The Goodyear & Tire Rubber Company

Robert Dean Irwin

Robert Thomas Irwin

George T Watts

Daniel Christian Shavers

John Michael Maloney

Mark Anthony Sieverding

Douglas A Swift

Peter J Bruder

George Jeffrey Lipczynski

Leonard R Holm

Boaz E Eidelberg

Gary Wayne Corder

James M Dunn

Ronald Thomas Dillard

Arthur Warner Moll

Max Joel Miller, Jr

Brad Kraus

Nguyen Bau

James Wiley

An applicator assembly for applying a cord to a tire-building surface that rotates during tire construction. The applicator assembly includes an applicator member to apply the cord. A first rotary device rotates the applicator member about a first axis that is transverse to the surface. A first translation device moves the applicator member in a first linear path relative to the surface. The applicator member may include a roller and/or a resilient member. A second rotary device may rotate the applicator member and the first rotary device around a second axis substantially perpendicular to the first axis. A second translation device may move the applicator member, the first rotary device, the second rotary device, and the first translation device. A system for applying the cord to a core member may further include a spindle to rotate the core member about the axis of rotation.

Tire building applicator members and systems

A method and apparatusfor correcting tire nonuniformity is disclosed. The invention is particularly suited for correcting tread runout and connicity problems for large off-road tires. Multiple measurements are taken in multiple circumferentially spaced planes which enable data to be fed into a computer which predicts an optimal profile to correct tire non-uniformities using preset rules. A virtual template directs correction of the tire profile.

Method and apparatus for correcting tire nonuniformity

A paint applying roller is positioned over the sidewall of a tire rotating about a vertical axis and the roller is vertically movable into contact with the sidewall to apply and spread protective paint over white sidewall surfaces.

Protective paint applications to tires

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Uniontown, OH, United States of America

Robert Dean Irwin