Patents by Inventor Daryl Malone

Daryl Malone 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).

  • Band Drum Pop-Up Hinge
    Publication number: 20150306833
    Abstract: A tire building apparatus includes a tire building drum having a radially expanded position for building a tire carcass, and having a radially contracted position for releasing the tire carcass. A carcass release member is mounted on the drum such that the carcass release member moves from a retracted position when the drum is in its expanded position, to an extended position when the drum is in its contracted position, so that the carcass release member aids in releasing the tire carcass from the drum when the drum moves from its expanded position to its contracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 2, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Inventors: Chad Wright, Daryl Malone
  • Band drum pop-up hinge
    Patent number: 9102113
    Abstract: A tire building apparatus includes a tire building drum having a radially expanded position for building a tire carcass, and having a radially contracted position for releasing the tire carcass. A carcass release member is mounted on the drum such that the carcass release member moves from a retracted position when the drum is in its expanded position, to an extended position when the drum is in its contracted position, so that the carcass release member aids in releasing the tire carcass from the drum when the drum moves from its expanded position to its contracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Chad Wright, Daryl Malone
  • BAND DRUM POP-UP HINGE
    Publication number: 20130105068
    Abstract: A tire building apparatus includes a tire building drum having a radially expanded position for building a tire carcass, and having a radially contracted position for releasing the tire carcass. A carcass release member is mounted on the drum such that the carcass release member moves from a retracted position when the drum is in its expanded position, to an extended position when the drum is in its contracted position, so that the carcass release member aids in releasing the tire carcass from the drum when the drum moves from its expanded position to its contracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2011
    Publication date: May 2, 2013
    Inventors: Chad Wright, Daryl Malone