Patents by Inventor Michael COLBACK

Michael COLBACK 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).

  • Release mechanism for a tire mold plate
    Patent number: 10632700
    Abstract: A mechanism releases a plate from a recess in a tire mold part. The mechanism includes a bolt insertable into a hole in the tire mold part and extending from a first end at an outer surface of the tire mold part to a second end at a recess for a pocket plate in the tire mold part. The first end of the bolt has an axially extending projection allowing manipulation of the bolt about an axis within the hole. The projection is defined by two diametrically opposite curved surfaces interconnected by two diametrically opposite planar surfaces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Christophe Jean Alexis Pierre, Michael Colback, Emre Öztop
  • RELEASE MECHANISM FOR A TIRE MOLD PLATE
    Publication number: 20190143620
    Abstract: A mechanism releases a plate from a recess in a tire mold part. The mechanism includes a bolt insertable into a hole in the tire mold part and extending from a first end at an outer surface of the tire mold part to a second end at a recess for a pocket plate in the tire mold part. The first end of the bolt has an axially extending projection allowing manipulation of the bolt about an axis within the hole. The projection is defined by two diametrically opposite curved surfaces interconnected by two diametrically opposite planar surfaces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Christophe Jean Alexis PIERRE, Michael COLBACK, Emre ÖZTOP