Patents by Inventor Michael Edward Widmyer

Michael Edward Widmyer has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Flexible guide for tire repair
    Patent number: 9561628
    Abstract: A method for preparing a portion of a tire for repair includes the steps of providing a template having a pair of guide edges, securing the template to an interior surface of the tire, providing a tool for forming a discontinuity in the interior surface of the tire, forming a discontinuity in the interior surface of the tire, with the tool, along the guide edges of the template, and removing the template from the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2017
    Assignees: Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Metodi Lubenov Ikonomov, Cesar Enrique Zarak, Nathan Joel Panning, Michael Edward Widmyer
  • FLEXIBLE GUIDE FOR TIRE REPAIR
    Publication number: 20130213556
    Abstract: A method for preparing a portion of a tire for repair includes the steps of providing a template having a pair of guide edges, securing the template to an interior surface of the tire, providing a tool for forming a discontinuity in the interior surface of the tire, forming a discontinuity in the interior surface of the tire, with the tool, along the guide edges of the template, and removing the template from the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2010
    Publication date: August 22, 2013
    Applicants: COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, MICHELIN RECHERCHE ET TECHNIQUE S.A.
    Inventors: Metodi Lubenov Ikonomov, Cesar Enrique Zarak, Nathan Joel Panning, Michael Edward Widmyer