Abstract: Improved methods and apparatus are disclosed for correcting one or more uniformity characteristics in a tire and particularly to correction in a low profile tire or a tire having a projection along the sidewall. The uniformity characteristic may be a radial force variation, conicity, or both. Correction is accomplished by stretching portions of the tire architecture to create permanent deformation.

Abstract: A gaming device that provides a player with an opportunity to maximize a gaming device award. The gaming device presents the player with a display having a plurality of symbols and enables the player to choose one or more of the symbols. The game reveals the award(s) associated with the selected symbols but does not reveal which awards are associated with which symbols. The game then provides the player with one or more opportunities to upgrade the total award by deselecting one or more of the selected symbols and re-selecting another symbol for each deselected symbol.

Abstract: An electrostatic chuck type of hot plate is disclosed which permits the temperature of a semiconductor substrate to be measured with good repeatability. In addition to an electrostatic chuck electrode and a heating electrode as provided in conventional hot plates, the inventive hot plate is further provided with two or more temperature measuring probes.

Abstract: The present invention provides a new method of ameliorating oxygen inhibition especially with curable dental material having a polymerizable system including polymerizable organic compound, and polymerization initiator activatable by actinic radiation. The method involves shaping the dental material into a shaped member having relatively vertical surface and relatively horizontal surface, preparing a liquid composition, applying the liquid composition to the relatively vertical surface and the relatively horizontal surface to the member, forming a layer from the liquid composition, and applying actinic light to the light curable material through the layer. The method preferably involves including water and organic compound in the liquid composition and providing the layer in an amount of at least about 35 mg/dm.sup.2 on a fully dried weight basis.

Abstract: A portable holding clamp for applying patches for the repair of tire sidewalls comprises a rigid beam member adjustable telescopically to accommodate tires having various chord widths, integrally attached rim coupling means, manually actuated patch pressurizing means located midway of the beam and a quick attaching and holding means for attaching the clamp to a track or tread belt of the tire. The quick attaching and holding means includes a key-shaped slot formed on the beam, opposite the rim coupling means, for facilitating rapid adjustment of a holding chain on which either a key-shaped latching member or a barbed latching member is used for quick attachment to the tire, depending on whether the tire has a track belt or tread belt mounted therearound. Thus, the clamp can be quickly and conveniently positioned to effect tire sidewall patch repairs. A method of repairing such tire sidewalls is also disclosed herein.