Patents by Inventor Kimberly F. Bennett
Kimberly F. Bennett 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).
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Patent number: 7393491Abstract: A processing mold is suitable for preparing a tire support. One processing mold that is particularly advantageous includes a processing mold having a first mold body opposing a second mold body, and the first and second mold bodies are aligned through a mandrel. In one embodiment, a first mold body includes a locking member suitable for locking the mandrel to the first body. In this embodiment, the mandrel is movable between the first and second mold bodies such that when a processing mold is opened, the first mold body and the mandrel can separate from the second mold body. A method of using a processing mold by aligning a first mold body and a second mold body through a mandrel and a method of releasing a tire support from a processing mold by locking a mandrel to a first mold body and separating the first and second mold bodies are also particularly advantageous.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2005Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.Inventors: Earl T. Moore, Jeffery D. Zawisza, Kimberly F. Bennett
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Method of manufacturing a filament formed reinforcement member and a run flat tire support therewith
Patent number: 6989065Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary run flat tire (RFT) reinforcement using filament material that is formed into a relatively rigid shape. The reinforcement is insertable into a mold for an RFT support and can maintain the needed structural rigidity for such insertion. Further, the invention provides an RFT support that is molded and includes the RFT reinforcement. The invention also provides a wheel assembly including a tire, a rim, and an RFT support between the rim and the tire, where the support includes the RFT reinforcement. The RFT support can have a colored indicator formed or subsequently applied thereto to indicate one or more attributes of the support.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2001Date of Patent: January 24, 2006Assignee: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: Rick L. Tabor, Patricio Jimenez, Jr., Wayne R. Wilkomm, Ralph D. Priester, Jr., Marty C. Cornell, Chris P. Christenson, Kimberly F. Bennett, Peder E. Danielsen, Jeffery D. Zawisza -
Patent number: 6887063Abstract: A processing mold is suitable for preparing a tire support. One processing mold that is particularly advantageous includes a processing mold having a first mold body opposing a second mold body, and the first and second mold bodies are aligned through a mandrel. In one embodiment, a first mold body includes a locking member suitable for locking the mandrel to the first body. In this embodiment, the mandrel is movable between the first and second mold bodies such that when a processing mold is opened, the first mold body and the mandrel can separate from the second mold body. A method of using a processing mold by aligning a first mold body and a second mold body through a mandrel and a method of releasing a tire support from a processing mold by locking a mandrel to a first mold body and separating the first and second mold bodies are also particularly advantageous.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2001Date of Patent: May 3, 2005Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.Inventors: Earl T. Moore, Jeffery D. Zawisza, Kimberly F. Bennett
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Publication number: 20040256043Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary run flat tire (RFT) reinforcement that is formed into a relatively rigid shape. The reinforcement is insertable into a mold for an RFT support and can maintain the needed structural rigidity for such insertion. Further, the invention provides an RFT support that is molded and includes the RFT reinforcement. The invention also provides a wheel assembly including a tire, a rim, and an RFT support between the rim and the tire, where the support includes the RFT reinforcement. The RFT support can have a colored indicator formed or subsequently applied thereto to indicate one or more attributes of the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2004Publication date: December 23, 2004Inventors: Rick L. Tabor, Wayne R. Wilkomm, Patricio Jimenez, Ralph D. Priester, Martin C. Cornell, Kimberly F. Bennett, Jeffery D. Zawisza, Chris P. Christenson, Peder E. Danielsen
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Patent number: 6779572Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary run flat tire (RFT) reinforcement that is formed into a relatively rigid shape. The reinforcement is insertable into a mold for an RFT support and can maintain the needed structural rigidity for such insertion. Further, the invention provides an RFT support that is molded and includes the RFT reinforcement. The invention also provides a wheel assembly including a tire, a rim, and an RFT support between the rim and the tire, where the support includes the RFT reinforcement. The RFT support can have a colored indicator formed or subsequently applied thereto to indicate one or more attributes of the support.Type: GrantFiled: September 6, 2001Date of Patent: August 24, 2004Assignee: Dow Global Technologies Inc.Inventors: Rick L. Tabor, Patricio Jimenez, Jr., Wayne R. Wilkomm, Ralph D. Priester, Jr., Marty C. Cornell, Chris P. Christenson, Kimberly F. Bennett, Peder E. Danielsen, Jeffery D. Zawisza
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Publication number: 20030000623Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary run flat tire (RFT) reinforcement using filament material that is formed into a relatively rigid shape. The reinforcement is insertable into a mold for an RFT support and can maintain the needed structural rigidity for such insertion. Further, the invention provides an RFT support that is molded and includes the RFT reinforcement. The invention also provides a wheel assembly including a tire, a rim, and an RFT support between the rim and the tire, where the support includes the RFT reinforcement. The RFT support can have a colored indicator formed or subsequently applied thereto to indicate one or more attributes of the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2001Publication date: January 2, 2003Applicant: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: Rick L. Tabor, Patricio Jimenez, Wayne R. Wilkomm, Ralph D. Priester, Martin C. Cornell, Chris P. Christenson, Kimberly F. Bennett, Peder E. Danielsen, Jeffery D. Zawisza
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Publication number: 20020157752Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary run flat tire (RFT) reinforcement that is formed into a relatively rigid shape. The reinforcement is insertable into a mold for an RFT support and can maintain the needed structural rigidity for such insertion. Further, the invention provides an RFT support that is molded and includes the RFT reinforcement. The invention also provides a wheel assembly including a tire, a rim, and an RFT support between the rim and the tire, where the support includes the RFT reinforcement. The RFT support can have a colored indicator formed or subsequently applied thereto to indicate one or more attributes of the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2001Publication date: October 31, 2002Applicant: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: Rick L. Tabor, Patricio Jimenez,, Wayne R. Wilkomm, Ralph D. Priester,, Martin C. Cornell, Chris P. Christenson, Kimberly F. Bennett, Peder E. Danielsen, Jeffery D. Zawisza
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Publication number: 20020148546Abstract: The present invention provides a unitary run flat tire (RFT) reinforcement that is formed into a relatively rigid shape. The reinforcement is insertable into a mold for an RFT support and can maintain the needed structural rigidity for such insertion. Further, the invention provides an RFT support that is molded and includes the RFT reinforcement. The invention also provides a wheel assembly including a tire, a rim, and an RFT support between the rim and the tire, where the support includes the RFT reinforcement. The RFT support can have a colored indicator formed or subsequently applied thereto to indicate one or more attributes of the support.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2001Publication date: October 17, 2002Applicant: The Dow Chemical CompanyInventors: Rick L. Tabor, Patricio Jimenez, Wayne R. Wilkomm, Ralph D. Priester, Martil C. Cornell, Chris P. Christenson, Kimberly F. Bennett, Peder E. Danielsen, Jeffery D. Zawisza
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Publication number: 20020144766Abstract: A processing mold is suitable for preparing a tire support. One processing mold that is particularly advantageous includes a processing mold having a first mold body opposing a second mold body, and the first and second mold bodies are aligned through a mandrel. In one embodiment, a first mold body includes a locking member suitable for locking the mandrel to the first body. In this embodiment, the mandrel is movable between the first and second mold bodies such that when a processing mold is opened, the first mold body and the mandrel can separate from the second mold body. A method of using a processing mold by aligning a first mold body and a second mold body through a mandrel and a method of releasing a tire support from a processing mold by locking a mandrel to a first mold body and separating the first and second mold bodies are also particularly advantageous.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 6, 2001Publication date: October 10, 2002Inventors: Earl T. Moore, Jeffery D. Zawisza, Kimberly F. Bennett