Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture – Methods – Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
Reexamination Certificate
2006-06-20
2006-06-20
Aftergut, Jeff H. (Department: 1733)
Adhesive bonding and miscellaneous chemical manufacture
Methods
Surface bonding and/or assembly therefor
C156S110100, C152S540000, C245S001500, C148S402000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07063761
ABSTRACT:
A method of mounting a tire on a rim includes selecting a tire comprising bead cores, stretching the bead cores, sliding the bead cores over a balcony portion of the rim, allowing the bead cores to elastically return to lengths corresponding to diameters of respective seats of the rim, and inflating the tire. The bead cores include one or more portions of material with characteristics of superelasticity and shape memory. Stretching the bead cores may include applying constant load to the bead cores at ambient temperature and/or causing the bead cores to undergo structural change at ambient temperature. The structural change may include complete or partial change from austenitic structure to martensitic structure. The one or more portions of material are deformable at ambient temperature in response to a constant force and recover to original shape upon removal of the constant force.
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Mowdood Syed Khawja
Orjela Gurdev
Riva Guido
Villani Claudio
Volpi Alessandro
Aftergut Jeff H.
Finnegan Henderson Farabow Garrett & Dunner L.L.P.
Fischer Justin
Pirelli Pneumatici S.p.A.
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