Balanced tire assembly and method

Details Balanced tire assembly and method Balanced tire assembly and method

2008-05-06

2008-05-06

Fischer, Justin R. (Department: 1791)

Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture

Methods

Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor

C156S115000, C152S154100, C152S450000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07368024

ABSTRACT:
A balance material is applied to the inner surface of a tire at one or more selected locations to offset an imbalance of the tire. The balance material is fluently applied to the inner surface at a first viscosity, whereafter the balance material transforms to exhibit a second viscosity that is higher than the first viscosity and remains affixed to the inner surface of the tire at the point of application. A method of balancing a tire comprises determining the location and amount of balance material needed to correct an imbalance of the tire, applying the balance material at a first viscosity, and transforming the balance material to have a second viscosity sufficient to maintain the balance material at the desired location.

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Machine translation of JP 2002-122501.
Machine translation of JP 2002-122501 (document published in Apr. 2002).
European Patent Office, European Search Report and Written Opinion in Application No. EP06119920, Nov. 11, 2006, 6 pages.

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