Patents
US 12447706 B2: Miter sipe machine having angle control, blade sharpening, and tread support
- Granted
- 2025-10-21
- Filed
- 2022-12-06 application 18720499
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A sipe forming system is provided. The sipe forming system includes a cutting base including a pivot plate having an aperture, a cutting drum extending at least partially through the aperture, a blade coupled to the surface of the cutting drum, and a mechanical power source operably coupled to the cutting base and configured to rotate the cutting drum. The sipe forming system further includes a positioning assembly pivotally coupled to the cutting base and configured to receive a tire tread. The positioning assembly includes a housing, the housing being selectively positionable relative to the pivot plate, and at least one positioning device configured to position the tire tread received by the positioning assembly with respect to the cutting drum.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251021.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 |
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 |
| B60C | Vehicle tyres; tyre inflation; tyre changing; connecting valves to inflatable elastic bodies in general; devices or arrangements related to tyres | B60C11/12 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| B29K | Indexing scheme associated with subclasses b29b, b29c or b29d, relating to moulding materials or to materials for ; moulds, ; reinforcements, fillers or preformed parts, e.g. inserts | B29K2007/00 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-06-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | JONES, JIM L. signed 2022-08-05 KOST, TROY A. signed 2022-08-05 | BRIDGESTONE BANDAG, LLC NASHVILLE, TN | 67742/214 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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