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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7887658 | Apparatus for building tire and method for using same An apparatus for building tire comprises an outer shaft 3, an intermediate shaft 2, and a center shaft 1 which are disposed coaxially with each other, a building drum 14 supported on the outer shaft 3 and having a uniform outer dia... | 02/15/2011 |
| 7431787 | Method, shaping drum, and plant for manufacturing a tire for a vehicle wheel A method for building a tyre for a vehicle wheel includes positioning a casing sleeve on a shaping drum and securing the sleeve on the drum. During at least one of positioning and securing the sleeve, the sleeve is kept in an essentially centered position on the dru... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7399374 | System for producing a reinforcing structure for a tire with volumetric control A tire reinforcement structure having parallel threads is made by providing a substantially toroidal rotatable form and a reinforcement-constructing an apparatus disposed adjacent the form. At a forming section of the apparatus a group of multiple parallel threads i... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7320205 | Method for manufacturing filter canisters and tracking quality assurance An assembly line for manufacturing filter canisters is disclosed. The method for assembling filter canisters provides a unique serial number for each canister and a database that associates the component lot numbers, activated charcoal weight, and quality assurance ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7316255 | Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the same A pneumatic tire comprises: a carcass ply turned up around a bead core in each bead portion from the inside to the outside of the tire so as to form a pair of turnup portions and a main portion therebetween; a bead apex disposed between the carcass ply turnup portio... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7314533 | Manufacturing method of tire reinforcing material and manufacturing method of pneumatic tire using the tire reinforcing material A method of manufacturing a tire reinforcing material for achieving uniformity in stiffness at a joint of a ply of a cord fabric and improving dynamic uniformity of a tire shaped and vulcanized, the cord fabric constructed of warp cords arranged in parallel with eac... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7287568 | High crown uni-stage tire building drum A tire building drum and a method of building a tire carcass is disclosed. The tire building drum has a center section comprised of a plurality of segments that are radially and axially movable. The building drum further comprises shoulder sections that are axially ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7288160 | Method of making a tire using a high crown uni-stage tire building drum A tire building drum and a method of building a tire carcass is disclosed. The tire building drum has a center section comprised of a plurality of segments that are radially and axially movable. The building drum further comprises shoulder sections that are axially ... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7276131 | Method of making a tire for a vehicle wheel A method of making a tire includes making a carcass structure; applying a belt structure, tread band, and at least one pair of sidewalls; and vulcanizing the tire. Making the carcass structure involves formation of at least one first carcass ply, including preparing... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7275576 | Method of making reinforcement elements for a vehicle tyre, and a tyre for a vehicle wheel A method of making reinforcing elements for a vehicle tire includes laying down at least one continuous thread element on a support element of the tire according to a deposition path substantially concentric with a rotation axis of the tire. A tire for a vehicle whe... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7250089 | Method of manufacturing segmented belt tires Three methods of constructing tires having functionally graded belts are provided. According to one method a bandage is used to hold neighboring belt segments in position so they may be simultaneously applied to a carcass. According to a second method, longitudinal ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249496 | System for inspecting uniformity of tire An uniformity inspection line 1 comprises a decision-only line 2 having first UF machines 2M exclusive for the measurement of the uniformity of a tire 12 sorted and distributed on an automatic sorting line 21 and a correction-only ... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7241353 | Method of manufacturing tire There is provided a method of manufacturing a tire wherein a uniformity of a tire having a reinforcing rubber layer of substantially a crescent-shaped section between a carcass and an innerliner and capable of mainly running at a run-flat state is improved by transf... | 07/10/2007 |
| 7238248 | Method of building a tyre and tyre for a two-wheeled vehicle A method of building a tyre includes forming a carcass structure comprising at least one carcass ply, applying a belt structure at a radially external position with respect to the at feast one carcass ply, applying a pair of sidewalls at an axially external position... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7235147 | Method of forming tire component member There is provided a tire structural member forming method capable of forming a structural member of a tire for a vehicle at a low cost, using a simple mechanism satisfactory in space efficiency and capable of setting a band-shaped member of a predetermined length on... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7189298 | Hot forming system to produce pre-cured innerliners Method for providing precured innerliners (50) having a predetermined cross sectional profile for use as part of a pneumatic tire assembly used in a bladder-less shaping and vulcanizing mold. The innerliner (50) is formed from a continuous strip of ela... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7172005 | Apparatus for manufacturing a vehicle tire and a belt structure, belt package and crown structure of the tire An apparatus for manufacturing a vehicle tire includes means for preparing and toroidally shaping a carcass structure, preparing and arranging a belt structure as a crown around the carcass structure, and wrapping a tread around the belt structure. The means for pre... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7144467 | Tire building drum having expandable center section and independently expandable bead lock assemblies in the end sections A tire building drum has a center section (720) and two end sections (722,724). Each end section is provided with an expandable bead lock assembly (726). The center section is preferably expandable. The expandable bead lock assembly comprises a ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7138021 | Shaping and laying a tire belt ply Method of laying a tire belt ply on a form, using one or two transporters each having gripping assemblies, for gripping and moving the gripping sectors situated at the two longitudinal ends of a belt ply. The front and rear edges are aligned, after having determined... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7096910 | Tire for a vehicle wheel A tyre for a vehicle wheel includes a carcass structure, a belt structure, a tread band, and sidewalls. The carcass structure includes at least one first and second carcass ply and a pair of annular reinforcing structures. The carcass plies are formed of strip secti... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7096908 | Self-supporting tyre for a vehicle wheel, and method of making the tyre A self-supporting tyre for a vehicle wheel includes a carcass structure, a belt structure, a tread band, a pair of sidewalls, and at least one elastic stiffening insert. The carcass structure includes at least one carcass ply provided with end flaps engaged with res... | 08/29/2006 |
| 7094303 | Method and apparatus for forming a core of plies, belts and beads and for positioning the core in a mold for forming an elastomeric tire A method and apparatus for forming a core of plies, belts and beads and for positioning the core in a mold for forming an elastomeric tire. The core is built up on a mandrel of the inner mold that is formed from hard foam core segments positioned between top and bot... | 08/22/2006 |
| 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 |
| 7041185 | Method of making a tire A method of making a tire includes forming at least one first carcass ply of a structure, forming at least one circumferentially-inextensible annular structure, and applying the at least one circumferentially-inextensible annular structure to a region close to inner... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7025846 | Self-supporting tyre for vehicle wheels and method for manufacturing the same A self-supporting tyre (1) has reinforcing structures at the beads (4) defining rest surfaces (4a) for a corresponding rim (1a) which have a profile converging towards the tyre rotation axis away from the equatorial plane (X... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7008494 | Cutting segment for a false drum and method of supporting material overlying a slot A cutting segment for a False Drum (100,200,300) having a cylindrical outer surface (202,306) comprises a slot (204,224,330) extending generally axially from end-to-end of the cylindrical surface, a door panel (322) having substantially t... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7005023 | Method of manufacturing tires A method of manufacturing tires includes the steps of making structural components for tires, assembling the structural components of each tire following a pre-established sequence at respective work stations disposed along a manufacturing line, transferring the tir... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6979378 | Tire forming system and tire forming method A tire forming system includes a band forming machine, a shaping forming machine, a belt/tread forming machine, means for supplying a band member and means for supplying a belt/tread member. The means for supplying the band member include an inner liner supply means... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6974519 | Tire core package for use in manufacturing a tire with belts, plies and beads and process of tire manufacture A system for manufacturing an elastomeric tire utilizing a separate formation of a package having a tire core shape and containing tire belts, plies and beads. The package is formed by a laying up of layers of pre-cure elastomer intradigitated with sections of porou... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972063 | Method of manufacturing a tire for a vehicle wheel A method of manufacturing a carcass structure for vehicle tires includes the steps of making at least one carcass ply by deposition of elongated sections circumferentially distributed on a toroidal support and applying annular reinforcing structures to a region clos... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972062 | Process for the manufacture of a tire The invention concerns a process for the manufacture of a tire comprising the following steps: a) laying a carcass reinforcement on a generally flat receiving surface; b) turning up at least one lateral end of the carcass reinforcement over itself to obtain a semi-f... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6969440 | Pneumatic tire, method for manufacturing the same and method for manufacturing body ply A cylindrical body ply is mounted around a cylindrical bladder, and annular beads are set on both axial end portions of the body ply. In this state, while the spacing between both axial ends of the body ply is narrowed, an axial intermediate portion of the body ply ... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6969439 | Method and device for manufacturing belt material for tire A method of manufacturing a belt material for tire, comprising the steps of spirally winding a ribbon, having a plurality of linear cords disposed longitudinally and coated with rubber, on the outer peripheral surface of a drum at specified pitches while the drum is... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6941993 | Tire with specified reinforcing ply A tire having at least one reinforcement ply formed of reinforcement elements embedded in vulcanized rubber, characterized in that the reinforcement elements for said ply are individually coated in a rubber mix (B, B1), referred to as “coating mix”, h... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6923234 | Tire with a reinforced bead Tire including at least one carcass reinforcement of at least one ply anchored in each bead B to at least one bead wire, each bead being reinforced by at least two reinforcement plies formed of reinforcing elements inclined relative to the circumferential direction ... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6923879 | Method for producing a tire The invention relates to a method for producing a tire, especially a pneumatic tire for a motor vehicles. The method includes a stepwise build up of the tire with a layer which is as airtight as possible, at least one casing ply (3), horn profiles, bead cores... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6921446 | System and method for producing tire A ply station 12, a band station 13, a shaping station 14, and a belt-tread station 15 are disposed along one side of a conveyor line 11 which extends linearly. A first feeding apparatus 16 disposed between the stations 1... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6919122 | Flexible composites with integral flights for use in high-temperature food processing equipment and methods for producing the same A flexible composite with integral flights is provided and methods for making the same. The composite is made from, for example, silicone rubber, urethane rubber, polytetrafluoroethylene or other polymer. The composites are useful for making articles of manufacture,... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6913051 | Tire with dual anchorage carcass ply Tire, comprising at least one carcass-type reinforcement structure extending circumferentially from the bead to the sidewall and a crown reinforcement, each of the beads further comprising a main anchoring zone for supporting the reinforcement structure, the tire co... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6913053 | Three ply layer turn-up pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire has a tread portion, a pair of axially spaced bead areas and a pair of sidewalls. A body ply carcass extends axially between the bead areas and contains three body ply layers which turn-up about the bead areas from inside to outside. Two of the body... | 07/05/2005 |
