Patents by Inventor Michelle R. Stalnaker

Michelle R. Stalnaker 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 for preparing an innerliner of a pneumatic tire for the quick bonding of an electronic monitoring device
    Patent number: 6477894
    Abstract: A method for preparing an innerliner of a pneumatic tire and adhering an electronic monitoring device to the innerliner includes the step of providing a patch having a cover and a layer of uncured rubber. The patch is placed at a selected area of the innerliner of a green tire before the green tire is cured. At least a portion of the patch is removed after the tire is cured to provide a prepared area at the selected area of the tire. The electronic monitoring device is then adhered to the prepared area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2002
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone North American Tire, LLC
    Inventors: Russell W. Koch, Paul B. Wilson, Michelle R. Stalnaker
  • Method for preparing an innerliner of a pneumatic tire for the quick bonding of an electronic monitoring device
    Patent number: 6244104
    Abstract: A method for preparing an innerliner of a pneumatic tire and adhering an electronic monitoring device to the innerliner includes the step of providing a patch having a cover and a layer of uncured rubber. The patch is placed at a selected area of the innerliner of a green tire before the green tire is cured. At least a portion of the patch is removed after the tire is cured to provide a prepared area at the selected area of the tire. The electronic monitoring device is then adhered to the prepared area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2001
    Assignee: Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc.
    Inventors: Russell W. Koch, Paul B. Wilson, Michelle R. Stalnaker