Patents by Inventor Carlyle A. Weigel

Carlyle A. Weigel 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).

  • Patent number: 4019945
    Abstract: A device including means for removing a protective liner from elastic reflex-light reflective strip material, means for applying a length of the strip material to a tire casing, and means for separating the applied length from a supply length of the strip material. The means for removing the liner includes means in driving engagement with the liner, the speed of which can be varied via rotation of a helical strip to match the rate of strip application. Rotation of the helical strip is caused by movement along the strip of a carriage on which the liner is separated from the strip, which movement of the carriage is caused by the accumulation or decrease in the amount of liner between the carriage and liner drive means when the ratio of liner movement to strip movement increases or decreases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 1976
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1977
    Assignee: Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company
    Inventors: Thomas F. Look, Richard T. Podvin, Carlyle A. Weigel