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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 20, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 18, 2017
Applicant:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Cheng-Hsiung Lin, Hudson, OH (US);
Robin Lamgaday, Wadsworth, OH (US);
Christos Tsionidis, Stuttgart, DE;
Frank Herrigel, Mühlacker, DE;
Marcus Boertje, Port Washington, NY (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/12 (2006.01); B60C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/123 (2020.05); B60C 23/004 (2013.01); B60C 23/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inlet control valve suitable for use with a tire and pump assembly is described that controls the flow of air from the pump into the tire. The inlet control valve includes an optional bi-directional feature. The pathways alternatively operate to deliver ambient non-pressurized air to the air pumping tube in response to directional tire rotation against a ground surface.