Patents Assigned to Android Industries LLC
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Patent number: 8919413Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one linear mounter sub-station that couples the tire with the wheel for forming the tire-wheel assembly. The apparatus also includes a transporting device that transports one of the wheel and the tire along a linear path that traverses the at least one linear mounter sub-station. The component of the at least one linear mounter sub-station resists, but does not prevent, movement of one of the tire and the wheel relative the other of the tire and the wheel along the linear path in order to spatially manipulate one of the tire and the wheel relative the other of the tire and the wheel in order to at least partially couple the tire with the wheel for forming the tire-wheel assembly. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark, Robert Reece, Ramsey R. Niazy
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Patent number: 8915285Abstract: An apparatus for seating a bead of a tire adjacent a bead seat of a wheel is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark
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Patent number: 8910733Abstract: A chassis front assembly, a chassis rear assembly and a chassis intermediate assembly are disclosed. The chassis front assembly and the chassis rear assembly are connected to the chassis intermediate assembly for forming a chassis. A kit is also disclosed. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 10, 2012Date of Patent: December 16, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Keith Masserang, Joshua James Hicks, Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry Allan Clark
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Publication number: 20140340511Abstract: A system for testing an implement is disclosed. The system includes: a computing resource, an implement rotating device, a light emitting device and a light receiving device. The implement rotating device rotatably-supports the implement. The implement rotating device is communicatively-coupled to the computing resource. The light emitting device is communicatively-coupled to the computing resource. The light receiving device is communicatively-coupled to the computing resource. The implement rotating device and the implement are arranged between the light emitting device and the light receiving device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Donald G. Straitiff, Barry A. Clark, Ramsey Richard Niazy
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Patent number: 8863389Abstract: A method is disclosed. The method includes the step of determining a spatial location of a match-mark region of each of a tire and a wheel, wherein at least one of the tire and the wheel does not include a physical match mark formed upon a surface or within a body portion of the tire and the wheel. A system is also disclosed. An apparatus is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2011Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, George B. Byma, Robert Reece, Ramsey R. Niazy
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Publication number: 20140305598Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire-wheel assembly including a tire and a wheel that removes entrapments between a bead seat of the wheel and bead of the tire is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire-wheel assembly exerciser having a tire-engaging portion. The tire-engaging portion includes at least one tire-engaging device that is adjustably-connected to a base portion. A system is disclosed. A method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Robert Reece, Barry A. Clark, David H. Larson, Ramsey Richard Niazy, Donald G. Straitiff, Lawrence J. Lawson, Joshua J. Hicks
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Patent number: 8820383Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20140238127Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire-wheel assembly comprising a single-cell workstation including a plurality of sub-stations. The plurality of sub-stations includes a weight application sub-station, and an audit balancing sub-station. The apparatus also includes a tire/wheel transporting device positioned within reach of all of the plurality of sub-stations. A method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 1, 2014Publication date: August 28, 2014Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Lawrence L. Reece, Richard J. Standen, Ramsey R. Niazy
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Publication number: 20140216600Abstract: An inflation work station for inflating a tire-wheel assembly including a tire mounted to a wheel is disclosed. The inflation work station includes at least one inflation probe including a female portion and a male portion. The male portion is arrangeable with respect to the female portion in one of a non-mated orientation such that the at least one inflation probe is arranged in an offline orientation and a mated orientation such that the at least one inflation probe is arranged in an online orientation. The inflation work station further includes a working device including a controller, at least one movement actuator connected to the controller and the at least one inflation probe. The at least one movement actuator imparts movement to the male portion to result in the online/offline orientation of the at least one inflation probe. The inflation work station includes at least one valve connected to the controller and the at least one inflation probe.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 10, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece
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Patent number: 8770236Abstract: An inflator apparatus for inflating more than one un-inflated tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The inflator apparatus includes a support structure; an interface portion rotatably-attached to the support structure, wherein the interface portion includes a plurality of inflator heads, wherein each inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads includes a fluid inlet; a plunger portion movably-connected to the support structure, wherein the plunger portion is movably-connected to the support structure to permit selectively coupling of the plunger portion with one inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads; and a fluid conduit connected to the plunger portion, wherein the fluid conduit is fluidly connectable with the fluid inlet of the one inflator head of the plurality of inflator heads. A system for processing more than one un-inflated tire-wheel assembly is also disclosed. A method for utilizing an inflator apparatus for inflating more than one un-inflated tire-wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2010Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Robert Reece, John Donnay, David Henry Larson, Patrick W. Zoller, Lawrence J. Lawson
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Patent number: 8769807Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire-wheel assembly comprising a single-cell workstation including a plurality of sub-stations. The plurality of sub-stations includes a weight application sub-station, and an audit balancing sub-station. The apparatus also includes a tire/wheel transporting device positioned within reach of all of the plurality of sub-stations. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2011Date of Patent: July 8, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Ramsey Richard Niazy
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Publication number: 20140174630Abstract: A weight applicator for a wheel of a tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The weight applicator includes an arm portion and an applicator portion connected to the arm portion. The applicator includes a radially-extending flange portion. The radially-extending flange portion is connected to the arm portion. A first plunger portion is movably-connected to the radially-extending flange portion by one or more first radial arms. A method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 25, 2014Publication date: June 26, 2014Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: John Donnay, Dale Terry
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Publication number: 20140132740Abstract: A system for determining road force uniformity of a tire is disclosed. The system includes a plurality of imaging devices and a computer communicatively-coupled to the plurality of imaging devices. The plurality of imaging devices images a plurality of surfaces of the tire as the tire-wheel assembly is rotated about an axis of rotation. The computer receives images captured by the plurality of imaging devices in order for the computer to extract data from the images such that the computer may execute a road force uniformity simulation algorithm for the purpose of algorithmically simulating road force uniformity of the tire.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 14, 2013Publication date: May 15, 2014Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Barry Allan Clark, Donald G. Straitiff, Robert Reece
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Patent number: 8701736Abstract: An inflation work station for inflating a tire-wheel assembly including a tire mounted to a wheel is disclosed. The inflation work station includes an inflation probe including a female portion and a male portion. The inflation work station further includes a movement actuator connected to a controller and the inflation probe. The movement actuator imparts movement to the male portion of the inflation probe to result in the online/offline orientation of the at least one inflation probe. The inflation workstation includes a pressurized fluid source connected to the inflation probe by way of a valve to permit or deny communication of a pressurized fluid through the inflation probe to a cavity formed by the tire-wheel assembly for inflating the tire-wheel assembly. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: January 10, 2012Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece
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Publication number: 20140053987Abstract: An apparatus for seating a bead of a tire adjacent a bead seat of a wheel is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark
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Patent number: 8656975Abstract: A weight applicator for a wheel of a tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The weight applicator includes an arm portion and an applicator portion connected to the arm portion. The applicator includes a radially-extending flange portion. The radially-extending flange portion is connected to the arm portion. A first plunger portion is movably-connected to the radially-extending flange portion by one or more first radial arms. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2012Date of Patent: February 25, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: John Donnay, Dale Terry
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Patent number: 8573918Abstract: A dual mode end effector is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 20, 2010Date of Patent: November 5, 2013Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, David Henry Larson
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Patent number: 8567453Abstract: An apparatus for processing an un-inflated tire-wheel assembly for forming an inflated tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least a first robotic arm and a second robotic arm forming a pair of robotic arms; an assembling end effecter attached to the first robotic arm; and an inflating end effecter attached to the second robotic arm, wherein the assembling end effecter is indirectly interfaceable with the inflating end effecter by way of the un-inflated tire-wheel assembly. One or more methods are also disclosed. One or more components are also disclosed. One or more systems are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2010Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: John Donnay, Gregory J. Masserang, James Thomas-Charles Krom, Patrick W. Zoller, Joshua James Hicks, David Henry Larson
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Patent number: 8522437Abstract: An apparatus for assembling a tire and a wheel is disclosed. The apparatus includes a single-cell workstation including a device that retains a wheel, and a plurality of sub-stations. The device moves the wheel to each of the plurality of sub-stations, without releasing the wheel, to assemble a tire-wheel assembly. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2012Date of Patent: September 3, 2013Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Lawrence L. Reece, Richard J. Standen
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Publication number: 20130192769Abstract: An apparatus for seating a bead of the a adjacent a bead seat of a wheel is disclosed. The apparatus is disposable adjacent one or more of a tread surface and an outer sidewall surface of the tire.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2013Publication date: August 1, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventor: Android Industries LLC