Patents by Inventor Robert Anthony Neubauer
Robert Anthony Neubauer 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: 11731380Abstract: A method forms a butt joint between ends of first and second plies and splices the first and second plies together. The method includes the steps of: positioning a first splice edge of a first ply at a first location; positioning a second splice edge of a second ply at a second location, the second splice edge being left bare; wrapping a gum strip around the first splice edge such that the first gum strip forms a U-shaped structure in section that allows the first gum strip to extend from a first planar side of the first ply over the first splice edge to a second opposite planar side of the first ply; not wrapping a gum strip around the second splice edge; placing the first splice edge in abutting relationship to the second splice edge; and stitching the first splice edge to the second splice edge such that stitches each extend from the first planar side of the first ply, through the gum strip, to the first planar side of the second ply.Type: GrantFiled: February 16, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANYInventors: Robert Anthony Neubauer, Ryan Michael Schmidt
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Publication number: 20210162695Abstract: A method forms a butt joint between ends of first and second plies and splices the first and second plies together. The method includes the steps of: positioning a first splice edge of a first ply at a first location; positioning a second splice edge of a second ply at a second location, the second splice edge being left bare; wrapping a gum strip around the first splice edge such that the first gum strip forms a U-shaped structure in section that allows the first gum strip to extend from a first planar side of the first ply over the first splice edge to a second opposite planar side of the first ply; not wrapping a gum strip around the second splice edge; placing the first splice edge in abutting relationship to the second splice edge; and stitching the first splice edge to the second splice edge such that stitches each extend from the first planar side of the first ply, through the gum strip, to the first planar side of the second ply.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 16, 2021Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Robert Anthony Neubauer, Ryan Michael Schmidt
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Patent number: 10960628Abstract: A method forms a butt joint between ends of first and second plies and splices the first and second plies together. The method includes the steps of: positioning a first splice edge of a first ply at a first location; positioning a second splice edge of a second ply at a second location, the second splice edge being left bare; wrapping a gum strip around the first splice edge such that the first gum strip forms a U-shaped structure in section that allows the first gum strip to extend from a first planar side of the first ply over the first splice edge to a second opposite planar side of the first ply; not wrapping a gum strip around the second splice edge; placing the first splice edge in abutting relationship to the second splice edge; and stitching the first splice edge to the second splice edge such that stitches each extend from the first planar side of the first ply, through the gum strip, to the first planar side of the second ply.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2015Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Robert Anthony Neubauer, Ryan Michael Schmidt
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Publication number: 20170072652Abstract: A method forms a butt joint between ends of first and second plies and splices the first and second plies together. The method includes the steps of: positioning a first splice edge of a first ply at a first location; positioning a second splice edge of a second ply at a second location, the second splice edge being left bare; wrapping a gum strip around the first splice edge such that the first gum strip forms a U-shaped structure in section that allows the first gum strip to extend from a first planar side of the first ply over the first splice edge to a second opposite planar side of the first ply; not wrapping a gum strip around the second splice edge; placing the first splice edge in abutting relationship to the second splice edge; and stitching the first splice edge to the second splice edge such that stitches each extend from the first planar side of the first ply, through the gum strip, to the first planar side of the second ply.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2015Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Robert Anthony NEUBAUER, Ryan Michael SCHMIDT
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Publication number: 20150336346Abstract: A method forms a butt joint between ends of first and second plies and splices the first and second plies together.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2014Publication date: November 26, 2015Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Robert Anthony Neubauer, Ryan Michael Schmidt
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Patent number: 9168791Abstract: An off the road tire comprising a carcass, a tread located radially outward of the carcass, the tread having a plurality of lugs, the lugs extending radially outward from an inner tread and being located between first and second lateral tread edges, a first row of lugs extending from the tread lateral edge axially inwards toward the centerplane, a second row of lugs extending from the opposite tread lateral edge and axially inwards toward the centerplane and wherein the lugs of the first and second rows are separated by a plurality of shoulder grooves, a third row of lugs located between the first and second row of lugs, wherein all of the lugs in each row are aligned circumferentially, wherein the lugs in the third row have two or more ends formed by grooves.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2009Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Robert Anthony Neubauer, Dale Eugene Wells, Maurice Jacob Frank
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Publication number: 20140116590Abstract: An off the road tire comprising a carcass, a tread located radially outward of the carcass, the tread having a plurality of lugs, the lugs extending radially outward from an inner tread and being located between first and second lateral tread edges, a first row of lugs extending from the tread lateral edge axially inwards toward the centerplane, a second row of lugs extending from the opposite tread lateral edge and axially inwards toward the centerplane and wherein the lugs of the first and second rows are separated by a plurality of shoulder grooves, a third row of lugs located between the first and second row of lugs, wherein all of the lugs in each row are aligned circumferentially, wherein the lugs in the third row have two or more ends formed by nonlinear grooves.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 26, 2012Publication date: May 1, 2014Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Max Harold Dixon, Robert Anthony Neubauer
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Patent number: 8215356Abstract: A tire and method of building a tire is described wherein the tire has a carcass having a pair of sidewall plies and a bridge ply, each ply being reinforced with cords, the sidewall plies each having a first end which is received between the bridge ply and a belt reinforcing structure; wherein each sidewall ply extends axially outward along the sidewall and extending radially inwardly to the bead core and folded from a position axially outside the bead core to a position axially inside and around the bead core to an axially inner turnup end; said bridge ply having ends which overlap with a respective inner turnup end of said sidewall ply.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2007Date of Patent: July 10, 2012Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Keith Carl Trares, Joseph Kevin Hubbell, Robert Allen Losey, Robert Anthony Neubauer
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Patent number: 8191592Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly 10 with a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14 is provided. The two-piece tire assembly 10 includes a tread belt 12 has a belt structure 90 having two or more belt layers 100, 110, 120, 130 each layer having one or more belts. The tread belt 12 has a radially inner surface 70 having one or more protruding circumferential ribs 72 or grooves 74 that fit into complementary grooves 18 or ribs 19 on an outer crown surface of the tire carcass 14. The tread belt 12 has a maximum axial belt width W at a radially inner surface. The carcass 14 has a maximum section width SW and ply line 20 having a maximum width P wherein W?0.95P, BW?5 0.85P and P<SW.Type: GrantFiled: August 4, 2008Date of Patent: June 5, 2012Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Archie Arsavir Takfor Andonian, Kevin Christopher Legge, Robert Anthony Neubauer, Terry John Waibel
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Publication number: 20120125511Abstract: A carcass for a pneumatic tire may include a continuous ply and a non-continuous ply having first and second portions. The first and second portions may be positioned in the bead areas of the tire. Each end of the continuous ply may be positioned between the respective first and second portions of the non-continuous ply.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2010Publication date: May 24, 2012Inventors: Arsavir Takfor Andonian, Roel Domingo Villanueva, Robert Anthony Neubauer
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Patent number: 8082963Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly with a removable tread belt for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass is provided. The inner surface of the tread belt follows a non-linear, preferably arcuate profile with a radius of curvature R across the tread belt wherein the distance DL as measured from the axis of rotation to the inner surface of the tread belt extends a distance DO at the equatorial plane and curves radially inwardly to a distance DE at each belt edge such that DE?0.9*DO.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2008Date of Patent: December 27, 2011Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Archie Arsavir Takfor Andonian, Kevin Christopher Legge, Robert Anthony Neubauer
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Patent number: 8056596Abstract: A tire carcass to be used with any type of tire is shown herein. A tire carcass includes a first ply portion, a second ply portion, each ply portion having an inner sidewall ply, an outer sidewall ply, a first end, a second end, and a bead core, a bridge portion, wherein the first ends of the ply portions are separated by the bridge portion, and at least two bridge plies, wherein the bridge plies span the bridge portion, wherein each of the bridge plies have a first end and a second end.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2007Date of Patent: November 15, 2011Assignee: The Goodyear Tire + Rubber Company, Inc.Inventors: Robert Anthony Neubauer, Robert Allen Losey, Keith Carl Trares, Joseph Kevin Hubbell, Ping Zhang, Robert Bernard Nelson, Cynthia Nelson, legal representative
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Patent number: 8037913Abstract: A carcass for a pneumatic tire includes a first annular bead, a second annular bead, a first continuous radial ply, a second continuous radial ply, and a third non-continuous radial ply. The first radial ply has two shoulder portions and two lateral edge portions. One lateral edge portion of the first ply extends from one shoulder portion of the first ply radially inward to a location proximal to the first annular bead. The other lateral edge portion of the first ply extends from the other shoulder portion of the first ply radially inward to a location proximal to the second annular bead. The second continuous radial ply has two shoulder portions and two lateral edge portions. One lateral edge portion of the second ply extends from one shoulder portion of the second ply radially inward to a location proximal to the first annular bead. The other lateral edge portion of the second ply extends from the other shoulder portion of the second ply radially inward to a location proximal to the second annular bead.Type: GrantFiled: August 19, 2008Date of Patent: October 18, 2011Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: James Kenneth Niedermier, Michael Thomas Driscoll, Timothy Michael Rooney, Robert Anthony Neubauer, Robert Allen Losey
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Patent number: 7971615Abstract: The tire includes a first and second axially-spaced bead core, a carcass having at least one belt extending under a tread, and a first ply layer having first and second ends, a first end is located axially outside and adjacent a first bead core, and a second end that is located axially outside and adjacent a second bead core. The carcass further comprises first and second shoulder ply layers each shoulder ply layer having first and second ends, a first end is located under the tread belt, the shoulder ply extending down the side wall region with the second end folding from a position axially outside a respective bead core to a position axially inside and around the bead core. The carcass further comprises an additional reinforcement layer which wraps around the bead and is preferably positioned between the shoulder ply and the first ply layer, although not required.Type: GrantFiled: December 21, 2006Date of Patent: July 5, 2011Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Robert Anthony Neubauer, Keith Carl Trares, Robert Bernard Nelson, Joseph Kevin Hubbell, Robert Allen Losey, Ping Zhang
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Publication number: 20100065173Abstract: The invention relates to a tire having a rubber tread configuration comprised of a circumferential non-cellular outer rubber cap rubber layer which contains a tread running surface, a circumferential internal, intermediate closed cellular rubber transition rubber layer positioned between said outer tread cap non-cellular rubber layer and a circumferential tread base non-cellular rubber layer. Said internal cellular rubber layer is thereby exclusive of said tread running surface and thereby abridges and joins said outer non-cellular rubber cap layer and said non-cellular base rubber layer of said tread configuration.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 25, 2009Publication date: March 18, 2010Inventors: Ping Zhang, Paul Harry Sandstrom, Joseph Kevin Hubbell, Robert Anthony Neubauer
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Publication number: 20100051162Abstract: A tire carcass is disclosed herein which includes a first radial ply with shoulder portions and lateral edge portions, each of the lateral edge portions being wrapped around a bead core, a center line perpendicular to the bead core, a carcass crown portion, the carcass crown portion having a first edge and a second edge, and a non-continuous second radial ply, the second radial ply having a right side extending from approximately the first edge of the carcass crown portion, and extending approximately around the first bead core and a left side extending from approximately the second edge of the carcass crown portion, and extending approximately around the second bead core, wherein at least one side of the second radial ply is at an angle of less than approximately 75° with respect to the center line.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 29, 2008Publication date: March 4, 2010Inventors: Robert Anthony Neubauer, Roel Domingo Villanueva, Keith Carl Trares, Robert Bernard Nelson, Cynthia Nelson, Joseph Kevin Hubbell
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Patent number: D613677Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 13, 2010Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Robert Anthony Neubauer, Dale Eugene Wells, Maurice Jacob Frank
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Patent number: D614118Type: GrantFiled: August 11, 2008Date of Patent: April 20, 2010Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Dale Eugene Wells, Maurice Jacob Frank, Robert Anthony Neubauer
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Patent number: D673896Type: GrantFiled: May 31, 2012Date of Patent: January 8, 2013Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Max Harold Dixon, Robert Anthony Neubauer
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Patent number: D794547Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2016Date of Patent: August 15, 2017Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventor: Robert Anthony Neubauer