Patents by Inventor Stephen Wayne Meadows

Stephen Wayne Meadows 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).

  • Means and method of identifying objects using a zero contrast sensor
    Patent number: 6149060
    Abstract: Siping, of a specific pattern, is used as a code to provide an identification number and/or a part number on a rubber object. The depth and width of the sipes, and the height and width of the rubber bars between the sipes, can be read using a zero contrast reading device, and the specific pattern of sipes and bars can be converted into identifying symbols such as letters and/or numbers. The identity of the object can be matched with a data base which may provide the history of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2000
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Stephen Wayne Meadows
  • Means and method of identifying objects using a zero contrast sensor
    Patent number: 5996892
    Abstract: Siping, of a specific pattern, is used as a code to provide an identification number and/or a part number on a rubber object. The depth and width of the sipes, and the height and width of the rubber bars between the sipes, can be read using a zero contrast reading device, and the specific pattern of sipes and bars can be converted into identifying symbols such as letters and/or numbers. The identity of the object can be matched with a data base which may provide the history of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 7, 1999
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Stephen Wayne Meadows