Patents Assigned to Tire Recycling Development Corporation
  • Rubber structural members and methods for forming rubber structural members from tire parts
    Patent number: 6706132
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating laminations to form structural elements of predetermined shapes (120, 220, 420, 520, 620) are provided. Laminations include parts (22, 24) fabricated from the tread portion (42) of discarded rubber tires. The parts are typically arranged in layers with various relationships therebetween. The parts are pressed to remove all voids therebetween causing dynamic tension which creates rigidity and then bonded with methods including vulcanization, chemical vulcanization, epoxy and adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2004
    Assignee: Tire Recycling Development Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph H. Coffin
  • Methods for fabricating laminated structures using rubber tire parts
    Patent number: 6258193
    Abstract: Methods for fabricating laminations to form structural elements of predetermined shapes (120, 220, 420, 520, 620) are provided. Laminations include parts (22, 24) fabricated from the tread portion (42) of discarded rubber tires. The parts are typically arranged in layers with various relationships therebetween. The parts are pressed to remove all voids therebetween causing dynamic tension which creates rigidity and then bonded with methods including vulcanization, chemical vulcanization, epoxy and adhesive.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Assignee: Tire Recycling Development Corporation
    Inventor: Joseph H. Coffin