Bizarre Patents
Pizza Pie With Concentric Rings of Crust
A pizza mold for forming a plurality of concentric raised ridges of dough (i.e., crust) on the surface of a pizza pie.
PatentStorm News
Make the Most of Our Site
See this month's Top Inventors and Most Cited Patents.
Stay on top of the latest innovations by subscribing to an RSS feed.
Registered users: Manage your profile.
| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367369 | Aircraft tire The invention relates to an aircraft tire with a tread having a running surface of a rubber composition which contains elastomers of which a major portion is a specialized cis 1,4-polybutadiene elastomer and a minor portion is cis 1,4-polyisoprene rubber and which c... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7350662 | Modular reusable vehicle shipping crate A shipping crate for shipping objects such as all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and personal water-crafts (PWCs). The shipping crate is completely recyclable and includes a top frame structure and a bottom frame structure. The top and bottom frame structures are operable ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7213509 | Method and system for individual tire recycling A method for handling scrap tires, includes a step of providing a compacting apparatus to a scrap tire generator, such as a tire retailer. Before compacting the tires, the tire can be marked with a unique identifier assigned to every tire generator. By marking the s... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7178669 | Tire storage system A tire storage system is disclosed, for securely storing one or more tires. The tire storage system consists of two identical tire caps and a connecting spacer. One of the tire caps is placed horizontally on a flat surface. The used tire is placed upon one of the ti... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168768 | Rubber coated wheel A vehicle wheel includes a central hub region and a rim coaxial with the central hub region. The rim is configured to receive a motor vehicle tire and includes an exposed annular surface visible when the tire is received on the rim. A middle region extends from the ... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7080846 | Detachable wheel cover A detachable wheel cover for a trolley, pushchair or the like has a substantially cylindrical part which is adapted to fit around the periphery of a wheel, a first side adapted to cover one side of the wheel and a second side adapted to cover the other side of the w... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7077374 | Mounting apparatus A mounting apparatus for mounting a product to a structure is provided. The apparatus secures the product to the structure to prevent damage of the product during shipping. The mounting apparatus includes a base plate, two pin members, two pin engaging members, and ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7048484 | Method of shipping and storing removable tread belts for very large tires An improved method of shipping and storing tires having a removable tread belt mounted to a tire carcass which are typically used on large vehicles such as earthmovers. The method includes shipping the tread belt separately from the tire carcass; and holding two opp... | 05/23/2006 |
| 6994307 | Method and apparatus for packaging saw blades A protective cover for use on one or more saw blades. The cover is formed from a heat shrinking material that is shrunk on the saw blade(s) to provide a thin close fitting cover that protects teeth on the saw blade(s). A tag can be attached to the cover and/or saw b... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6527499 | Automated tire loading/unloading and compression system and tire transport frame A system and method for automatically loading tires into a tire transport frame is disclosed. The system stacks a plurality of tires in a herringbone pattern within a tire transport frame. The tire transport frame provides a structure that maintains the s... | 03/04/2003 |
| 6324814 | Method of shipping very large tires An improved method of shipping, storing, and changing very large tires having a removable tread belt mounted to a tire carcass which are typically used on very large vehicles such as earthmovers. By compressing both the tread belts and the tire carcasses,... | 12/04/2001 |
| 6273670 | Universal tire stacking and palletizing end effector assembly and system and method of using same A robotic tire end effector apparatus and system including a method for picking up and placing tires positioned horizontally onto vertical stacks of tires. The apparatus and system includes a totem support assembly having a support housing and support bar... | 08/14/2001 |
| 6044968 | Tire cover A tire protective cover for covering and protecting a static mounted tire from environmental hazards, wherein the environmental hazards include ultra-violet radiation and air-borne contaminants such , corrosive fluids or paint protection from dogs urinati... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5941432 | Storage container for emergency fuel The combination of a container having an emergency fuel therein for an internal combustion engine. The container is disposed in a trunk of a vehicle or in a storage compartment on a boat. A handle is formed on a body of the container. A closable outlet is... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5840237 | Pallet for raw cover tire and manufacturing method of tire using the same A pallet for raw cover tire has a circular bottom plate, and a supporting portion provided to a periphery of the bottom plate and supporting one of outer side surfaces of side walls of a raw cover tire. The supporting portion has a first receiving surface... | 11/24/1998 |
| 5826716 | Wheel separator and method A wheel separator and method for packaging vehicle wheels and the like comprises a multi-ply panel of corrugated fiberboard having at least three liner sheets and two filler layers therebetween. One of the panel faces is generally flat with a plurality of... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5797642 | Luggage compartment construction The present invention provides a luggage compartment construction comprising a spare tire house provided under a luggage compartment to contain a spare tire, a spare tire board for closing an opening of the spare tire house, and a back panel trim for cove... | 08/25/1998 |
| 5402922 | Cover for a spare wheel A cover for a spare wheel arranged externally at the rear of a motor vehicle has a clamping strap which covers the entire tread of the tire. In its lateral edge regions, the clamping strap is drawn in towards the center of the wheel. A round plate covers ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5186989 | Annular article-wrapping member and method of making same An annular article-wrapping member includes a shrinkable wrapping material which is wound on the outer periphery of an annular article to be wrapped in such a manner that the direction of shrinkage of the shrinkable wrapping material coincides with a circ... | 02/16/1993 |
| 4954239 | Prefilled catheter tip syringe kit A device for use as a single use, disposable, sterile irrigation kit for catheter irrigation, comprising a prefilled sterile piston syringe containing from about 45 to about 75 cc of a fluid selected from sterile water, saline solution and dilute aqueous ... | 09/04/1990 |
| 4923902 | Process and compositions for reinforcing structural members A two-part system for reinforcing a hollow structural member and its method of use are provided. Part A of the two-part system is formed by adding a filler and unexpanded, thermally-expandable microspheres to a liquid thermosetting resin, such as an epoxy... | 05/08/1990 |
| 4893713 | Protector pallet for aircraft wheel assemblies A protector for aircraft wheel assemblies comprises an annular upper main protective member and an annular lower main protective member, each extending in a radial direction over a respective tire sidewall for enclosing and sealing the hub, and for at lea... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4892190 | Bicycle case A bicycle case having a pair of hinged container sections having opposed upper and bottom chambers for receiving the partially disassembled parts of a bicycle. The bottom chamber includes a pair of parallel longitudinal support bars secured to the opposit... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4836877 | Method of making a tire retreading envelope A retreading envelope is produced by extruding an elastomeric material in substantially tubular form, with portions of the wall thickness of the circumference of the extruded tubing being of a thickness substantially greater than the wall thickness of the... | 06/06/1989 |
| 4792039 | Carrier for storing and transporting a bicycle A carrier for storing and/or transporting a partially disassembled bicycle is disclosed as including a rigid base section and rigid left and right side sections. Quick-release hinge devices detachably and pivotably connect each of the side sections to the... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4623010 | Tire bead protector device Bead protectors fittable to an opposed pair of tire bead portions are made of a thermoplastic resin. Each bead protector comprises a tubular portion fittable in the bead portion and a flange portion extending from the tubular portion via a curved portion ... | 11/18/1986 |
| 4614268 | Bead transporting container A generally cylindrical wall member (14) of resilient material has an opening (22) extending axially of the container (10) for inserting beads (12) into individual compartments (54) in the container (10). Axially extending sides (30) of the wall member (1... | 09/30/1986 |
| 4550827 | Tire packaging There is disclosed a plastic bead protector and a method of packaging large tires having bead portions that are susceptible to damage by lifting hooks or fork trucks during shipment. The bead protectors are slideably inserted inside of the bead portions o... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4548540 | Spare tire securing apparatus A tire securing apparatus includes a cylindrical enclosure (10) closed at one end for receiving a spare tire (26). The enclosure (10) is formed from a flexible material with a rigid plate (36) disposed on a recess (28) on the underside thereof. The spare ... | 10/22/1985 |
| 4315569 | Replacement wheel display carton A display carton for a replacement wheel assembly of the type used on a lawn mower, wheelbarrow, spreader, or other garden-type vehicle. The carton is provided with opposed sidewall panels which contain cutouts so that the wheel assembly protrudes beyond ... | 02/16/1982 |
| 4304279 | Airplane wheel and bearing protector A wheel and bearing protector apparatus useful in protecting airplane wheels and bearings from damage or contamination and for preventing loss of bearings during handling prior to mounting on an airplane axle. The apparatus has two wheel and bearing prote... | 12/08/1981 |
| 4190939 | Vehicle tire sun shield and method of installing same A tire sun shield for use upon a load supporting wheel of a parked vehicle is formed from a one-piece member having a front face of a diameter generally corresponding to that of the tire to be shielded and an integral axially extending skirt joined to the... | 03/04/1980 |
| 4095560 | Baled tire process Discarded rubber automotive tires are processed into bales for disposal and use as landfill, fish habitats and other purposes by compressing a stack of such tires endwise into a compact annular bale and then securing the bale with ties at circumferentiall... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4057141 | Baled tire product Discarded rubber automotive tires are processed into bales for disposal and use as landfill, fish habitats and other purposes by compressing a stack of such tires endwise into a compact annular bale and then securing the bale with ties at circumferentiall... | 11/08/1977 |
| 4043462 | Loading plate structure adapted to be stacked A loading plate structure adapted together with other loading plate structures of the same design to form a stack, which includes a preferably rectangular or square-shaped normally horizontal loading plate which at each of its corner sections has connecte... | 08/23/1977 |
| 4036271 | Seamless retread envelope A retread envelope press, seamless retread envelope, and method for manufacturing said seamless retread envelope are described as facilitating the production of superior retreaded or recapped tires. In particular, a seamless elastomeric compression-formed... | 07/19/1977 |
| 4006678 | Machine for compressing, slitting and baling stacks of tires A machine with an open upstanding frame has a central space within which a stack of tires are placed. A hydraulic ram mounted on top of the frame, when retracted, supports a press platen slidable on vertical frame posts above the stack and a knife platen ... | 02/08/1977 |
