Patents by Inventor James A. Loulan, Jr.

James A. Loulan, Jr. 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).

  • Surface treatment of tires to reduce flash
    Patent number: 3959053
    Abstract: A method of reducing rubber projections such as vents and flash formed during molding and vulcanizing of a pneumatic tire by prior treatment of selected outer surfaces of the tire with from one to ten megarads of electron radiation from a 500,000 to 3,000,000 KV source to inhibit the flow of the treated rubbery material into the vent holes of the mold and crevices between abutting sections of the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1974
    Date of Patent: May 25, 1976
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: George H. Fisk, James A. Loulan, Jr.