Patents by Inventor Anthony Richard Wright

Anthony Richard Wright 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).

  • Combined transfer of toe guards and inner liner from false drum to building drum
    Patent number: 6866736
    Abstract: At least first and second dissimilar tire components are placed on a false drum, and are subsequently transferred, en masse, to a building drum, in the following manner. The first tire component is placed on the false drum with the false drum stationary, using a vacuum device to pick up a free end of the first tire component and place it on the false drum. The vacuum in the false drum is turned on to grasp the first tire component, and the vacuum device is turned off to release the first tire component. A free end of the second tire component, previously picked up using a pickup device, is placed on the false drum. The step of placing the free end of the second tire component onto the false drum may be performed after the drum has been rotated slightly. The false drum is rotated to measure out the first and second tire components, and they are cut to a desired length. The at least two dissimilar tire components are then transferred to the building drum.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2005
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Anthony Richard Wright
  • Combined transfer of toe guards and inner liner from false drum to building drum
    Publication number: 20030056875
    Abstract: At least first and second dissimilar tire components are placed on a false drum, and are subsequently transferred, en masse, to a building drum, in the following manner. The first tire component is placed on the false drum with the false drum stationary, using a vacuum device to pick up a free end of the first tire component and place it on the false drum. The vacuum in the false drum is turned on to grasp the first tire component, and the vacuum device is turned off to release the first tire component. A free end of the second tire component, previously picked up using a pickup device, is placed on the false drum. The step of placing the free end of the second tire component onto the false drum may be performed after the drum has been rotated slightly. The false drum is rotated to measure out the first and second tire components, and they are cut to a desired length. The at least two dissimilar tire components are then transferred to the building drum.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Inventor: Anthony Richard Wright