Patents
US 12691652 B2: Versatile sipe machine
- Granted
- 2026-07-28
- Filed
- 2024-08-12 application 18801011
- Type
- Utility · 10 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method of cutting a sipe pattern into a tire tread includes feeding the tire tread through a leading roller assembly and toward a plunge cutting assembly along a tread plane, actuating the plunge cutting assembly to cut a first sipe at a first angle and a first depth using a blade, the blade operably coupled to the plunge cutting assembly, and actuating the plunge cutting assembly to cut a second sipe at a second angle and a second depth using the blade.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 (ipgb20260728.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Bandag, LLC 101 patents | US company or organization | Nashville, TN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Troy A Kost | Muscatine, IA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 | ||
| Jim L. Jones | Muscatine, IA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 | ||
| Robert G. Otting | Muscatine, IA | 11 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 | |
| Logan M. Koepke | Muscatine, IA | 9 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B29D | Producing particular articles from plastics or from substances in a plastic state | B29D30/68 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 |
| B26D | Cutting; details common to machines for perforating, punching, cutting-out, stamping-out or severing | B26D1/0006 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-07-28 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
No recorded assignments or security interests on file for this patent.
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