Patents by Inventor Carroll M. Cloer

Carroll M. Cloer 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).

  • Quick change assembly for tire cord fabric looms
    Patent number: 5372164
    Abstract: A quick change assembly for a tire cord fabric loom utilizes a pattern of warp ends which are threaded through suitable harnesses. The pattern in the harnesses is placed in the loom and the individual warp ends are pulled back to a plurality of creel combs which are secured to the creel and which each receive and guide a group of warp strands from the creel. These warp strands are directed to the loom and are formed into the tire cord fabric having the desired pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1993
    Date of Patent: December 13, 1994
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
    Inventor: Carroll M. Cloer
  • Tire fabric with polyester/high wet modulus rayon filling
    Patent number: 5244717
    Abstract: Tire fabric woven from filling yarn which consists essentially of from 40% to 80% by weight of polyester and from 60% to 20% by weight of high wet modulus rayon and has a cotton count ranging from 10/1 to 40/1 and warp cords consisting of a material selected from the group consisting of nylon, polyester and rayon and having a weight-per-unit-length ranging from 2100 to 5000 denier, which has a filling of 1.0 to 3.0 picks per inch and a warp of 15 to 35 ends per inch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 1992
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1993
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone, Inc.
    Inventor: Carroll M. Cloer