Patents Represented by Attorney Steven M. Auvill
  • Patent number: 7530803
    Abstract: An insert for a tire mold is provided. In one embodiment, the insert has an elongated cylindrical body. The insert includes at least one channel portion with a plurality of channels disposed in a non-axial direction along the surface of the insert. The at least one channel portion extends from a first end of the insert. The insert may further include a reduced diameter portion with at least one axial groove disposed thereon.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2009
    Assignee: Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC
    Inventor: Edward Seroka