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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7275465 | Non-marring tools In one embodiment, an enhanced hex key comprises a hex key composed of a first material (e.g., a metal such as steel) and non-marring, protective sleeve composed of a second material fitted onto the hex key bit portion of the hex key. In one embodiment, the sleeve m... | 10/02/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7136262 | Pivot assembly preloaded by laser welding for hard disk drive use A pivot assembly for use in a hard disk drive, in which ball bearings are placed at both ends of a shaft, and a spacer is disposed between outer rings of the ball bearings. The spacer is fixed to the outer rings by laser welding. ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7101262 | Apparatus and methods for texturizing tread surfaces of tires An apparatus may include a stand, a tire mount supported by the stand and releasably attachable to a tire, a tire rasp, and a tire rasp mount attachable to the tire rasp. The tire rasp mount includes a pair of handles. A four bar support pivotally attaches the tire ... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7096150 | Method and apparatus for correcting tire nonuniformity A method and apparatus 100 for correcting tire nonuniformity is disclosed. The invention is particularly suited for correcting tread runout and connicity problems for large off-road tires. Multiple measurements are taken in multiple circumferentially spaced p... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7069700 | System for covering hurricane panel studs A system for covering fasteners that are provided at an exterior building wall for mounting storm panels. The system includes cover plates that are located adjacent to the fasteners. The cover plates are mounted so as to be pivotable about one side of a mounting tra... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7040371 | Tire buffing apparatus A tire buffer for buffing a tire casing as part of a retread operation can include a rasp pedestal having a rasp head and a texturing device. A moving assembly can be connected to the rasp pedestal for selectively moving the rasp pedestal along a pair of perpendicul... | 05/09/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6935170 | Tire inspection apparatus A tire inspection apparatus for detecting defects in tubeless truck tires. The apparatus includes a support base having first, second and third supports, the first and third supports being pivotable between a first position and a second position. A wheel assembly is... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6932680 | Tool mounting assembly A tool mounting assembly including a tool support means which includes tool holders adapted for receiving an associated tool and enabling rotation of the associated tool about a rotation axis. The tool mounting assembly further including means for causing relative m... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6928911 | Method and apparatus for cutting tire ply stock Method and apparatus for severing tire ply stock (S) wherein the apparatus includes a knife assembly (14) utilizing a blade (50) having a curved leading edge (58) and a straight trailing edge (62) which meet at a leading point (66)... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6911113 | Apparatus for recapping tires An apparatus for recapping tires which includes a frame made up of two associated support structures, a first support structure including a mandrel for support of the tire, which mandrel rotates on a shaft, the mandrel being mounted for translation on the first supp... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6802922 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing pneumatic tire A method and an apparatus of simple construction for manufacturing a pneumatic tire are provided. Belt wave and unevenness of belt gauge are restrained at a minimum, joining of joint parts is ensured, installation space can be smallest within the limit of necessity ... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6745809 | Tire buffing apparatus A tire buffer for buffing a tire casing as part of a retread operation can include a rasp pedestal having a rasp head and a texturing device. A moving assembly can be connected to the rasp pedestal for selectively moving the rasp pedestal along a pair of perpendicul... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6655438 | Machine for machining and deflashing tires A machine for machining and deflashing tire treads, having a frame, a drum for supporting the tire and rotating it about its axis, a cylindrical cutting tool and means for orienting the tool in various directions with respect to the tire, including means ... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6503354 | System and method for reducing blistering in automobile racing tires A device and technique for processing tires on site includes penetrating the tire with an array of spikes to provide a multiplicity of pinholes dispersed about the tread surface. The pinholes, thereby eliminating the risk of blisters. The size and quantit... | 01/07/2003 |
| 6401788 | Tire changing apparatus and method Apparatus and methods for dismounting and mounting tires onto vehicle wheels without removing the tires and wheels from the vehicle. The apparatus (26) includes three carriages (20, 22, 24), two of which have rotating drums (32, 34) for rotating a tire. O... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6308762 | Apparatus and method for improving the ride quality of lift trucks A method and apparatus for reconditioning tires while on lift trucks where a cutting tool is mounted to the lift truck and brought in contact with the tire and the tire is rotated, thereby removing material to return the tire to a more circular shape.... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6251204 | Tire retreading machine A machine for retreading tires, including a rotary chuck on which the tire to be treated is mounted and buffing tools, in which the chuck is mounted on a first carriage guided in rails and moved by a first motor, the buffing tools are carried by a second ... | 06/26/2001 |
| 6247516 | Tire changing apparatus and method An apparatus for and methods of dismounting and mounting tires onto vehicle wheels without removing the wheels from the vehicle. The apparatus includes driving elements for rotating a tire contacting the same, held in a body and operated by a power source... | 06/19/2001 |
| 5695581 | Method for trimming the shoulder areas of retreaded tires A method and an apparatus for contouring the shoulder areas of retreaded tires is disclosed. A cutter, preferably having a heated blade, is disposed proximate at least one shoulder of a retreaded tire. The retreaded tire is then rotated, while the cutter ... | 12/09/1997 |
| 5668731 | Method and apparatus for plotting a trace pattern on the tread band of a tire An apparatus for plotting a tread pattern on a vulcanized tire (2 ) which is mounted to a rim (7 ) rotatably supported by a primary framework (5 ) and oscillatable about two axes (Z, X) perpendicular to each other and to the axis of rotation (Y) of the ti... | 09/16/1997 |
| 5307854 | Tire buffing apparatus The present invention involves a tire buffing apparatus. A rasping or buffing element is mounted in a manner which allows a compound radius to be formed in the shoulder of the tire casing without removing the rasp from the surface of the tire casing durin... | 05/03/1994 |
| 5299748 | Apparatus and method for reducing vehicle tires to particles An apparatus for reducing extra large vehicle tires to particles or to prepare them for recapping comprises a tire holder assembly, made up of a set of dual jacks, in combination with a rotary cutter blade assembly made up of a side-by-side series of disc... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5279076 | Tire dust removal apparatus Dust collection apparatus for collecting dust during the grinding of tires includes a collection head mounted on the end of an arm, the collection head having a series of brushes which are arranged to contact the surface of the tire in proximity to where ... | 01/18/1994 |
| 5259242 | Tire holding fixture for tire processing machine A tire holding fixture comprises upper and lower simulated wheel halves disposed about upper and lower wheel half supports, and a guide disposed coaxially with respect to the wheel half supports. The guide cooperates with the wheel halves and wheel suppor... | 11/09/1993 |
| 5255728 | Automatic spew trimming method and apparatus used therefor An automatic spew trimming method wherein a tire is rotated while being supported from an inside to be trimmed by a knife and an apparatus used therefor. The apparatus includes a supply conveyer, a tire rotating section, a cutter for tire tread, a cutter ... | 10/26/1993 |
| 5247983 | Tire regrooving device This device, designed for recutting the grooves of pneumatic tire treads, is composed of a knife whose shape corresponds to the said groove section to be recut and an adjustable depth guide that presses against the bottom of the existing groove before mak... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5238041 | Skiving equipment and method for recapping tire A skiving equipment which permits a great reduction of labor and also permits the skiving work to be done always to an appropriate extent. This skiving equipment 1 includes a rotating member 6 for rotating a buffed tire about an axis while supporting the ... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5199337 | Tire cutter apparatus A tire splitting apparatus for splitting tire casings circumferentially into segments which includes a frame having a generally horizontal tire support table. Tire casing drive means are associated with the support table such that the drive means drivingl... | 04/06/1993 |
| 5193600 | Tire grooving apparatus and method A tire grooving apparatus according to the present invention consists of a movable block (5) movable at least in a lateral direction parallel with a tire support shaft, a vertically movable block (7) provided on the movable blocks, and a pivotable arm (81... | 03/16/1993 |
| 5185960 | Tread buffing apparatus A method and apparatus for buffing a tread is described. The method comprises mounting a tread on an apparatus capable of bufffing the casing engaging surface of said tread, the apparatus buffing the tread such that the grooves are formed on the buffed tr... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5147163 | Automatic tread removal apparatus An automatic apparatus for removing tread from beads of various sized tires is disclosed. The automatic apparatus includes a tire centering device for vertically orienting the tire so that the radial center axis of the tire is positioned along a horizonta... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5144996 | Tire grooving apparatus and method A tire grooving apparatus according to the present invention consists of a movable block (5) movable at least in a lateral direction parallel with a tire support shaft, a vertically movable block (7) provided on the movable blocks, and a pivotable arm (81... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5104744 | Spacer for an essentially cylindrical tool and process for its production A spacer is provided for an essentially cylindrical tool on whose circumference arc-shaped blades are mounted with spacers between them by means of bolts extending in the axial direction through the spacers. The spacer is made of steel sheet and has tangs... | 04/14/1992 |
| 5090465 | Device for removing projecting parts from tires and the like For removing projecting parts from tires by enbrittlement of the tire and breaking the projecting parts, a breaking tool comprising a ribbed flexible strap suspended in a frame so as to conform to the profile of an embrittled tire supported therein remove... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5074346 | Tire grooving apparatus A tire grooving apparatus according to the present invention consists of a movable carriage (3) adapted to be moved at least in the direction parallel with a tire support shaft (21), a vertically movable block (32) provided on the carriage (3) and adapted... | 12/24/1991 |
| 5067539 | Method for correcting type deflection in tire grooving and apparatus therefor A method and an apparatus for compensating a radial deflection and/or a lateral deflection in tire grooving wherein a cutter movement is controlled by a plurality of operating shafts and a desired pattern grooves are formed in a tire surface, wherein the ... | 11/26/1991 |
| 5065804 | Cutter supporting unit for tire grooving apparatus A cutter supporting unit for a tire grooving apparatus having a tire supporting shaft and a cutter supporting unit which brings a cutter in or out of contact with a tire held by the tire supporting shaft, wherein that said cutter supporting unit includes ... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5005628 | Method for correcting tire deflection in tire grooving and apparatus therefor A method and an apparatus for compensating a radial deflection and/or a lateral deflection in tire grooving wherein a cutter movement is controlled by a plurality of operating shafts and a desired pattern grooves are formed in a tire surface, wherein the ... | 04/09/1991 |
