Post cure correction of tire uniformity.U.S. patent: 6,908,587Issued: June 21, 2005 Inventors: David John Baiter, Michael Alois Kolowski and Anthony J. Scarpitti Assigned: Goodyear Tire & Rubber Key statement: (1) Providing 360 degree circumferential tread restraint; (2) sealingly holding the beads concentric to, and equidistant e·qui·dis·tant adj. Equally distant. e  qui·dis tance n. from, the axis of rotation Noun 1. axis of rotation - the center around which something rotatesaxis mechanism - device consisting of a piece of machinery; has moving parts that perform some function , and symmetrically spaced about the equatorial plane e·qua·to·ri·al plane n. The plane that contains all of the centromeres and their spindle attachments during metaphase of mitosis. ; and (3) inflating the selected tire to a controlled pressure, and holding the controlled pressure for a controlled time to a controlled temperature above a glass transition temperature The glass transition temperature is the temperature below which the physical properties of amorphous materials vary in a manner similar to those of a solid phase (glassy state), and above which amorphous materials behave like liquids (rubbery state). of the tire's ply cord material; and before the end of the controlled time, cooling the selected tire below the glass transition temperature. |
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