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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 17, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 04, 2020
Bridgestone Bandag, Llc, Muscatine, IA (US);
Robert P. Hardy, Muscatine, IA (US);
Eric M. Henriksen, Muscatine, IA (US);
Aaron M. Mccombs, Muscatine, IA (US);
Zachary A. Milliron, Muscatine, IA (US);
Jeremiah J. Nartker, Muscatine, IA (US);
Jeffrey A. Wachtel, Muscatine, IA (US);
Merle R. Schlapkohl, Muscatine, IA (US);
Bridgestone Bandag, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
Disclosed herein, a tire tread cutting apparatus for cutting a length of a tire tread is described. The tire tread cutting apparatus includes a track having a first track end and a second track end downstream of the first track end. The track includes a plurality of rollers positioned between the first track end and the second track end. The plurality of rollers is configured to facilitate the tire tread along the track. A tire hub is positioned downstream of and adjacent to the second track end. The tire hub is configured to receive a tire casing. The tire casing defines a tire casing circumference along an outer surface of the tire casing. A tread dispenser is positioned upstream of the track and configured to dispense tire tread. The tread dispenser includes a drive roller configured to drive tire tread downstream toward the second track end.