12/07/1999 |
| 5944925 | Tire production process using water jet treatment Process and device for treating vulcanized rubber surfaces before bonding by creating surface roughness and elimination of degraded surface particles through the use of a high-pressure fluid jet.... | 08/31/1999 |
| 5942069 | Method of manufacturing tire A pneumatic vehicle tire comprising a tread strip which forms the tire tread and is made from an electrically insulating or poorly conducting material and comprising, beneath the tread strip, a layer which is a good electrical conductor wherein, in order ... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5882456 | Method of manufacturing a tire tread strip for a pneumatic vehicle tire A method for manufacturing a tread strip with shoulder cover strips for a pneumatic vehicle tire includes the step of continuously extruding a shoulder cover strip and calendering the shoulder cover strip to a desired thickness. The thus thickness-reduced... | 03/16/1999 |
| 5759322 | Retreading process including treating vulcanized rubber surfaces before bonding Process and device for treating vulcanized rubber surfaces before bonding creating surface roughness and elimination of degraded surface particles through the use of a high-pressure fluid jet.... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5536348 | Method of assembly of a precured tire tread to an unvulcanized casing An improved tire 200 having precured tire tread 10 for mounting to an unvulcanized or a vulcanized tire casing 100 is disclosed. The improved precured tread 10 has a pair of circumferentially continuous projections 60. One projection 60 extends axially ou... | 07/16/1996 |
| 5425828 | Process for the manufacture of pneumatic radial tires with initial formation of a central annular groove in the belt-tread band In the manufacture of pneumatic radial tires each having an annular groove in its central portion, a green tire is formed from a belt-tread band having a constricted portion formed by concavely depressing a belt and a tread inward in a radial direction of... | 06/20/1995 |
| 5362793 | Elastomeric composition for tire treads An elasomeric mix for pneumatic tire treads to enhance driving behavior including road holding ability on wet surfaces, abrasion resistance and low rolling resistance. The inventive elastomeric mix on E"/E' ratio dynamic moduli value equal to or greater t... | 11/08/1994 |
| 5320695 | Method of forming a tire inside a forming mold A method of forming a tire (1) inside a forming mold (2) having an inner surface negatively reproducing the outer surface of the finished tire (1). The method provides for forming a second stage tread assembly (13) of the tire (1) in an annular housing (3... | 06/14/1994 |
| 5304270 | Tire manufacturing process A process for manufacturing road vehicle tires (2), whereby each bead portion (4) of a first stage carcass (1) of a green tire (2) is fitted to a respective circular inner annular support (22), and a finished green tire (2) is formed by fitting the first ... | 04/19/1994 |
| 5294274 | Method for winding belt-shaped member A method of winding a belt-shaped member is used in winding a tire member around a forming drum. A position of a leading end of a tire member is detected to obtain a shifted distance of the leading end relative to the forming drum. The leading end is then... | 03/15/1994 |
| 5290376 | Process for manufacturing an outer tread assembly A process for manufacturing a second stage tread assembly (1) of a road vehicle tire, whereby a green annular tread cap (2) is fed onto and stitched internally against, the inner annular surface (23) of an annular forming body (18) negatively reproducing ... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5209797 | Process for manufacturing pneumatic tires having a toric profile at high transversal curvature The invention refers to the manufacture of a pneumatic tire having a toric profile of high transversal curvature wherein the reinforcing annular structure and the tread band are shaped together, starting from a cylindrical configuration to the final toric... | 05/11/1993 |
| 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 |
| 4943331 | Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire To improve high speed durability or prevent tire ribs and/or blocks from being peeled off at high speed travel, a tread rubber member whose outer surface is formed into corrugation shape along tire axial direction, when seen in cross section, is prepared ... | 07/24/1990 |
| 4921673 | Method of manufacture of tires and apparatus therefore A method of manufacture of pneumatic tires having a tread T with grooves therein in which the grooves are formed by use of cylindrical network grid 10. The grid 10 is filled with tread compound T, and is then located concentrically to surround a tire carc... | 05/01/1990 |
| 4738738 | Manufacture of vehicle tires A method and apparatus for building a tire comprising fitting a patterned cavity of a tread mould with unvulcanized tread composition, shaping the radially inner surface of the tread to a first profile to accommodate a tread reinforcement breaker, consoli... | 04/19/1988 |
| 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 |
| 4708840 | Manufacture of pneumatic tires A method for consolidating an annular ring of uncured elastomeric material in a tread ring mould comprising a set of rigid segments in sliding end-to-end relationship to form a consolidation ring having a first small diameter for insertion of the segments... | 11/24/1987 |
| 4673457 | Expandable tire building former A method and apparatus for use at the stage of a radial tire building process at which a tread and breaker, and sidewall rubbers, are added to the expanded carcass. A tread assembly is built, comprising tread rubber breaker and sidewall rubbers and is the... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4664353 | Tube assembly for use in tire retreading A tube assembly for use in a process of vulcanizing a pre-cured tread onto a tire casing is disclosed. The tube assembly includes an elastomeric tubular wall having an inner periphery with a protective non-woven fabric layer covering a major portion there... | 05/12/1987 |
| 4555287 | Method for building tires A method and apparatus for use at the stage of a radial tire building process at which a tread and breaker, and sidewall rubbers, are added to the expanded carcass. A tread assembly is built, comprising tread rubber breaker and sidewall rubbers and is the... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4470790 | Adjustable extrusion die assembly An adjustable extrusion die assembly forming part of an extruder for an elastic material, comprises: a stationary die member having an end surface; a plurality of movable die members positioned in side-by-side relationship to one another and slidably cont... | 09/11/1984 |
| 4437915 | Method of curing removable tread belt The annular tread belt body is assembled of uncured resilient material having reinforcing cords and is then mounted on a precured tire casing. The read belt body is assembled with a predetermined configuration at a radially inner surface and the precured ... | 03/20/1984 |
| 4340103 | Porous Tread and method of making same The invention discloses a vehicle tire with reduced rolling noise emission. The tire tread is provided with one or more air-permeable channels or pores (6), which serve to neutralize air pressure differences between different parts of the tread surface in... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4308083 | Pneumatic tire and method of building a pneumatic tire The green tread strip is preshaped prior to its application to the green carcass body structure such that the minimum cross-sectional areas of the green tread strip align with the void areas of the green tread design.... | 12/29/1981 |
| 4248287 | Method of and apparatus for making flotation tire and tire product A hoop tread, radial carcass flotation tire is constructed in accordance with a method and through the use of apparatus which impart controlled carcass flexing characteristics while accommodating axle drive of the tire. The method includes constructing a ... | 02/03/1981 |
