Patents by Inventor George Wiley Lang

George Wiley Lang 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).

  • Method of curing foam inflated tires and an improved rim
    Publication number: 20040045654
    Abstract: A method for expanding and curing formable elastomeric material 2, which is placed in the cavity 14 of a previously molded tire 10, is disclosed. The tire 10 when filled with foamable rubber material 2 is mounted on a curing rim 20 and contacted with heat to simultaneously foam and cure the elastomeric material 2 within the tire cavity 14. The curing rim 20 has a finished or a coated surface 30 that permits the cured foam filled tire 10 to be removed after curing by slipping the cured tire 10 off the coated surface 30 of the curing rim 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2003
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Brian Ernest McMahon, George Wiley Lang, Larry Dean Tucker
  • Method of curing foam inflated tires and an improved rim
    Patent number: 6623580
    Abstract: A method for expanding and curing formable elastomeric material 2, which is placed in the cavity 14 of a previously molded tire 10, is disclosed. The tire 10 when filled with foamable rubber material 2 is mounted on a curing rim 20 and contacted with heat to simultaneously foam and cure the elastomeric material 2 within the tire cavity 14. The curing rim 20 has a finished or a coated surface 30 that permits the cured foam filled tire 10 to be removed after curing by slipping the cured tire 10 off the coated surface 30 of the curing rim 20.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2003
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Brian Ernest McMahon, George Wiley Lang, Larry Dean Tucker
  • Method of curing foam inflated tires and an improved rim
    Publication number: 20020166223
    Abstract: A method for expanding and curing formable elastomeric material 2, which is placed in the cavity 14 of a previously molded tire 10, is disclosed. The tire 10 when filled with foamable rubber material 2 is mounted on a curing rim 20 and contacted with heat to simultaneously foam and cure the elastomeric material 2 within the tire cavity 14. The curing rim 20 has a finished or a coated surface 30 that permits the cured foam filled tire 10 to be removed after curing by slipping the cured tire 10 off the coated surface 30 of the curing rim 20.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2001
    Publication date: November 14, 2002
    Inventors: Brian Ernest McMahon, George Wiley Lang, Larry Dean Tucker