Patent news.Tire with minimal-marking tread and skid steering, fixed axle, tire/wheel or vehicular track assembly where said tire or tracking has a minimal-marking tread U.S. patent: 6,579,930 Issued: June 17, 2003 Inventors: James Robert Herberger, Sr., and Lewis Timothy Lukich Assigned: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Wiper blade for motor vehicle windows U.S. patent: 6,581,237 Issued: June 24, 2003 Inventor: Thomas Kotlarski Assigned: Robert Bosch GmbH Robert Bosch GmbH [1] is a German corporation which was started in 1886 by Robert Bosch in Stuttgart, Germany. [2] Bosch businesses include:
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Vibration canceler U.S. patent: 6,581,267 Issued: June 24, 2003 Inventor: Andreas Olbrich Assigned: Firma Carl Freudenberg Keywords: A vibration canceler for a shall rotating about an axis. The elastic ring contacts the outer circumference of the shaft in a directly abutting manner and is untwistably pressed on to the shaft by an inertial ring. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Thermoplastic elastomeric material as a replacement for natural rubber latex U.S. patent: 6,579,940 Issued: June 17, 2003 Inventor: Jeffrey S. Dove Assigned: Edwards Lifesciences Abstract: A functionally modified thermoplastic elastomeric compound composed of a polystyrene hard domain, a polyolefin rubber domain and a cross-linkable compound interspersed within the domains. Cut-resistant stretch yarn fabric and apparel U.S. patent: 6,581,366 Issued: June 24, 2003 Inventor: Gregory V. Andrews Assigned: World Fibers Keywords: The first wrapper yarn is a highly cut-resistant yarn. A second wrapper yarn is spirally-wrapped around the elastic core yarn and the first wrapper yarn in a second twist direction. The elastic core yam may be an elastomeric yarn, polychloroprene or rubber. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Flexible membranes U.S. patent: 6,582,786 Issued: June 24, 2003 Inventors: Henry W. Bonk, David J. Goldwasser and Paul H. Mitchell Assigned: Nike Keywords: A microlayer polymeric composite having about 10 microlayers. Each microlayer is up to 100 microns thick and alternate between a fluid barrier material and an elastomeric material forming a pressurized pres·sur·ize tr.v. pres·sur·ized, pres·sur·iz·ing, pres·sur·iz·es 1. To maintain normal air pressure in (an enclosure, as an aircraft or submarine). 2. bladder or cushioning device. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Tire with silica-reinforced tread comprised of trans 1,4-polybutadiene, solution; SBR SBR - Spectral Band Replication polyisoprene and defined amounts of carbon black and amorphous silica U.S. patent: 6,581,659 Issued: June 24, 2003 Inventors: David John Zanzig, Paul Harry Sandstrom, John Joseph Andre Verthe, Edward John Blok and Gregory Martin Holtzapple Assigned: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Composite performance enhancing mouthguard with embedded wedge U.S. patent: 6,588,430 Issued: July 8, 2003 Inventors: Jon D. Kittelsen, Paul C. Belvedere, Mark Herman and Henry D. Cross, III Assigned: Bite Tech Keywords: Contains: 1. Non-softenable flexible framework internal layer; 2. A hard, durable reverse bite plate bite·plate also bite plate n. A removable dental appliance, fabricated of wire and plastic, that is fitted to the palate and is used as a diagnostic or therapeutic aid in orthodontics or prosthodontics. Noun 1. wedge which is thicker rearwardly; 3. Elastomeric traction pads on the bottom of the mouthguard and grippingly engaged by the posterior teeth; and 4. A softenable material placed over the mouthguard to permit custom fitting. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Universal cleaner that cleans tough oil, grease and rubber grime and that is compatible with many surfaces including plastics U.S. patent: 6,583,097 Issued: June 24, 2003 Inventor: Mary E. McDonald Assigned: Mary E. McDonald Abstract: The cleaning composition includes an oil solubilizing amount of a degreaser, comprised of a glycol glycol (glī`kōl), dihydric alcohol in which the two hydroxyl groups are bonded to different carbon atoms; the general formula for a glycol is (CH2)n(OH)2. ether, a rubber solvent comprised of nonaromatic naphtha naphtha (năp`thə, năf`–), term usually restricted to a class of colorless, volatile, flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixtures. and a diluent diluent /dil·u·ent/ (dil´oo-int) 1. causing dilution. 2. an agent that dilutes or renders less potent or irritant. dil·u·ent adj. Serving to dilute. n. comprised of alcohol. Tire noise reducing system U.S. patent: 6,588,469 Issued: July 8, 2003 Inventors: Naoki Yukawa, Tokuzo Nakajima, Masami Nishikawa, Chieko Aoki and Hideaki Sugihara Assigned: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd. (住友ゴム工業株式会社 Keywords: A resonance damper flexible slack strip fixed to the wheel rim at two points whereby the loose band portions are supported by a centrifugal force to at least partially block the annular annular /an·nu·lar/ (an´u-ler) ring-shaped. an·nu·lar adj. Shaped like or forming a ring. annular ring-shaped. tire hollow. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Valve and valved trocar trocar /tro·car/ (tro´kahr) a sharp-pointed instrument equipped with a cannula, used to puncture the wall of a body cavity and withdraw fluid. tro·car n. jacket tube U.S. patent: 6,589,167 Issued: July 8, 2003 Inventors: Kazuyuki Shimomura and Yukihiko Tamai Assigned: Hakko Electric Machine Works and Kazuyuki Shimomura Keywords: A valved trocar jacket tube to prevent leakage of an inert gas inert gas or noble gas, any of the elements in Group 18 of the periodic table. In order of increasing atomic number they are: helium, neon, argon, krypton, xenon, and radon. from an abdominal cavity abdominal cavity Largest hollow space of the body, between the diaphragm and the top of the pelvic cavity and surrounded by the spine and the abdominal muscles and others. . [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Concrete railroad grade crossing panels U.S. patent: 6,588,676 Issued: July 8, 2003 Inventors: Randall G. Birt and Thomas L. Egan Assigned: American Concrete Products Processability of silica-reinforced rubber containing an amide compound U.S. patent: 6,590,017 Issued: July 8, 2003 Inventors: William L. Hergenrother and Chenchy Jeffrey Lin Assigned: Bridgestone Keywords: An amide compound to improve the dispersion of silica while reducing or eliminating the use of expensive bifunctional bi·func·tion·al adj. 1. Having two functions: bifunctional neurons. 2. Chemistry Having or involving two functional groups or binding sites: silica coupling agents. |
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