Patents by Inventor Terry Frank Allen

Terry Frank Allen 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 for splicing a conveyor belt
    Patent number: 7261929
    Abstract: A method is provided for splicing a conveyor belt having vulcanized rubber with steel strands embedded in the vulcanized rubber, comprising the steps of exposing a plurality of strands at two belt ends, and applying a vulcanizable rubber composition to the exposed strands to form a spliced joint between the two belt ends, the vulcanizable rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of rubber, and the rubber comprising from about 1 to about 20 parts by weight of syndiotactic polybutadiene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2007
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Terry Frank Allen, Jean Nicolas Bergh
  • Method for splicing a conveyor belt
    Patent number: 6848571
    Abstract: A method is provided for splicing a conveyor belt having vulcanized rubber with steel strands embedded in the vulcanized rubber, comprising the steps of exposing a plurality of strands at two belt ends, and applying a vulcanizable rubber composition to the exposed strands to form a spliced joint between the two belt ends, the vulcanizable rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of rubber, and the rubber comprising from about 1 to about 40 parts by weight of a polyoctenamer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2005
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Terry Frank Allen, Kevin Xie
  • Method for splicing a conveyor belt
    Patent number: 6808580
    Abstract: A method is provided for splicing a conveyor belt having vulcanized rubber with steel strands embedded in the vulcanized rubber, comprising the steps of exposing a plurality of strands at two belt ends, and applying a vulcanizable rubber composition to the exposed strands to form a spliced joint between the two belt ends, the vulcanizable rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of rubber, and the rubber comprising from about 1 to about 20 parts by weight of syndiotactic polybutadiene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2004
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Terry Frank Allen, Jean Nicolas Bergh
  • Airspring
    Patent number: 6786476
    Abstract: The present invention is directed to an airspring having an airsleeve comprising an elastomeric liner; a reinforcing layer overlaying the liner; and a colorable elastomeric cover overlaying the reinforcing layer; the cover comprising: 100 parts by weight of elastomer comprising from about 30 to about 50 parts by weight of natural rubber, from about 10 to about 30 parts by weight of polybutadiene, and from about 30 to about 50 parts by weight of ethylene propylene diene terpolymer (EPDM); from about 20 to about 60 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of silica; and from about 1 to about 10 parts by weight, per 100 parts by weight of elastomer, of an organosilane polysulfide.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2004
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Randal Howard Kerstetter, III, Terry Frank Allen, Samson Samuel Apticar
  • Method for splicing a conveyor belt
    Publication number: 20040154903
    Abstract: A method is provided for splicing a conveyor belt having vulcanized rubber with steel strands embedded in the vulcanized rubber, comprising the steps of exposing a plurality of strands at two belt ends, and applying a vulcanizable rubber composition to the exposed strands to form a spliced joint between the two belt ends, the vulcanizable rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of rubber, and the rubber comprising from about 1 to about 40 parts by weight of a polyoctenamer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2004
    Publication date: August 12, 2004
    Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Terry Frank Allen, Kevin Xie
  • Method for splicing a conveyor belt
    Patent number: 6749708
    Abstract: A method is provided for splicing a conveyor belt having vulcanized rubber with steel strands embedded in the vulcanized rubber, comprising the steps of exposing a plurality of strands at two belt ends, and applying a vulcanizable rubber composition to the exposed strands to form a spliced joint between the two belt ends, the vulcanizable rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of rubber, and the rubber comprising from about 1 to about 40 parts by weight of a polyoctenamer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Inventors: Terry Frank Allen, Kevin Xie
  • METHOD FOR SPLICING A CONVEYOR BELT
    Publication number: 20040035686
    Abstract: A method is provided for splicing a conveyor belt having vulcanized rubber with steel strands embedded in the vulcanized rubber, comprising the steps of exposing a plurality of strands at two belt ends, and applying a vulcanizable rubber composition to the exposed strands to form a spliced joint between the two belt ends, the vulcanizable rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of rubber, and the rubber comprising from about 1 to about 40 parts by weight of a polyoctenamer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Terry Frank Allen, Kevin Xie
  • Method for splicing a conveyor belt
    Publication number: 20040037993
    Abstract: A method is provided for splicing a conveyor belt having vulcanized rubber with steel strands embedded in the vulcanized rubber, comprising the steps of exposing a plurality of strands at two belt ends, and applying a vulcanizable rubber composition to the exposed strands to form a spliced joint between the two belt ends, the vulcanizable rubber composition comprising 100 parts by weight of rubber, and the rubber comprising from about 1 to about 20 parts by weight of syndiotactic polybutadiene.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 22, 2002
    Publication date: February 26, 2004
    Inventors: Terry Frank Allen, Jean Nicolas Bergh