Milliken Research Corporation

Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin

Michelin Recherche Et Technique S.a.

Michelin North America, Inc.

Larry S Satterfield

Calvin Rhett Bradley

David C Lung

Philippe Macherel

Daniel Rey

Paul William Eschenbach

Robert Saul Brown

Michael D Petrovich

Eric Rivers

Raymond Balzer

Almira Aleckovic

David B McKinney

Barry N Edge

Daniel Robert Rey

Michael Petrovich

The present invention includes methods and apparatus for flexibly attaching a trailer skirt to a trailer. This can include attaching a trailer mounting bracket to a trailer and attaching a bi-modulus bending member to the trailer mounting bracket in a cantilevered configuration at a bracket end of the bi-modulus bending member. The bi-modulus bending member includes a bending element set configured to elastically buckle when a lateral force component exceeds a threshold force, and the bi-modulus bending member is configured to return to a straightened configuration after buckling and bending to a buckled configuration when the threshold force is removed.

Methods and apparatus for resiliently mounting trailer skirt

A transporter and a method are provided for retrieving at least one reinforcing ply and conforming the at least one reinforcing ply to a forming surface of a rotatable forming drum having one or more tire components disposed thereon.

Extended ply pose processes and systems and devices therefor

The present invention includes methods and apparatus for mounting a trailer skirt to a trailer. This includes attaching a trailer skirt to a trailer, the trailer skirt configured to pivot in a longitudinal direction of the trailer skirt. In certain embodiments, such methods are accomplished using a trailer-skirt coupling apparatus, the apparatus including a trailer mounting bracket configured for mechanically coupling the apparatus to a trailer and a skirt-supporting member operably attached to the trailer mounting bracket in a cantilevered configuration, where in the cantilevered configuration, the skirt-supporting member is configured to pivot in a longitudinal direction of the trailer skirt.

Methods and apparatus for pivotally mounting trailer skirt

The present invention includes methods and apparatus for attaching a trailer skirt to a trailer. Embodiments of the methods include attaching a skirt-supporting member to a trailer in a cantilevered configuration, and operably coupling a trailer skirt to the skirt-supporting member to provide a sliding coupling between the trailer skirt and the skirt-supporting member. Embodiments of the apparatus provide a trailer-skirt coupling apparatus including a trailer mounting bracket configured for mechanically coupling the apparatus to a trailer, a skirt-supporting member operably attached to the trailer mounting bracket in a cantilevered configuration, and a skirt channel configured to slidingly couple the skirt-supporting member to the trailer skirt.

Methods and apparatus for slidingly mounting trailer skirt

Methods and apparatus for forming a multi-layered tire component, the steps of the method including providing a mechanical system, the system including a plurality of cutting members; translating a sheet of material along a translation path through the mechanical system; cutting a first strip from the sheet with one or more of the plurality of cutting members, this step occurring during the step of translating; mechanically applying the first strip to a building surface, this step occurring during the step of translating; cutting a second strip from the sheet subsequent to the step of cutting the first strip, this step occurring during the step of translating; mechanically applying the second strip to a building surface, this step occurring during the step of translating.

Method and apparatus for forming a multi-layered tire component

The present invention includes methods and apparatus () for forming a tire component upon an axially tapered building surface (). In particular embodiments, such methods include the step of providing a mechanical system, the system including a plurality of cutting members () and an application surface () for transferring material to the axially tapered building surface, the axially tapered surface comprising a surface of revolution that varies radially along a rotational axis of the surface. Particular embodiments may also include translating a sheet of material along a translation path through the mechanical system, and cutting a strip of material from the sheet with one or more of the plurality of cutting members during the step of translating. Particular embodiments may further include mechanically transferring the strip of material from the application surface to the axially tapered building surface, the axially tapered building surface rotating about an axis of rotation during the step of translating.

Method and apparatus for forming a tire component upon an axially tapered surface

Apparatus to cause a running length of yarn to vibrate at its harmonic frequency and to electronically measure the harmonic frequency thereof to provide a signal which can be employed to maintain and/or correct the parameters of the system to maintain a desired tension in the yarn being run.

Apparatus to measure yarn tension

A new and improved brush for a carpet scrubber with a flat, even continuous outer bristle extremity.

Carpet scrubber with improved brush

An improved carpet cleaning machine which incorporates controls to allow it to be employed as either a carpet scrubber or a vacuum cleaner. The carpet cleaning machine incorporates a novel handle arrangement which can be collapsed for storage and handling.

Carpet scrubber

A powder dispensing device having a powder storage bin with a powder discharge area, a perforated drum rotatably mounted within the bin adjacent to the powder discharge area and a wiper blade mounted within the drum and engaging the interior surface of the drum near the powder discharge area.

Rotating drum spreader

A device for scrubbing surfaces having two crank-rocker mechanisms wherein a scrubber element is mounted on the rocking link of each crank-rocker mechanism, the scrubber elements having recessed portions arranged so that as the crank-rocker mechanisms operate, the scrubbers scrub overlapping areas but do not collide.

Device for scrubbing surfaces

A device for scrubbing surfaces having pairs of freely rotatable brushes each mounted on a shaft having an offset tip portion. Each shaft is mounted on a rotating support plate and half of the shafts rotate clockwise and the other half rotate counter-clockwise. In the preferred embodiment, the scrubbers have slanted bristles which bias the rotation of each scrubber in the direction of rotation of the shaft it is mounted upon. The preferred embodiment is particularly well suited for use in cleaning carpets using the powdered cleaning composition described in U.S. Pat. No. 4,013,594.

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Moore, SC, United States of America

Larry S Satterfield