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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7468111 | Method and apparatus for balancing tires during retreading A method and apparatus for balancing a tire during a retreading operation includes measuring the radial runout the buffed tire casing and applying the gum layer and tread strip to compensate for variances in runout. The gum layer is applied so that an overlap or sme... | 12/23/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7360846 | Ceramic balance beads and method of tire balancing A container 10 is filled with ceramic balancing beads 20. The container is held closed by a removable clip 15, 16 or a mild adhesive 14. The beads are high density and therefore low in volume with regular surfaces, spherical or ellipsoid,... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7252127 | Reflecting bicycle tires Bicycle wheels have integral reflective areas to increase visibility of the bicycle. These areas show through portions of the wheel tread, so that the tread protects the reflector material from wear. The reflecting areas are scattered over the wheel and situated at ... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7022753 | Composition for equalizing radial and lateral force variations at the tire/road footprint of a pneumatic tire A composition or particle mixture (20) for equalizing radial and lateral forces at the tire/road footprint of a pneumatic tire (11) due to tire/wheel assembly imbalance, non-uniformity of the tire, temporary disturbances in the road surface, or other v... | 04/04/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6811633 | Method for balancing a vehicle driveshaft A method for rotatably balancing a driveshaft includes the initial step of using a conventional balancing apparatus is used to determined the size and location of the balance weights needed to properly balance the driveshaft. Next, an adhesive material is applied to... | 11/02/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6412524 | Apparatus for introducing flowable force compensating material into a tire An improved injector apparatus for introducing flowable force compensating material into a tire/wheel assembly for the purpose of equalizing radial and lateral force variations of the tire/wheel assembly when in use on a vehicle. The injector apparatus ge... | 07/02/2002 |
| 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 |
| 6056838 | Method for manufacturing a variable-pitch composite blade for a helicopter rotor The method comprises the following steps: producing a preform of the blade comprising a blade root section for connection to a hub and an aerodynamically profiled main blade section, the blade root section of the preform including at least one cylindrical... | 05/02/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5932303 | Balancing ornament An ornament is shaped to be in balance about a surface point that is adapted to engage an upstanding projection. In one preferred embodiment, the ornament is formed from paper and is in the shape of a bird. The surface point is located at the bird's beak.... | 08/03/1999 |
| 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 |
| 5564567 | Method for transporting floral groupings A method for preparing a plant package assembly for delivery to a predetermined location and for transporting the plant package assembly thereto. The plant package assembly comprises a plurality of floral groupings disposed within floral containers. Each ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5557043 | Apparatus for fixing an adhesive balancing weight to a vehicle wheel An apparatus for fixing a balancing weight having an adhesive layer thereon to a vehicle wheel at a balancing position comprises a holder having at least first and second holding portions for holding a balancing weight under a spring force. The holder is ... | 09/17/1996 |
| 5512115 | Vectorial assembly method for first and second stage assemblies of road vehicle tires A vectorial assembly method for first and second stage assemblies (5, 3) of radial tires, whereby a first stage assembly (5), mounted on a rotary inner support (52) so as to rotate about its axis, and a second stage assembly (3), housed inside a toroidal ... | 04/30/1996 |
| 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 |
| 5393802 | Weight for adjusting balance of a rotating body A weight for adjusting balance of a rotating body obtained by adding and mixing one or two or more sorts of solid spherical powders selected from silicated glass, boro-silicated glass and phosphate glass to and with ultraviolet curing resin. The weight ha... | 02/28/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5384339 | Epoxy based balancing compound and method for balancing a rotor utilizing an ultraviolet-curable epoxy resin composition A balancing compound comprising an epoxy resin, a photoinitiator in an effective amount to cure the resin at ambient temperatures upon the application of ultraviolet light (10 nm to 400 nm) of less than 40 watts per square centimeter in less than about 30... | 01/24/1995 |
| 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 |
| 5143757 | Encapsulating a substrate A layer of coating bonded to a substrate is encapsulated to prevent portions of the layer from becoming detached and randomly distributed. This is accomplished by applying a first layer of an adhesive to the exposed surface of the layer to be encapsulated... | 09/01/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4398583 | Tire and method of applying sealant A continuous strip of puncture sealing material is applied to an inside surface of a tire by laying and adhering a plurality of side-by-side turns of the strip with the different turns connected by angular crossing portions in the area of a first circumfe... | 08/16/1983 |
| 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 |
| 4186623 | Multi-rim flywheel attachment Spacers are positioned between adjacent rims of a multi-rim composite flywheel in alignment with hub spokes thereof to improve flywheel performance while minimizing radial stress.... | 02/05/1980 |
| 4165409 | Method of fabricating wood composite panels having enhanced fire retardancy What is disclosed is a method of fabricating wood composite panels having enhanced fire retardancy. The panels so fabricated have hard, durable finished surfaces which allow machine finishing without the concurrent loss in fire retardancy due to the finis... | 08/21/1979 |
| 4134781 | Method for controlling warp in the manufacture of corrugated paperboard Effective control of warp in the manufacture of corrugated paperboard sheets on standard corrugator equipment is achieved by the on-line application of a regulated quantity of moisture to one or both sides of the completed corrugated paperboard web after ... | 01/16/1979 |
| 4106964 | Balance correction method and apparatus A method and apparatus for correcting imbalance occurring in pneumatic tires during their manufacture. Correction is made by depositing on the inside surface of the tire, at a balance-correcting position, a measured quantity of an uncured, quick-curing, u... | 08/15/1978 |
| 4036080 | Multi-rim flywheel A plurality of nested rims are mounted on spokes of a flywheel hub member in a manner causing the rim assembly to have a noncircular configuration while the flywheel is at rest. Expansion of the rim assembly and the hub member during high speed flywheel o... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4016020 | System for measuring and correcting vibrations generated in vehicular tires An integrated system for eliminating the vibrations generated in vehicular tires under cruising speed conditions by correcting the tire both for peripheral non-uniformities and for lack of symmetry. The system includes means for revolving the tire being c... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3987833 | Balanced pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire is balanced by applying a counterbalance material to the tire characterized in that the balancing material is a thin layer of a polyolefin which adheres to the inside surface of the carcass by means of surface tension alone.... | 10/26/1976 |
