Patents by Inventor Donald Kubinski

Donald Kubinski 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).

  • TIRE PREPARATION PLY MANUFACTURING APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20060219358
    Abstract: An apparatus for forming a continuous preparation ply of the type used to make vehicle tires from preparation ply sections having nonmetallic cords. An infeed conveyor successively feeds the preparation ply sections to a butt splicing machine that joins the ends of the two preparation ply sections to form a butt joint. A gum strip applier receives the continuous preparation ply from an outfeed conveyor and applies a gum strip over the butt joint. A method is provided for forming a continuous preparation ply by first automatically forming a butt joint, and thereafter automatically placing a gum strip on the butt joint.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2006
    Publication date: October 5, 2006
    Applicant: THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER COMPANY
    Inventors: Christopher Dyrlund, Donald Kubinski, Jeffrey Bull, Frank Edwards