Patents by Inventor Normajean Selby

Normajean Selby 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 evaluating ply wire anomalies in a tire
    Patent number: 7416624
    Abstract: A method for detecting ply wire anomalies in a tire carcass ply having a plurality of spaced apart ply wires extending across a tire carcass, the method comprising the steps: constructing a green tire carcass in a diametrically expanded toroidal configuration, the carcass comprising a pair of beads, the carcass ply extending from bead to bead, at least one crown layer covering the carcass ply and having a peripheral skirt region; and sidewalls covering the carcass ply and extending from the beads to the crown layer and having edge portions intersecting the crown layer; mounting a wire sensor apparatus proximal to the tire carcass ply, the wire sensor apparatus including a wire sensor for detecting the presence of a proximal ply wire; establishing relative movement between the wire sensor and the tire carcass whereby the plurality of spaced apart ply wires are sequentially placed into proximal relationship with the wire sensor; and generating sequential data from the wire sensor indicative of at least one ply
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: George Michael Stoila, William Randall Dutt, Shaun Matthew Immel, Eric Christian Osborn, John Michael Maloney, David Paul Schweitzer, Normajean Selby, Luis Antonio Cabrera Arevalo
  • Ply wire sensor system for a tire
    Patent number: 7185534
    Abstract: A ply wire sensor system is provided for a tire carcass ply in a green tire carcass having a toroidal shape, the tire carcass ply having a plurality of spaced apart ply wires extending across the toroidal shape. The sensor system includes a wire sensor mounted in close proximity with the tire carcass ply, the wire sensor detecting the presence of a proximal ply wire; and means for establishing relative movement between the wire sensor and the tire carcass whereby the plurality of spaced apart ply wires are sequentially placed into proximity with the wire sensor. The wire sensor generates sequential data indicative of at least one ply wire parameter of the plurality of spaced apart ply wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2007
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: George Michael Stoila, William Randall Dutt, Shaun Matthew Immel, Eric Christian Osborn, John Michael Maloney, David Paul Schweitzer, Normajean Selby, Luis Antonio Cabrera Arevalo
  • Ply wire sensor system for a tire
    Publication number: 20070028679
    Abstract: A ply wire sensor system is provided for a tire carcass ply in a green tire carcass having a toroidal shape, the tire carcass ply having a plurality of spaced apart ply wires extending across the toroidal shape. The sensor system includes a wire sensor mounted in close proximity with the tire carcass ply, the wire sensor detecting the presence of a proximal ply wire; and means for establishing relative movement between the wire sensor and the tire carcass whereby the plurality of spaced apart ply wires are sequentially placed into proximity with the wire sensor. The wire sensor generates sequential data indicative of at least one ply wire parameter of the plurality of spaced apart ply wires.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: George Stoila, William Dutt, Shaun Immel, Eric Osborn, John Maloney, David Schweitzer, Normajean Selby, Luis Arevalo
  • Method for evaluating ply wire anomalies in a tire
    Publication number: 20070029027
    Abstract: A method for detecting ply wire anomalies in a tire carcass ply having a plurality of spaced apart ply wires extending across a tire carcass, the method comprising the steps: constructing a green tire carcass in a diametrically expanded toroidal configuration, the carcass comprising a pair of beads, the carcass ply extending from bead to bead, at least one crown layer covering the carcass ply and having a peripheral skirt region; and sidewalls covering the carcass ply and extending from the beads to the crown layer and having edge portions intersecting the crown layer; mounting a wire sensor apparatus proximal to the tire carcass ply, the wire sensor apparatus including a wire sensor for detecting the presence of a proximal ply wire; establishing relative movement between the wire sensor and the tire carcass whereby the plurality of spaced apart ply wires are sequentially placed into proximal relationship with the wire sensor; and generating sequential data from the wire sensor indicative of at least one ply
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2005
    Publication date: February 8, 2007
    Inventors: George Stoila, William Dutt, Shaun Immel, Eric Osborn, John Maloney, David Schweitzer, Normajean Selby, Luis Cabrera Arevalo