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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Jun. 09, 2020

Filed:

Nov. 01, 2017
Applicant:

Android Industries Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Inventors:

Donald Graham Straitiff, Howell, MI (US);

Barry Allan Clark, Ortonville, MI (US);

Lawrence J. Lawson, Troy, MI (US);

Joshua James Hicks, Grand Blanc, MI (US);

Robert Reece, Clarkston, MI (US);

David Henry Larson, Swartz Creek, MI (US);

Assignee:

Android Industries LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 25/00 (2006.01); B60C 25/05 (2006.01); F16N 39/00 (2006.01); F16N 5/00 (2006.01); F01M 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 25/00 (2013.01); B60C 25/0515 (2013.01); B60C 25/0596 (2013.01); F16N 5/00 (2013.01); F16N 39/00 (2013.01); F01M 1/08 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system is disclosed. The system includes a processing station for processing at least one of a tire and a wheel prior to joining the tire and the wheel for forming a tire-wheel assembly. The processing station includes one of a tire lubricating sub-station and a wheel lubricating sub-station. A lubrication conditioning system is fluidly-coupled to the processing station. The lubrication conditioning system includes: a lubricant reservoir, a lubricant temperature modifier arranged at least proximate to the lubricant reservoir, a lubricant temperature sensor arranged within a cavity formed by the lubricant reservoir and a controller communicatively-coupled to both of the lubricant temperature modifier and the lubricant temperature sensor.


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