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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:
May. 20, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2010
Applicants:
Jon I. Stuckey, Louisville, OH (US);
John P. Rodak, NW Canton, OH (US);
Inventors:
Jon I. Stuckey, Louisville, OH (US);
John P. Rodak, NW Canton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/50 (2006.01); B29L 30/00 (2006.01); B29L 31/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 17/5095 (2013.01); G06F 17/5086 (2013.01); G06F 2217/41 (2013.01); B29L 2030/00 (2013.01); B29L 2031/757 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire mold design method includes determining the values and parameters of various mold components used in a mold and utilizing these mold components in a mold. The parameters of the mold components may vary in length and edge geometry, amongst other things. Additionally, the number of mold components utilized in a mold may vary. Optionally, various mold components may be rotated 180 degrees.