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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2003
Filed:
May. 03, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Tuck Foo Thum, Uniontown, OH (US);
John Michael Fenkanyn, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/702 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 1/702 ;
Abstract
A thermal detecting device can be used to detect standing waves in a tire. A one degree F. differential has been found to exist between the high flexing points and the low flexing points in a standing wave, and thermal imaging can be used to map the wave. Information on the standing waves can be used by the tire designer to improve a design.