Patents by Inventor Todd R. Frisbie

Todd R. Frisbie 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).

  • Expandable rim for tire tread buffing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11951701
    Abstract: A machine for retreading tires includes a rotatable hub that includes a moveable conical element, and an expandable rim disposed around the rotatable hub. The expandable rim includes a plurality of shoes. Each shoe of the plurality of shoes may have a base portion and a rim portion. The base portion may have a two-piece construction that allows for replacement of a worn interface that may include a channel and a ramp. A method for assembling an expandable rim for use in a tire retreading machine, and a method for servicing a machine having an expandable rim are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Bridgestone Bandag, LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Henriksen, Todd R. Frisbie, Christopher J. A. Ferrell
  • EXPANDABLE RIM FOR TIRE TREAD BUFFING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210291471
    Abstract: A machine for retreading tires includes a rotatable hub that includes a moveable conical element, and an expandable rim disposed around the rotatable hub. The expandable rim includes a plurality of shoes. Each shoe of the plurality of shoes may have a base portion and a rim portion. The base portion may have a two-piece construction that allows for replacement of a worn interface that may include a channel and a ramp. A method for assembling an expandable rim for use in a tire retreading machine, and a method for servicing a machine having an expandable rim are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE BANDAG, LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Henriksen, Todd R. Frisbie, Christopher J. A. Ferrell
  • Expandable rim for tire tread buffing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11059248
    Abstract: A machine for retreading tires includes a rotatable hub that includes a moveable conical element, and an expandable rim disposed around the rotatable hub. The expandable rim includes a plurality of shoes. Each shoe of the plurality of shoes may have a base portion and a rim portion. The base portion may have a two-piece construction that allows for replacement of a worn interface that may include a channel and a ramp. A method for assembling an expandable rim for use in a tire retreading machine, and a method for servicing a machine having an expandable rim are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Bridgestone Bandag, LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Henriksen, Todd R. Frisbie, Christopher J. A. Ferrell
  • EXPANDABLE RIM FOR TIRE TREAD BUFFING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20190232588
    Abstract: A machine for retreading tires includes a rotatable hub that includes a moveable conical element, and an expandable rim disposed around the rotatable hub. The expandable rim includes a plurality of shoes. Each shoe of the plurality of shoes may have a base portion and a rim portion. The base portion may have a two-piece construction that allows for replacement of a worn interface that may include a channel and a ramp. A method for assembling an expandable rim for use in a tire retreading machine, and a method for servicing a machine having an expandable rim are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2019
    Publication date: August 1, 2019
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE BANDAG, LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Henriksen, Todd R. Frisbie, Christopher J. A. Ferrell
  • Expandable rim for tire tread buffing apparatus and method
    Patent number: 10343359
    Abstract: A machine for retreading tires includes a rotatable hub that includes a moveable conical element, and an expandable rim disposed around the rotatable hub. The expandable rim includes a plurality of shoes. Each shoe of the plurality of shoes may have a base portion and a rim portion. The base portion may have a two-piece construction that allows for replacement of a worn interface that may include a channel and a ramp. A method for assembling an expandable rim for use in a tire retreading machine, and a method for servicing a machine having an expandable rim are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: Bridgestone Bandag, LLC
    Inventors: Eric M. Henriksen, Todd R. Frisbie, Christopher J. A. Ferrell
  • EXPANDABLE RIM FOR TIRE TREAD BUFFING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20180036977
    Abstract: A machine for retreading tires includes a rotatable hub that includes a moveable conical element, and an expandable rim disposed around the rotatable hub. The expandable rim includes a plurality of shoes. Each shoe of the plurality of shoes may have a base portion and a rim portion. The base portion may have a two-piece construction that allows for replacement of a worn interface that may include a channel and a ramp. A method for assembling an expandable rim for use in a tire retreading machine, and a method for servicing a machine having an expandable rim are also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2016
    Publication date: February 8, 2018
    Inventors: Eric M. Henriksen, Todd R. Frisbie, Christopher J. A. Ferrell