Patents by Inventor Mark Anthony Sieverding
Mark Anthony Sieverding 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: 8550137Abstract: A tire for a self-inflating tire system includes an annular air tube-receiving groove formed within a tire carcass wall at a prescribed radial location. The groove has an access opening, a primary internal groove chamber dimensioned and profiled for close receipt of an annular air-pump tube. A secondary expansion chamber of the groove communicates with the internal groove chamber for operationally receiving a flattened air-pump tube extended portion during tire operation. A passageway is located at a prescribed outlet location along the annular air tube-receiving groove, the passageway extending from the groove to an axially inward terminal end within the tire carcass wall separated from a tire inner liner by a removable wall partition of reduced sectional thickness.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: October 8, 2013Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Andres Ignacio Delgado, Christopher David Dyrlund, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Patent number: 8322036Abstract: A method of constructing a self-inflating tire assembly includes molding in an air tube-receiving groove within a green tire carcass wall, the groove having an access opening, primary internal groove chamber and a secondary expansion groove chamber adjacent to and communicating with the internal groove chamber. A groove partial passageway is molded with the groove at a prescribed groove outlet location and extends from the groove partially through the tire carcass wall toward the tire cavity. A tire carcass wall barrier of reduced section between the partial passageway and the tire cavity is removed in a post-cure operation to create a through-bore from the groove to the tire cavity. A pump assembly inserts into the tube-receiving groove in a post-cure procedure with an outlet passage tube from a pump assembly outlet device extended through the through-bore to the tire cavity.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: December 4, 2012Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Andres Ignacio Delgado, Christopher David Dyrlund, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Patent number: 8235081Abstract: A tire for a self-inflating tire system includes a tire carcass having an annular air tube-receiving groove formed within a tire carcass wall and a pump assembly within the groove. The pump assembly includes an air tube having an axial air passageway; an inlet device positioned along the air tube, the inlet having a tubular inlet body having an internal air passageway aligned with the air tube and having at least one inlet opening extending through the inlet body for admitting air into the tubular inlet body. The inlet device further includes an air filtering sleeve at least partially surrounding the inlet opening of the inlet device, the sleeve having a tubular sleeve body at least partially surrounding and in co-axial relationship the tubular inlet body.Type: GrantFiled: November 22, 2010Date of Patent: August 7, 2012Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Andres Ignacio Delgado, Christopher David Dyrlund, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Publication number: 20120125524Abstract: A method of constructing a self-inflating tire assembly includes molding in an air tube-receiving groove within a green tire carcass wall, the groove having an access opening, primary internal groove chamber and a secondary expansion groove chamber adjacent to and communicating with the internal groove chamber. A groove partial passageway is molded with the groove at a prescribed groove outlet location and extends from the groove partially through the tire carcass wall toward the tire cavity. A tire carcass wall barrier of reduced section between the partial passageway and the tire cavity is removed in a post-cure operation to create a through-bore from the groove to the tire cavity. A pump assembly inserts into the tube-receiving groove in a post-cure procedure with an outlet passage tube from a pump assembly outlet device extended through the through-bore to the tire cavity.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Andres Ignacio Delgado, Christopher David Dyrlund, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Publication number: 20120125504Abstract: A tire for a self-inflating tire system includes a tire carcass having an annular air tube-receiving groove formed within a tire carcass wall and a pump assembly within the groove. The pump assembly includes an air tube having an axial air passageway; an inlet device positioned along the air tube, the inlet having a tubular inlet body having an internal air passageway aligned with the air tube and having at least one inlet opening extending through the inlet body for admitting air into the tubular inlet body. The inlet device further includes an air filtering sleeve at least partially surrounding the inlet opening of the inlet device, the sleeve having a tubular sleeve body at least partially surrounding and in co-axial relationship the tubular inlet body.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Andres Ignacio Delgado, Christopher David Dyrlund, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Publication number: 20120125510Abstract: A tire for a self-inflating tire system includes an annular air tube-receiving groove formed within a tire carcass wall at a prescribed radial location. The groove has an access opening, a primary internal groove chamber dimensioned and profiled for close receipt of an annular air-pump tube. A secondary expansion chamber of the groove communicates with the internal groove chamber for operationally receiving a flattened air-pump tube extended portion during tire operation. A passageway is located at a prescribed outlet location along the annular air tube-receiving groove, the passageway extending from the groove to an axially inward terminal end within the tire carcass wall separated from a tire inner liner by a removable wall partition of reduced sectional thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 22, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Andres Ignacio Delgado, Christopher David Dyrlund, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Patent number: 7628599Abstract: A segmented mold 2 for molding a tire 100 is described which has a central axis; plurality of radially movable tread forming segments; two sidewall forming plates, a top sidewall forming plate 8, and a bottom sidewall forming plate 6; a top locking ring 10 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced openings 30 for locking the segments 4, each opening for locking 30 providing a predetermined angular path 75 for radially contracting the segments 4 upon closing the mold 2 in a locked position. The segmented 2 mold for molding a tire 100 further has a bottom locking ring 20 having a complementary plurality of circumferentially spaced openings 30 for locking the segments 4, each opening for locking 30 providing a predetermined angular path for radially contracting the segments 4 upon closing the mold.Type: GrantFiled: October 27, 2008Date of Patent: December 8, 2009Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Jean-Claude Girard, Michael Thomas Driscoll, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Publication number: 20090090457Abstract: A ply application station for applying a tire carcass cord ply to an annular surface includes a plurality of applicator heads disposed at respective spaced apart circumferential locations about the annular surface, each applicator head proximally positioned to a respective assigned region of the annular surface. The system coordinates the application of at least one ply cord by each head to the annular surface region assigned respectively to each head. The plurality of applicator heads operate independently within their respective assigned regions while the core annular surface is rotatably indexed in order to achieve a desired cord ply pattern.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2008Publication date: April 9, 2009Inventors: James Thomas Weissert, Andres Ignacio Delgado, Mark Anthony Sieverding, William Dudley Currie
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Publication number: 20090053344Abstract: A segmented mold 2 for molding a tire 100 is described which has a central axis; plurality of radially movable tread forming segments; two sidewall forming plates, a top sidewall forming plate 8, and a bottom sidewall forming plate 6; a top locking ring 10 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced means 30 for locking the segments 4, each means for locking 30 providing a predetermined angular path 75 for radially contracting the segments 4 upon closing the mold 2 in a locked position. The segmented 2 mold for molding a tire 100 further has a bottom locking ring 20 having a complementary plurality of circumferentially spaced means 30 for locking the segments 4, each means for locking 30 providing a predetermined angular path for radially contracting the segments 4 upon closing the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: February 26, 2009Inventors: Jean-Claude Girard, Michael Thomas Driscoll, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Patent number: 7459117Abstract: A segmented mold 2 for molding a tire 100 is described which has a central axis; plurality of radially movable tread forming segments; two sidewall forming plates, a top sidewall forming plate 8, and a bottom sidewall forming plate 6; a top locking ring 10 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced means 30 for locking the segments 4, each means for locking 30 providing a predetermined angular path 75 for radially contracting the segments 4 upon closing the mold 2 in a locked position. The segmented 2 mold for molding a tire 100 further has a bottom locking ring 20 having a complementary plurality of circumferentially spaced means 30 for locking the segments 4, each means for locking 30 providing a predetermined angular path for radially contracting the segments 4 upon closing the mold.Type: GrantFiled: April 17, 2003Date of Patent: December 2, 2008Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Jean-Claude Girard, Michael Thomas Driscoll, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Patent number: 7344614Abstract: A method for applying a breaker or other reinforcement layer to a carcass strip by strip includes the steps of calculating an end gap based upon a nominal strip width, the size of the carcass, and the end count desired; calculating a distributed gap required to distribute the calculated end gap substantially equally between each strip; and applying the breaker strip by strip with each strip being separated from an adjacent strip by the distributed gap spacing.Type: GrantFiled: November 1, 2004Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Albert James Yovichin, Andres Ignacio Delgado, Mary Beth Dombrosky, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Patent number: 7195047Abstract: A module for manufacturing a cured tire from a plurality of tire components is disclosed. The module has a plurality of component appliers located at spaced locations along a predetermined path, and a mobile tire building trolley for movement along the predetermined path and two detachable tire building drums for mounting on the movable trolley. A tire curing station has one tire mold for curing the assembled tire components while mounted on one of the detachable tire building drums. The tire is cured as the other detachable tire building drum on the mobile tire building trolley is having tire components applied. One or more of the plurality of component appliers includes a means for forming the tire component at the location of the applier. The applied components include a liner, a pair of bead cores, a ply, a pair of sidewalls, a pair of chafers, and one or more belt layers and a tread.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2003Date of Patent: March 27, 2007Assignee: The Goodyear Tire and Rubber CompanyInventors: Mark Anthony Sieverding, Jean-Claude Girard, William Dudley Currie, David Alan Henthorne, Dennis Alan Lundell
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Publication number: 20040207116Abstract: A segmented mold 2 for molding a tire 100 is described which has a central axis; plurality of radially movable tread forming segments; two sidewall forming plates, a top sidewall forming plate 8, and a bottom sidewall forming plate 6; a top locking ring 10 having a plurality of circumferentially spaced means 30 for locking the segments 4, each means for locking 30 providing a predetermined angular path 75 for radially contracting the segments 4 upon closing the mold 2 in a locked position. The segmented 2 mold for molding a tire 100 further has a bottom locking ring 20 having a complementary plurality of circumferentially spaced means 30 for locking the segments 4, each means for locking 30 providing a predetermined angular path for radially contracting the segments 4 upon closing the mold.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 17, 2003Publication date: October 21, 2004Inventors: Jean-Claude Girard, Michael Thomas Driscoll, Mark Anthony Sieverding
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Publication number: 20040154727Abstract: A method of manufacturing an annular toroidially-shaped cord reinforced ply for a tire is described. The method involves applying an elastomeric layer on a toroidal surface and placing and stitching one or more cords in continuous lengths onto the elastomeric layer in predetermined cord paths. The method further includes dispensing the one or more cords from spools and guiding the cord in a predetermined path as the cord is being dispensed. Preferably, each cord is held against the elastomeric layer after the cord is placed and stitched and then indexing the cord path to a next circumferential location forming a loop end by reversing the direction of the cord and releasing the held cord after the loop end is formed and the cord path direction is reversed. This method allows the step of forming loop ends to occur at more than one diameter on the toroidal surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 11, 2003Publication date: August 12, 2004Inventors: James Thomas Weissert, Mark Anthony Sieverding, Andres Ignacio Delgado, William Dudley Currie, Ernest Joseph Rodia
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Publication number: 20040089400Abstract: A method and apparatus 100 for forming an annular elastomeric tire component has the steps of extruding at least one elastomeric material annularly onto a support surface 60 and shaping the at least one strip 2 of elastomeric material to a predetermined profile by forming the at least one strip 2 of material between a shaping die 84 and the support surface 60 thereby smoothing and spreading the strip to the desired profile. The method may include applying additional strips 2 to form multilayered components. The support surface 60 may be separate from a tire building station 200 or may be integral to a tire building station 200. The formed strips may include any one or more tire components such as a sidewall 20, a chafer 30, a bead apex 10, ply stock coatings 40, an innerliner 50, or a tread 22.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2002Publication date: May 13, 2004Inventors: Richard David Vargo, Gary Robert Burg, Brian Richard Koch, Mark Anthony Sieverding