Patents by Inventor Paul J. Conder

Paul J. Conder 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).

  • Patent number: 6899778
    Abstract: An apparatus for retreading tires is disclosed. The apparatus has a rotatable hub for the mounting of a buffed tire casing. The apparatus also has a cushion gum applicator that is configured to stretch a length of cushion gum onto a tire casing. Further, the apparatus has a tread dispenser that is configured to automatically dispense a length of tire tread based on the circumference of at least one of the tire casing and the tire casing plus the cushion gum. Further still, the apparatus includes a tread applicator that is configured to stretch the length of tire tread onto the cushion gum. The entire apparatus including the cushion gum applicator, the tread dispenser, and the tread applicator are integrated into a single tire bench machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2005
    Assignee: Bandag Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason L. Gridley, Estes M. Daugherty, Paul J. Conder
  • Publication number: 20040256057
    Abstract: An apparatus for retreading tires is disclosed. The apparatus has a rotatable hub for the mounting of a buffed tire casing. The apparatus also has a cushion gum applicator that is configured to stretch a length of cushion gum onto a tire casing. Further, the apparatus has a tread dispenser that is configured to automatically dispense a length of tire tread based on the circumference of at least one of the tire casing and the tire casing plus the cushion gum. Further still, the apparatus includes a tread applicator that is configured to stretch the length of tire tread onto the cushion gum. The entire apparatus including the cushion gum applicator, the tread dispenser, and the tread applicator are integrated into a single tire bench machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2004
    Publication date: December 23, 2004
    Applicant: Bandag Incorporated
    Inventors: Jason L. Gridley, Estes M. Daugherty, Paul J. Conder
  • Patent number: 6298794
    Abstract: An ergonomic computer workstation comprises a base, a first vertical shaft supported by the base and a second vertical shaft for supporting a computer monitor thereon, connected to the first vertical shaft by means of a connection which permits vertical adjustment of the second vertical shaft relative to the first vertical shaft. The workstation further includes a keyboard arm for supporting a keyboard thereon. The keyboard arm is pivotally connected to the first or the second vertical shaft, preferably the first vertical shaft, and extends transversely therefrom. The keyboard arm comprises a first arm member which is connected to the vertical shaft at one end and a second arm member pivotally connected to the free end of the first arm. In one particular embodiment the workstation further comprises a monitor arm for supporting a computer monitor thereon pivotally connected to the second vertical shaft and extending transversely therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2001
    Assignee: Microsphere Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas J. A. Brown, Robert W. McLachlan, Paul J. Conder