Patents by Inventor Thomas Roy Fuhrig
Thomas Roy Fuhrig 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).
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Patent number: 10737539Abstract: A method for making a compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10 has the steps of co-extruding a barrier strip 9 of non-sealant elastomeric material with a plurality of projecting linear extending walls 9c and a sealant strip 11 wherein the sealant strip 11 is formed on one side of the barrier strip 9 filling the space between the plurality of projecting walls 9c to form a plurality of linearly extending rows of sealant 11 across the transverse width of the co-extrusion to form the compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10. The step of co-extruding may further include the step of: forming the projecting walls 9c on an inclined angle relative to a plane perpendicular to the width of the assembly 10.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2017Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Michael Charles Ruegg, Jr., Ernest Wilford Looman, Jr., Donald Edward Helle, Patrick David Marks, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Joseph Alan Incavo, James Earl Koerner, Terrence Lee Parsons, Charles Kenneth Schmalix, Warren James Busch, Timothy Patrick Lovell
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Publication number: 20180079264Abstract: A method for making a compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10 has the steps of co-extruding a barrier strip 9 of non-sealant elastomeric material with a plurality of projecting linear extending walls 9c and a sealant strip 11 wherein the sealant strip 11 is formed on one side of the barrier strip 9 filling the space between the plurality of projecting walls 9c to form a plurality of linearly extending rows of sealant 11 across the transverse width of the co-extrusion to form the compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10. The step of co-extruding may further include the step of: forming the projecting walls 9c on an inclined angle relative to a plane perpendicular to the width of the assembly 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2017Publication date: March 22, 2018Inventors: Michael Charles Ruegg, Ernest Wilford Looman, Donald Edward Helle, Patrick David Marks, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Joseph Alan Incavo, James Earl Koerner, Terrence Lee Parsons, Charles Kenneth Schmalix, Warren James Busch, Timothy Patrick Lovell
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Patent number: 9844982Abstract: A method for making a compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10 has the steps of co-extruding a barrier strip 9 of non-sealant elastomeric material with a plurality of projecting linear extending walls 9c and a sealant strip 11 wherein the sealant strip 11 is formed on one side of the barrier strip 9 filling the space between the plurality of projecting walls 9c to form a plurality of linearly extending rows of sealant 11 across the transverse width of the co-extrusion to form the compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10. The step of co-extruding may further include the step of: forming the projecting walls 9c on an inclined angle relative to a plane perpendicular to the width of the assembly 10.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2013Date of Patent: December 19, 2017Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Michael Charles Ruegg, Jr., Ernest Wilford Looman, Jr., Donald Edward Helle, Patrick David Marks, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Joseph Alan Incavo, James Earl Koerner, Terrence Lee Parsons, Charles Kenneth Schmalix, Warren James Busch, Timothy Patrick Lovell
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Publication number: 20140060718Abstract: A method for making a compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10 has the steps of co-extruding a barrier strip 9 of non-sealant elastomeric material with a plurality of projecting linear extending walls 9c and a sealant strip 11 wherein the sealant strip 11 is formed on one side of the barrier strip 9 filling the space between the plurality of projecting walls 9c to form a plurality of linearly extending rows of sealant 11 across the transverse width of the co-extrusion to form the compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10. The step of co-extruding may further include the step of: forming the projecting walls 9c on an inclined angle relative to a plane perpendicular to the width of the assembly 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2013Publication date: March 6, 2014Applicant: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Michael Charles Ruegg, JR., Ernest Wilford Looman, JR., Donald Edward Helle, Patrick David Marks, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Joseph Alan Incavo, James Earl Koerner, Terrence Lee Parsons, Charles Kenneth Schmalix, Warren James Busch, Timothy Patrick Lovell
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Patent number: 8617334Abstract: A method for making a compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10 has the steps of co-extruding a barrier strip 9 of non-sealant elastomeric material with a plurality of projecting linear extending walls 9c and a sealant strip 11 wherein the sealant strip 11 is formed on one side of the barrier strip 9 filling the space between the plurality of projecting walls 9c to form a plurality of linearly extending rows of sealant 11 across the transverse width of the co-extrusion to form the compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10.Type: GrantFiled: September 12, 2011Date of Patent: December 31, 2013Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Michael Charles Ruegg, Jr., Ernest Wilford Looman, Jr., Donald Edward Helle, Patrick David Marks, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Joseph Alan Incavo, James Earl Koerner, Terrence Lee Parsons, Charles Kenneth Schmalix, Warren James Busch, Timothy Patrick Lovell
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Publication number: 20130061995Abstract: A method for making a compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10 has the steps of co-extruding a barrier strip 9 of non-sealant elastomeric material with a plurality of projecting linear extending walls 9c and a sealant strip 11 wherein the sealant strip 11 is formed on one side of the barrier strip 9 filling the space between the plurality of projecting walls 9c to form a plurality of linearly extending rows of sealant 11 across the transverse width of the co-extrusion to form the compartmentalized sealant strip and barrier assembly 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 12, 2011Publication date: March 14, 2013Applicant: THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANYInventors: Michael Charles Ruegg, JR., Ernest Wilford Looman, JR., Donald Edward Helle, Patrick David Marks, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Joseph Alan Incavo, James Earl Koerner, Terrence Lee Parsons, Charles Kenneth Schmalix, Warren James Busch, Timothy Patrick Lovell
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Patent number: 8156979Abstract: The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire which contains a built-in zoned puncture sealant layer. The zoned puncture sealant layer is comprised of organoperoxide depolymerized butyl rubber zones comprised of a central primary zone and lateral zones joined together to form a unitary sealant layer. The sealant of the lateral zones of the sealant layer is of a higher storage modulus (G?) than the sealant of the central zone.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2007Date of Patent: April 17, 2012Inventors: Joseph Alan Incavo, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Warren James Busch, Patrick David Marks
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Publication number: 20090126842Abstract: The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire which contains a built-in zoned puncture sealant layer. The zoned puncture sealant layer is comprised of organoperoxide depolymerized butyl rubber zones comprised of a central primary zone and lateral zones joined together to form a unitary sealant layer. The sealant of the lateral zones of the sealant layer is of a higher storage modulus (G?) than the sealant of the central zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 19, 2007Publication date: May 21, 2009Inventors: Joseph Alan Incavo, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Warren James Busch, Patrick David Marks
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Publication number: 20080142140Abstract: A method and apparatus for making a tire with a built in sealant is provided. The method includes the steps of mounting an inner liner onto a tire building drum, extruding a sealant composition into strips having tapered sidewalls, cutting the strip to a desired length, mounting the sealant over the inner liner in two or more zones, wherein each zone is separated by a circumferential divider which joins the inner liner to the a cover layer forming a barrier to prevent migration of the sealant from one zone to another.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 15, 2006Publication date: June 19, 2008Inventors: Patrick David Marks, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Joseph Alan Incavo, James Earl Koerner, Terrence Lee Parsons, Charles Kenneth Schmalix, Paul Keyser Blackiston, Warren James Busch, Timothy Patrick Lovell
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Patent number: 7104299Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has at least a pair of belt layers, and one layer comprising inextensible reinforcing cables inclined at substantially zero degrees relative to the circumferential direction of the tire assembly. The cables in zero degree ply have a tensile breaking load of at least 50,000 N.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2003Date of Patent: September 12, 2006Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: William Earl Rayman, Barry Allen Matrana, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Gregory Scott Hanna
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Patent number: 7093634Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has at least a pair of belt layers, and one layer comprising inextensible reinforcing cables inclined at substantially zero degrees relative to the circumferential direction of the tire assembly. The cables in zero degree ply have a tensile breaking load of at least 27500 N.Type: GrantFiled: May 23, 2003Date of Patent: August 22, 2006Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: William Earl Rayman, Barry Allen Matrana, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Gregory Scott Hanna
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Patent number: 7000661Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has a pair of lateral ends each axially extending beyond the inflated unloaded carcass 14 at the circumferential surface by a distance of at least 4% of the width as measured at the tread belt 12 and carcass 14 interface. The carcass 14 has an abrasion resistant rubber layer 82 at the tread belt interface. The tread belt 12 also has the abrasion resistance tread compound 82 at the carcass 14 interface. The tread belt 12 has a tread portion 80 that includes a tread cap 80A and a tread base 80B.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2003Date of Patent: February 21, 2006Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Thomas Joseph Segatta, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Kristine Nicole Ludwig, William Earl Rayman
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Patent number: 6983775Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has a pair of lateral ends each axially extending beyond the inflated unloaded carcass 14 at the circumferential surface by a distance of at least 4% of the width as measured at the tread belt 12 and carcass 14 interface. The carcass 14 has an abrasion resistant rubber layer 82A at the tread belt interface. The tread belt 12 also has the abrasion resistance tread compound 82B at the carcass 14 interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2003Date of Patent: January 10, 2006Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Gregory Scott Hanna, William Earl Rayman
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Patent number: 6955200Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has a pair of lateral ends each axially extending beyond the inflated unloaded carcass 14 at the circumferential surface by a distance of at least 4% of the width as measured at the tread belt 12 and carcass 14 interface. The carcass 14 has an abrasion resistant rubber layer 82 at the tread belt interface. The tread belt 12 also has the abrasion resistance tread compound 82 at the carcass 14 interface.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2003Date of Patent: October 18, 2005Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber CompanyInventors: Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Gregory Scott Hanna, William Earl Rayman
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Publication number: 20040244893Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has a pair of lateral ends each axially extending beyond the inflated unloaded carcass 14 at the circumferential surface by a distance of at least 4% of the width as measured at the tread belt 12 and carcass 14 interface. The carcass 14 has an abrasion resistant rubber layer 82A at the tread belt interface. The tread belt 12 also has the abrasion resistance tread compound 82B at the carcass 14 interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2003Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Gregory Scott Hanna, William Earl Rayman
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Publication number: 20040244894Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has a pair of lateral ends each axially extending beyond the inflated unloaded carcass 14 at the circumferential surface by a distance of at least 4% of the width as measured at the tread belt 12 and carcass 14 interface. The carcass 14 has an abrasion resistant rubber layer 82 at the tread belt interface. The tread belt 12 also has the abrasion resistance tread compound 82 at the carcass 14 interface. The tread belt 12 has a tread portion 80 that includes a tread cap 80A and a tread base 80B.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2003Publication date: December 9, 2004Inventors: Thomas Joseph Segatta, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Kristine Nicole Ludwig, William Earl Rayman
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Publication number: 20030213539Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has a pair of lateral ends each axially extending beyond the inflated unloaded carcass 14 at the circumferential surface by a distance of at least 4% of the width as measured at the tread belt 12 and carcass 14 interface. The carcass 14 has an abrasion resistant rubber layer 82 at the tread belt interface. The tread belt 12 also has the abrasion resistance tread compound 82 at the carcass 14 interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 9, 2003Publication date: November 20, 2003Inventors: Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Gregory Scott Hanna, William Earl Rayman
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Publication number: 20030201047Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has at least a pair of belt layers, and one layer comprising inextensible reinforcing cables inclined at substantially zero degrees relative to the circumferential direction of the tire assembly. The cables in zero degree ply have a tensile strength of at least 50,000 N.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Inventors: William Earl Rayman, Barry Allen Matrana, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Gregory Scott Hanna
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Publication number: 20030201046Abstract: A two-piece tire assembly has a removable tread belt 12 for installing about the circumference of a tire carcass 14. The tread belt has at least a pair of belt layers, and one layer comprising inextensible reinforcing cables inclined at substantially zero degrees relative to the circumferential direction of the tire assembly. The cables in zero degree ply have a tensile strength of at least 27,500 N.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2003Publication date: October 30, 2003Inventors: William Earl Rayman, Barry Allen Matrana, Thomas Roy Fuhrig, Gregory Scott Hanna