Patents by Inventor Douglas A. Bayuga

Douglas A. Bayuga 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).

  • Folded bead filler construction
    Patent number: 4319943
    Abstract: The method of shaping and securing an uncured tire bead filler material to a tire bead ring consisting of initially placing a piece of bead filler material over one of the peripheral surfaces of the bead ring; stitching a filler material first portion to this surface; folding, juxtaposing and thereby adhering a part of a filler material second portion over and on at least the filler material first portion; and adjusting the final angular position of the remainder of the filler material relative to the bead ring. Several embodiments of this method are presented.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1982
    Assignee: The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Douglas A. Bayuga