Patents Assigned to Android Industries LLC
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Publication number: 20130168028Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20130168032Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20130168031Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20130168029Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks
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Publication number: 20130168030Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks
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Publication number: 20130081765Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark, Robert Reece, Ramsey R. Niazy
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Patent number: 8408272Abstract: A system for mounting a tire and a wheel is disclosed. The system includes a robotic arm pivotably-connected to an end effector. The system also includes a tire-supporting portion including a support surface and a pair of wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portions disposed upon the support surface. The pair of wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portions includes a first wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portion fixedly-disposed relative the support surface and a second wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portion movably-disposed relative the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2012Date of Patent: April 2, 2013Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua James Hicks
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Patent number: 8365794Abstract: An inflation work station for inflating a tire-wheel assembly including a tire mounted to a wheel is disclosed. The inflation work station includes a working device having an end effecter. The end effecter includes a wheel-engaging plunger member, a retaining apparatus connected to the wheel-engaging plunger member, and an inflation apparatus connected to the wheel-engaging plunger member. The retaining apparatus includes at least one tire-engaging portion extending from a retaining apparatus base member. The inflation apparatus includes at least one inflation probe extending from an inflation apparatus base member. A method for operating an inflation work station is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2010Date of Patent: February 5, 2013Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece
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Patent number: 8297220Abstract: A single-cell workstation for processing a tire-wheel assembly including a tire and a wheel is disclosed. The single cell workstation includes a soaping sub-station. The soaping sub-station includes a housing defined by a support surface and one or more walls extending from the support surface and a plurality of fluid dispensing portions extending from the support surface. An apparatus for lubricating one or more beads of a tire is also disclosed. The apparatus includes a head portion; a plurality of radially-adjustable clamping portions axially extending from the head portion; and a plurality of radially-adjustable lubrication applicators axially extending from the head portion.Type: GrantFiled: May 14, 2009Date of Patent: October 30, 2012Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventor: Lawrence J. Lawson
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Patent number: 8261805Abstract: A system for providing at least a partially mounted tire and wheel assembly is disclosed. The system includes the steps of using a prime mover to bring a tire and wheel together and using the primer mover to work on at least one of the tire or the wheel to mount the tire and the wheel together, wherein the work performed by the prime mover is the only positive work introduced into the tire/wheel system.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2011Date of Patent: September 11, 2012Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Richard J. Standen, Richard E. Hamilton
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Publication number: 20120216962Abstract: A system for mounting a tire and a wheel is disclosed. The system includes a robotic arm pivotably-connected to an end effector. The system also includes a tire-supporting portion including a support surface and a pair of wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portions disposed upon the support surface. The pair of wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portions includes a first wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portion fixedly-disposed relative the support surface and a second wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portion movably-disposed relative the support surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2012Publication date: August 30, 2012Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks
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Publication number: 20120211143Abstract: 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: April 25, 2012Publication date: August 23, 2012Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: John Donnay, Dale Terry
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Publication number: 20120205175Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Keith Masserang, Joshua J. Hicks, Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20120167921Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes a fluid reservoir containing a volume of fluid, a bell housing that forms a chamber, a workpiece having a first surface portion and a second surface portion, and a pressure manipulating sub-system in fluid communication with the chamber of the bell housing. The bell housing is arranged relative to the fluid reservoir such that a lower end of the bell housing is at least partially submerged in the fluid thereby sealing the chamber of the bell housing from atmosphere. The bell housing is arranged relative to the fluid reservoir such that the second surface portion of the workpiece is disposed within the chamber of the bell housing that is sealed from atmosphere. A method is also disclosed. An apparatus is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2011Publication date: July 5, 2012Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: John Donnay, George B. Byma
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Publication number: 20120144673Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2012Publication date: June 14, 2012Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Lawrence L. Reece, Richard J. Standen
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Publication number: 20120138190Abstract: 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 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: ApplicationFiled: January 10, 2012Publication date: June 7, 2012Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece
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Patent number: 8191600Abstract: A system for mounting a tire and a wheel is disclosed. The system includes a robotic arm pivotably-connected to an end effector. The system also includes a tire-supporting portion including a support surface and a pair of wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portions disposed upon the support surface. The pair of wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portions includes a first wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portion fixedly-disposed relative the support surface and a second wheel-engaging and tire-manipulating portion movably-disposed relative the support surface.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2009Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua James Hicks
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Publication number: 20120125542Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: November 18, 2011Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, George B. Byma, Robert Reece, Ramsey R. Niazy
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Patent number: 8182639Abstract: 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 of more first radial arms. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2009Date of Patent: May 22, 2012Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: John Donnay, Dale Terry
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Patent number: 8176960Abstract: A factory layout including a track circuit, one or more wheeled carts for traversing the track circuit and a tire/wheel assembly carried by the wheeled cart. One or more work stations can be positioned at locations along the track circuit. Various wheeled cart embodiments are disclosed and various work station configurations are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: November 3, 2010Date of Patent: May 15, 2012Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Edwin Reece, Robert Reece