Patents by Inventor Uday Prakash Karmarker

Uday Prakash Karmarker 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).

  • Apparatus and method for predicting tire life relative to belt-leaves-belt failures
    Patent number: 7249497
    Abstract: A test fixture, test apparatus, and test method utilize a radially cut tire section that is mounted and sealed to a test jig in a airtight manner such that an air chamber is formed between an innerliner surface of the radial tire section and a recessed portion of the jig body such that the tire section may be pressurized on the test jig. A test surface is provided and either the test surface or the test jig is moveable relative to the other to the other to provide a dynamic load to the radial tire sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2007
    Assignee: Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc.
    Inventors: C. Robert Samples, Blake E. Matthies, Walter B. Samples, Uday Prakash Karmarker