Patents
US 12251900 B2: Method and apparatus for dual tire buffing and handling
- Granted
- 2025-03-18
- Filed
- 2023-04-10 application 18132502
- Type
- Utility · 17 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A dual tire buffing apparatus includes a turntable having a first end and an opposite second end. The turntable is rotatable about a central axis between first and second positions. A first expandable hub is rotatably coupled to the turntable proximate the first end. The first expandable hub is configured to receive a first tire casing. A second expandable hub is rotatably coupled to the turntable proximate the second end. The second expandable hub is configured to receive a second tire casing. A rasp head is positioned to operatively engage the first tire casing on the first expandable hub when the turntable is in the first position to perform a buffing operation on the first tire casing, and to operatively engage the second tire casing on the second expandable hub when the turntable is in the second position to perform a buffing operation on the second tire casing.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250318.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John S. Lindsay | Nashville, TN | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Jeremy D. Gray | Nashville, TN | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| James A. Kendall, JR. | Nashville, TN | 12 | 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 | B29D30/54 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-09-29 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | LINDSAY, JOHN S. signed 2023-08-15 KENDALL, JAMES A., JR. signed 2023-09-19 GRAY, JEREMY D. signed 2023-09-20 | BRIDGESTONE BANDAG, LLC NASHVILLE, TN | 65076/724 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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