Patents by Inventor Steven Emery Guba, JR.

Steven Emery Guba, JR. 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).

  • Tire sidewall toughness index method
    Patent number: 11781945
    Abstract: A method for determining a sidewall toughness index for a tire includes providing a first tire that includes a pair of sidewalls. A first physical test is conducted on a selected one of the sidewalls of the first tire, and a result of the first test is recorded. A second tire of the same type as the first tire is provided, and includes a pair of sidewalls. A second physical test is conducted on a selected one of the sidewalls of the second tire, and a result of the second test is recorded. The result of each of the first physical test and the second physical test is normalized. A sidewall toughness index is generated by combining the normalized result of the first physical test and the normalized result of the second physical test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Driscoll, Steven Emery Guba, Jr., Nicholas Anthony Gullatta
  • TIRE SIDEWALL TOUGHNESS INDEX METHOD
    Publication number: 20230067174
    Abstract: A method for determining a sidewall toughness index for a tire includes providing a first tire that includes a pair of sidewalls. A first physical test is conducted on a selected one of the sidewalls of the first tire, and a result of the first test is recorded. A second tire of the same type as the first tire is provided, and includes a pair of sidewalls. A second physical test is conducted on a selected one of the sidewalls of the second tire, and a result of the second test is recorded. The result of each of the first physical test and the second physical test is normalized. A sidewall toughness index is generated by combining the normalized result of the first physical test and the normalized result of the second physical test.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2021
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Michael Thomas Driscoll, Steven Emery Guba, JR., Nicholas Anthony Gullatta