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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:
Dec. 12, 1995
Filed:
Jan. 24, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Georg G Bohm, Akron, OH (US);
Arthur E Oberster, North Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgeston/Firetone, Inc., Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ; B29D / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156395 ; 152524 ; 152D / ; 156116 ; 1563941 ; 156540 ; 249 83 ; 249 96 ; 425 281 ; 425501 ;
Abstract
A product and process for imparting decorative appliques to the sidewalls of tires during the curing operation are presented. A spool of applique composite material is maintained for feeding into a tire mold or onto a transfer device, thereby defining a ring for vulcanization to a tire. The applique consists of a laminate received upon a carrier, the laminate having a first barrier layer and a congruent second decorative layer. The laminate is received by a tire sidewall between two grooves which serve to isolate the decorative layer from the tire itself.