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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:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Jun. 26, 2008
Applicants:
David O. Stalnaker, Hartville, OH (US);
Takayuki Kurata, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
David O. Stalnaker, Hartville, OH (US);
Takayuki Kurata, Tokyo, JP;
Assignees:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01M 17/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method of tire testing comprising applying a drive torque to a tire and a wheel assembly about an axis of rotation to drive the tire and wheel assembly and a rotatable drum with the tire in rolling contact with the rotatable drum; controlling a load pressure of the tire against the rotatable drum; and adjusting a lateral position of the tire across a surface of the rotatable drum.