Patents by Inventor Barry Clark
Barry Clark 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).
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Patent number: 8991466Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks, Barry A. Clark
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Patent number: 8991465Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 31, 2015Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks
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Patent number: 8973639Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: March 10, 2015Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20150047740Abstract: A wheel inflation apparatus including a wheel engagement unit that suspends a tire/wheel assembly and at least one inflation unit coupled to the robotic arm, each inflation unit being configured to inflate the tire/wheel assembly. A load measuring unit is configured to sense an amount of load being applied to the wheel/tire assembly. A controller is coupled to the load measuring unit for receiving a load signal and determining an internal air pressure of the tire/wheel assembly based on the load signal. The controller controls the at least one inflation unit based on the determined internal air pressure and a target (desired) air pressure value.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 7, 2014Publication date: February 19, 2015Inventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark
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Patent number: 8936410Abstract: A dump body latching system for application to a self dumping hopper comprises a battery, a linear actuator assembly having an actuator rod configured for reciprocal motion into and out of a housing, an actuator cable having a first end attached to the actuator rod and a second end attached to a biased trip lever and a controller configured to connect the battery with the linear actuator to withdraw the actuator rod into the housing and thereby pull the actuator cable and the biased trip lever to disengage the trip lever from a locking pin.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2010Date of Patent: January 20, 2015Assignee: Roura Material Handling, Inc.Inventors: Michael David Genter, Cecil I. Hand, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20150013453Abstract: A balancing device, a uniformity device and an apparatus including the balancing device and the uniformity device are disclosed. Each of the balancing device and the uniformity device includes at least one multi-axis transducer. Methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Barry A. Clark, Donald G. Straitiff
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Patent number: 8919413Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one linear mounter sub-station that couples the tire with the wheel for forming the tire-wheel assembly. The apparatus also includes a transporting device that transports one of the wheel and the tire along a linear path that traverses the at least one linear mounter sub-station. The component of the at least one linear mounter sub-station resists, but does not prevent, movement of one of the tire and the wheel relative the other of the tire and the wheel along the linear path in order to spatially manipulate one of the tire and the wheel relative the other of the tire and the wheel in order to at least partially couple the tire with the wheel for forming the tire-wheel assembly. A method is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 14, 2012Date of Patent: December 30, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark, Robert Reece, Ramsey R. Niazy
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Patent number: 8915285Abstract: An apparatus for seating a bead of a tire adjacent a bead seat of a wheel is disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2012Date of Patent: December 23, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20140360677Abstract: A system is disclosed. The system includes a processing station for processing at least one of a tire and a wheel prior to joining the tire and the wheel for forming a tire-wheel assembly. The processing station includes one of a tire lubricating sub-station and a wheel lubricating sub-station. A lubrication conditioning system is fluidly-coupled to the processing station. The lubrication conditioning system includes: a lubricant reservoir, a lubricant temperature modifier arranged at least proximate to the lubricant reservoir, a lubricant temperature sensor arranged within a cavity formed by the lubricant reservoir and a controller communicatively-coupled to both of the lubricant temperature modifier and the lubricant temperature sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: December 11, 2014Inventors: Donald G. Straitiff, Barry A. Clark, Lawrence J. Lawson, Joshua J. Hicks, Robert Reece, David H. Larson
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Publication number: 20140340511Abstract: A system for testing an implement is disclosed. The system includes: a computing resource, an implement rotating device, a light emitting device and a light receiving device. The implement rotating device rotatably-supports the implement. The implement rotating device is communicatively-coupled to the computing resource. The light emitting device is communicatively-coupled to the computing resource. The light receiving device is communicatively-coupled to the computing resource. The implement rotating device and the implement are arranged between the light emitting device and the light receiving device.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 2, 2014Publication date: November 20, 2014Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Donald G. Straitiff, Barry A. Clark, Ramsey Richard Niazy
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Publication number: 20140305598Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire-wheel assembly including a tire and a wheel that removes entrapments between a bead seat of the wheel and bead of the tire is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire-wheel assembly exerciser having a tire-engaging portion. The tire-engaging portion includes at least one tire-engaging device that is adjustably-connected to a base portion. A system is disclosed. A method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2014Publication date: October 16, 2014Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Robert Reece, Barry A. Clark, David H. Larson, Ramsey Richard Niazy, Donald G. Straitiff, Lawrence J. Lawson, Joshua J. Hicks
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Patent number: 8820383Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: December 29, 2011Date of Patent: September 2, 2014Assignee: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20140053987Abstract: An apparatus for seating a bead of a tire adjacent a bead seat of a wheel is disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 24, 2012Publication date: February 27, 2014Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20130168028Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20130168029Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks
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Publication number: 20130168032Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20130168031Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks, Barry A. Clark
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Publication number: 20130168030Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes a tire support member including a first tire support member, a second tire support member and a third tire support member. Each of the first, second and third tire support members include an upper surface and a lower surface. The apparatus includes a plurality of tire engaging devices including a first tire tread engaging post and a second tire tread engaging post. A method for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire wheel assembly is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 29, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark, Robert Reece, Joshua J. Hicks
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Publication number: 20130081765Abstract: An apparatus for processing a tire and a wheel for forming a tire-wheel assembly is disclosed. The apparatus includes at least one linear mounter sub-station that couples the tire with the wheel for forming the tire-wheel assembly. The apparatus also includes a transporting device that transports one of the wheel and the tire along a linear path that traverses the at least one linear mounter sub-station. The component of the at least one linear mounter sub-station resists, but does not prevent, movement of one of the tire and the wheel relative the other of the tire and the wheel along the linear path in order to spatially manipulate one of the tire and the wheel relative the other of the tire and the wheel in order to at least partially couple the tire with the wheel for forming the tire-wheel assembly. A method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 14, 2012Publication date: April 4, 2013Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark, Robert Reece, Ramsey R. Niazy
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Publication number: 20120205175Abstract: A chassis front assembly, a chassis rear assembly and a chassis intermediate assembly are disclosed. The chassis front assembly and the chassis rear assembly are connected to the chassis intermediate assembly for forming a chassis. A kit is also disclosed. A method is also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 10, 2012Publication date: August 16, 2012Applicant: Android Industries LLCInventors: Keith Masserang, Joshua J. Hicks, Lawrence J. Lawson, Barry A. Clark