Patents
US 12122113 B2: Versatile sipe machine
- Granted
- 2024-10-22
- Filed
- 2022-02-02 application 18275464
- Type
- Utility · 18 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A sipe forming assembly is provided. The sipe forming assembly includes a plunge cutting assembly, a leading roller assembly positioned upstream of the plunge cutting assembly, and a trailing roller assembly positioned downstream of the plunge cutting assembly. The plunge cutting assembly includes a blade and a linear actuator configured to actuate the blade to cut a sipe in a tire tread. The leading roller assembly includes a first leading roller and a second leading roller positionable relative to the first leading roller. The second leading roller and the first leading roller are configured to cooperate to clamp the tire tread between the first leading roller and the second leading roller. The trailing roller assembly includes a first trailing roller and a second trailing roller configured to cooperate to clamp the tire tread between the first trailing roller and the second trailing roller.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg241022.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Bandag, LLC 101 patents | US company or organization | Nashville, TN | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Allen Kost | Summit, IA | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jim Jones | Summit, IA | 12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Robert G. Otting | Summit, IA | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Logan M. Koepke | Summit, IA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B29D | Producing particular articles from plastics or from substances in a plastic state | B29D30/68 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B26D | Cutting; details common to machines for perforating, punching, cutting-out, stamping-out or severing | B26D1/0006 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KOST, TROY A. signed 2023-12-18 JONES, JIM L. signed 2024-01-08 OTTING, ROBERT G. signed 2024-01-03 KOEPKE, LOGAN M. signed 2023-12-13 | BRIDGESTONE BANDAG, LLC NASHVILLE, TN | 66053/933 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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