Patents by Inventor Thomas Francis Quinn

Thomas Francis Quinn 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).

  • Bladder lifting apparatus and method
    Patent number: 6761849
    Abstract: A bladder removing apparatus for a tire vulcanizer having a movable boom swiveled on a horizontally movable platform with a flexible connecting member carried by the boom for attachment to the bladder, whereby the platform is moveable and the boom is swingable into a centered position of the bladder, upon lifting of said bladder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2004
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Thomas Francis Quinn, Gary Bernard Shumacher, Randy Ray Beller
  • Bladder lifting apparatus and method
    Publication number: 20030025249
    Abstract: A bladder removing apparatus for a tire vulcanizer having a movable boom swiveled on a horizontally movable platform with a flexible connecting member carried by the boom for attachment to the bladder, whereby the platform is moveable and the boom is swingable into a centered position of the bladder, upon lifting of said bladder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Thomas Francis Quinn, Gary Bernard Shumacher, Randy Ray Beller