Jack L Bayonnet

US Patent:

39521940, Apr 20, 1976

Filed:

Nov 11, 1974

Appl. No.:

5/522409

Inventors:

Jack L. Bayonnet - Akron OH

Assignee:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

International Classification:

G01N 2300

US Classification:

250358T

Abstract:

An elastic band for positioning around the outer periphery of a tire being X-rayed and inspected for defects. A set of Arabic numerals are spaced equally around the band for identifying the location of a defect in the tire when it appears on a television monitor used in conjunction with the system of X-raying the tire.

US Patent:

40874990, May 2, 1978

Filed:

Nov 12, 1976

Appl. No.:

5/741272

Inventors:

Jack L. Bayonnet - Akron OH

Assignee:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

International Classification:

B29C 1700
D01F 1102

US Classification:

264 407

Abstract:

Uniformity in weight per unit length of continuously extruded tire tread stock is improved by measuring a dimension thereof such as thickness in the tread stock between the extruder die face and the conveyor and controlling the speed of the conveyor in response to deviations from an arbitrary norm of the dimension. A laser beam measuring device for measuring thickness variations in the tread stock before it reaches the conveyor and while the tread stock remains dimensionally unstable following its extrusion.