Patents by Inventor Shyh-Hua Eric Jao

Shyh-Hua Eric Jao 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 and apparatus for calibrating and optimizing equipment for product fabrication
    Patent number: 6508896
    Abstract: By measuring the pressure distribution between fabricating equipment and a product formed in that equipment, and optionally the sequence in which the pressure is applied, the quality of product formation may be optimized. In an illustrated embodiment, pressure sensors are placed between a turn-up bladder and a tire apex in tire building equipment, and the pressure applied by the equipment, and the sequence of pressure application are observed and are correlated with product quality.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2003
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Shyh-Hua Eric Jao, Larry Leon Toops