Patents by Inventor ROGER HARTMAN, II

ROGER HARTMAN, II 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 of detecting tire mold bladder leakage by smell
    Patent number: 10603858
    Abstract: A method of detecting tire mold (10) bladder (14) leakage is provided that includes placing an uncured tire (12) into a mold (10), and inflating a bladder (14), that has a fluid (22), within the mold. Sufficient heat and pressure are applied to at least partially cure the tire when the uncured tire is in the mold (10). The mold (10) is opened and electronic smelling is conducted on the at least partially cured tire (12). The electronic smelling is performed in order to determine whether the bladder (14) is leaking the fluid (22).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: David Judd, Roger Hartman, II
  • METHOD OF DETECTING TIRE MOLD BLADDER LEAKAGE BY SMELL
    Publication number: 20190366663
    Abstract: A method of detecting tire mold (10) bladder (14) leakage is provided that includes placing an uncured tire (12) into a mold (10), and inflating a bladder (14), that has a fluid (22), within the mold. Sufficient heat and pressure are applied to at least partially cure the tire when the uncured tire is in the mold (10). The mold (10) is opened and electronic smelling is conducted on the at least partially cured tire (12). The electronic smelling is performed in order to determine whether the bladder (14) is leaking the fluid (22).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Publication date: December 5, 2019
    Inventors: DAVID JUDD, ROGER HARTMAN, II