Patents Represented by Attorney Michael Sand

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  • Method of using tire tag protector
    Patent number: 6312539
    Abstract: A tire tag protector is used to cover a tire tag on the inside of a pneumatic tire during a high-voltage, non-destructive test procedure. The tire tag protector includes a layer of dielectric and is configured to fit completely over the tire tag inside a pneumatic tire, the tire tag protector may also include a layer of conductive material. The tire tag protector is temporarily attached to the tire by an adhesive or by prongs that engage the tire tag. The tire tag protector prevents the high-voltage electrode used in the test procedure from snagging on the tire tag and prevents the sensitive electronic equipment of the tire tag from being damaged by the high-voltage test environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 6, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Georg G. A. Bohm, Russell W. Koch, Paul B. Wilson, Robert J. Trew
  • Method of attaching sensitive electronic equipment to the inner surface of a tire
    Patent number: 6309494
    Abstract: An attachment between a monitoring device and an innerliner of a tire includes the use of an epoxy adhesive that bonds the monitoring device directly to the inner surface of the innerliner of the tire. The innerliner is first roughened in a manner that provides a roughened portion of the innerliner without removing the entire thickness of the innerliner. The entire thickness of the innerliner is not removed because the innerliner is preferably more than {fraction (1/16)} of an inch thick. The thickness of the innerliner allows the rigid cured epoxy to bond the monitoring device to the inner surface of the innerliner while allowing the innerliner to flex with the tire so as to not break the seal between the rigid epoxy and the innerliner. The monitoring device is preferably located at a low flex area of the tire to help avoid the problem of the innerliner flexing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell W. Koch, Paul B. Wilson
  • Supportive pin rack for green tire storage
    Patent number: 6298998
    Abstract: A supportive tire rack for green tire transfer and storage includes a base assembly that carries at least four support pins that are horizontally cantilevered from the base. A pair of upper support plates and a pair of lower support plates are carried by the pins. The upper support plates engage the bead rings of the tire while the lower support plates cradle the lower surface of the tire. Each support plate is pivotally carried on an arm that is pivotally carried on a pin. Each arm is also in the form of a damper that dampens oscillatory forces in the tire. The arms and plates are biased toward resting positions by springs. Alternatively, the lower support is a spring biased sling formed of a flexible material and the upper support is a pair of spring biased T-shaped arms which are pivotally mounted on two of the pins for engaging the bead rings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Inc.
    Inventor: Neel K. Mani
  • Powder coating as substrate for epoxy bonding of vibration isolation mounts
    Patent number: 6292995
    Abstract: A method of producing a vibration isolation mount assembly comprising at least one metal bracket member bonded to a volume of a resilient elastomeric material. The bonding of the elastomeric material to the metal bracket is improved by electrostatically spraying the metal brackets with an epoxy coating prior to adhering the rubber to the metal bracket members, but after vulcanization of the rubber material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Douglas C. Corbin, David G. Siciliano
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D446754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2000
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Guspodin, Andrea Fantanzo
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D447446
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Allison, John J. Regallis
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D447447
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Guspodin, Andrea Fantanzo, David M. Reep
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D447448
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventor: James G. Guspodin
  • Tire shoulder region
    Patent number: D447449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventor: James G. Guspodin
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D447724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Everett J. Edwards, William B. Allison
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D447987
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventor: William B. Allison
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D448328
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Dumigan, Christopher T. Baker, James G. Guspodin, Elizabeth M. Beutler
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D449571
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Dumigan, William B. Allison
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D449801
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Keith A. Dumigan, Christopher T. Baker, James G. Guspodin, Elizabeth M. Beutler
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D449802
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: William B. Allison, John J. Regallis
  • Tire shoulder region
    Patent number: D449803
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Guspodin, David M. Reep
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D449815
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventor: William B. Allison
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D450270
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventor: Christopher T. Baker
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D450271
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Bill J. Wallet, John J. Regallis, Bradley J. Wurst, James G. Guspodin
  • Tire tread
    Patent number: D450273
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: James G. Guspodin, David M. Reep