The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Akron Rubber Development Laboratory, Inc.

Blake Edward Matthies

Aaron Scott Puhala

Marc Borowczak

Fredrick Lewis Magnus

C Robert Samples

Ran Ding

Walter B Samples

Uday Prakash Karmarker

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.

Apparatus and method for predicting tire life relative to belt-leaves-belt failures

Ultrasonic sensors can be integrated and used to monitor composites throughout their production and during their useful lifetime. In an integrated program, ultrasonic sensors, in the illustrated embodiment contact sensors, can be used for quality control on raw rubber used for making a composite and for monitoring the cure of the rubber as it is transformed into a useful product, and non-contact sensors can be used to evaluate the product when it is completed, and to monitor its aging and wear during use. Such sensors can also be used in research to evaluate potential raw materials, and to compare cured candidate materials for properties useful in a completed product.

Method for ultrasonic monitoring and evaluating of composites

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Akron, OH, United States of America

Blake Edward Matthies