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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 2026
Filed:
May. 05, 2021
Bridgestone Europe Nv/sa [be/be], Zaventem, BE;
Roberto Pontone, Rome, IT;
Paolo Staffi, Rome, IT;
Bridgestone Europe NV/SA, Zaventem, BE;
Abstract
A method and a system for applying a sealing agent to the inner surface () of a pneumatic tire () comprising a supply circuit () having a sealing agent collection device () comprising a tank (); a sealing agent heating device (); and a sealing agent supply device () implemented by means of a pumping device () that supplies the sealing agent to an applicator device (), a piston (), an extractor element () intended to withdraw the sealing agent and to supply it to the pumping device (); a piston () position control device (); and a level sensor () for detecting the quantity of sealing agent within the tank (); wherein the passage of the control device () at the position of the level sensor () determines the beginning of depletion position of the tank () and a completely empty position of the tank () as a function whereof the extractor element () and heating element () are actuated.