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20120109833 | TRACEABILITY, CORRECTIVE ACTION, AND CERTIFICATION PROCESSES FOR CONSTRUCTED WELDING MATERIAL PACKAGES - Methods of testing and certifying a package for transport to a customer and use by a customer, and of correcting packaging failures due to transport and use in the field. A package such as, for example, a bulk composite constructed package for shipping welding material product, is tested according to a selected testing protocol. The test results are analyzed and packaging attributes of the package are transformed based on the analyzed test results if the tested package fails any aspect of the testing protocol. Packaging attributes that may be transformed include packaging component design, packaging markings, packaging handling instructions, packaging component manufacturing procedures, packaging component testing procedures, and packaging assembly procedures. Once the package passes all aspects of the testing protocol, customer certification documentation is generated. | 05-03-2012 |
20130068745 | GAS SHIELDING DEVICE FOR A WELDING SYSTEM - A welding system moves in a direction of travel, the welding system includes at least one torch directed toward a first location. The at least one torch each contains an electrode used to facilitate a weld, wherein a primary zone surrounds the electrodes in the first location. A secondary zone is located behind the primary zone with respect to the direction of travel, wherein a second gas line delivers shielding gas toward the secondary zone. | 03-21-2013 |
20130218790 | Traceability, Corrective Action, and Certification Processes for Constructed Welding Material Packages - Systems and methods of testing and certifying a package for transport to a customer and use by a customer, and of correcting packaging failures due to transport and use in the field. A package such as, for example, a bulk composite constructed package for shipping welding material product, is tested according to a selected testing protocol. The test results are analyzed and packaging attributes of the package are transformed based on the analyzed test results if the tested package fails any aspect of the testing protocol. Packaging attributes that may be transformed include packaging component design, packaging markings, packaging handling instructions, packaging component manufacturing procedures, packaging component testing procedures, and packaging assembly procedures. Once the package passes all aspects of the testing protocol, customer certification documentation is generated. | 08-22-2013 |
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20100051177 | BEAD CONSTRUCTION METHOD FOR A TIRE - A method and apparatus for manufacturing an annular tire component such as a tire bead includes locating a toroidal support; placing an ejector nozzle in an interference relationship to the toroidal support; and simultaneously ejecting through the nozzle a continuous stream of an elastomeric belt component material in a suitably fluid state and a continuous length of at least one thread component disposed within the stream onto the toroidal support in a predetermined bead configuration. The bead configuration is at least partially defined by a relief in the nozzle ejection port and by the toroidal support onto which the bead is formed. Rotation of the toroidal support may be coupled with the simultaneous ejection of the elastomeric component and thread component in order to create an annular bead structure. A tire may be constructed having a desired bead configuration and location by means of the method and apparatus. | 03-04-2010 |
20120125504 | IN-LINE PUMPING ASSEMBLY FOR SELF-INFLATING TIRE - A tire for a self-inflating tire system includes a tire carcass having an annular air tube-receiving groove formed within a tire carcass wall and a pump assembly within the groove. The pump assembly includes an air tube having an axial air passageway; an inlet device positioned along the air tube, the inlet having a tubular inlet body having an internal air passageway aligned with the air tube and having at least one inlet opening extending through the inlet body for admitting air into the tubular inlet body. The inlet device further includes an air filtering sleeve at least partially surrounding the inlet opening of the inlet device, the sleeve having a tubular sleeve body at least partially surrounding and in co-axial relationship the tubular inlet body. The pump assembly further includes an outlet device positioned in-line along the air tube, the outlet device having a tubular outlet body and an axial passageway in-line with the air tube and having at least one outlet passage tube from the outlet device through the carcass wall to the tire cavity. | 05-24-2012 |
20120125510 | TIRE FOR SELF-INFLATING TIRE SYSTEM - A tire for a self-inflating tire system includes an annular air tube-receiving groove formed within a tire carcass wall at a prescribed radial location. The groove has an access opening, a primary internal groove chamber dimensioned and profiled for close receipt of an annular air-pump tube. A secondary expansion chamber of the groove communicates with the internal groove chamber for operationally receiving a flattened air-pump tube extended portion during tire operation. A passageway is located at a prescribed outlet location along the annular air tube-receiving groove, the passageway extending from the groove to an axially inward terminal end within the tire carcass wall separated from a tire inner liner by a removable wall partition of reduced sectional thickness. | 05-24-2012 |
20120125524 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING A SELF-INFLATING TIRE - A method of constructing a self-inflating tire assembly includes molding in an air tube-receiving groove within a green tire carcass wall, the groove having an access opening, primary internal groove chamber and a secondary expansion groove chamber adjacent to and communicating with the internal groove chamber. A groove partial passageway is molded with the groove at a prescribed groove outlet location and extends from the groove partially through the tire carcass wall toward the tire cavity. A tire carcass wall barrier of reduced section between the partial passageway and the tire cavity is removed in a post-cure operation to create a through-bore from the groove to the tire cavity. A pump assembly inserts into the tube-receiving groove in a post-cure procedure with an outlet passage tube from a pump assembly outlet device extended through the through-bore to the tire cavity. | 05-24-2012 |
20120160388 | PNEUMATIC TIRE WITH COMPOSITE INNERLINER - A pneumatic radial ply runflat tire is described. The tire has a carcass structure having at least one radial carcass ply, two bead regions, two sidewalls, each sidewall having an upper sidewall portion that connects to the shoulders and being reinforced by an insert, a belt structure between the tread and the carcass, and an air impermeable inner liner formed of a butyl rubber located radially inward of the carcass structure wherein the air impermeable inner liner extends from a first shoulder region to a second shoulder underneath the crown portion of the tire, and does not extend from the shoulder to the bead portion of the tire. | 06-28-2012 |
20120161366 | EXTRUDER APPARATUS FOR FORMING TIRE COMPONENTS - A method and apparatus for applying a blended rubber composition directly onto a tire building drum or core is described. A first extruder and a first gear pump for a first compound is provided. A second extruder and a second gear pump for a second compound is provided. The output of the first and second gear pump is fed into the inlet of the main extruder. A third pumping means is provided for pumping an accelerator mixture into the inlet of the main extruder; mixing together said first compound and said second compound and said accelerator mixture in said extruder and applying the mixture onto a tire building drum or core. | 06-28-2012 |
20130014876 | AIR MAINTENANCE PUMPING TUBE AND TIRE ASSEMBLYAANM Delgado; Andres IgnacioAACI MedinaAAST OHAACO USAAGP Delgado; Andres Ignacio Medina OH USAANM Dyrlund; Christopher DavidAACI CantonAAST OHAACO USAAGP Dyrlund; Christopher David Canton OH US - A groove defined by groove sidewalls is positioned within the bending region of a tire sidewall. An elongate air tube positioned within the sidewall groove is in contacting engagement with the groove sidewalls and resiliently squeezes and collapses segment by segment as the groove constricts segment by segment within the rolling tire footprint. A longitudinally oriented projecting locking rib extends from a tube sidewall and registers within a complementary configured and located detent extending adjacent the groove to deter lateral movement of the tube within the groove after insertion. An annular projecting ridge extends from the groove for engaging the sidewalls of the air tube to deter an axial movement of the tube within the groove after insertion. | 01-17-2013 |
20130061996 | AIR MAINTENANCE PUMPING ASSEMBLY AND TIRE - A tire assembly includes a tire, sidewalls, and a sidewall groove. The tire has a pneumatic cavity. The sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending when radially within a rolling tire footprint of the tire. The sidewall groove is defined by groove sidewalls positioned within the bending region of the tire sidewall. The sidewall groove deforms segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to the bending of the sidewall bending region when radially within the rolling tire footprint. An air passageway is defined by the sidewall groove and a cover strip. The air passageway resiliently deforms segment by segment between an expanded condition and an at least partially collapsed condition in response to respective segment by segment deformation of the sidewall groove when radially within the rolling tire footprint. | 03-14-2013 |
20130075017 | METHOD FOR FORMING STRATIFIED RUBBER ARTICLE - A method and apparatus for applying a blended rubber composition directly onto a tire building drum or core is described. The method includes the steps of extruding a first rubber compound through a main extruder and a main gear pump. A second rubber compound is extruded through a second extruder and into a second gear pump. The output from the second gear pump is fed into the main extruder. The ratio of the first compound to the second compound is varied by adjusting the speed of the main gear pump and the speed of the second gear pump. A continuous strip of rubber formed of said first compound and said second compound is layed directly onto a tire building machine to form a first layer of rubber having a first blend ratio. The speed of the main gear pump and the second gear pump is adjusted to obtain a second blend ratio of said first compound to said second compound, and then a strip of rubber formed of said second blend ratio is applied to the tire building drum or core. | 03-28-2013 |
20130081745 | AIR MAINTENANCE TIRE AND PUMPING TUBE ASSEMBLY AND METHOD - A tire has an elongate profiled sidewall groove extending into a first tire sidewall from an outward first sidewall surface. An elongate air tube is positioned within the elongate sidewall groove in contact with the groove sidewalls, the air tube having an external surface configuration corresponding with and seating within the internal sidewall configuration defining the sidewall groove. The air tube when subject to outward originating impinging force collapses from an expanded unstressed configuration into a collapsed configuration to allow the tube to insert through the groove entry opening and expand outwardly once within the sidewall groove to its unstressed configuration. The configuration of the groove sidewalls capture the air tube within the groove in its expanded unstressed configuration to prevent separation of the tube from the tire during use. | 04-04-2013 |
20130133802 | AIR MAINTENANCE PUMPING ASSEMBLY AND TIRE - A tire assembly includes a tire, sidewalls, and a sidewall groove. The tire has a pneumatic cavity. The sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending when radially within a rolling tire footprint of the tire. The sidewall groove is defined by groove sidewalls positioned within the bending region of the tire sidewall. The sidewall groove deforms segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to the bending of the sidewall bending region when radially within the rolling tire footprint. An air passageway is defined by the sidewall groove and a cover strip. The air passageway resiliently deforms segment by segment between an expanded condition and an at least partially collapsed condition in response to respective segment by segment deformation of the sidewall groove when radially within the rolling tire footprint. | 05-30-2013 |
20160059466 | APPARATUS FOR PRODUCING LAMINATED FABRIC PLY STRIPS - An apparatus is provided for making reinforced ply is described. The apparatus includes a cross-head die assembly for use with an extruder, the cross-head die assembly having: an inlet section having an inlet for receiving flow from the extruder; an upper support block removably connected to a first side of the interior section; and a lower block removably connected to a second side of the interior section. A first flow passage is located between the upper support block and the interior section and is in fluid communication with the inlet. A second flow passage is located between the interior section and the lower support block and is in fluid communication with the inlet. The cross-head die assembly further includes a removably mounted die located at an outlet end of the assembly. The first and second flow passage is in fluid communication with an inlet of the die; the interior section further includes an interior slot which extends from a first side of the assembly to the inlet of the die; and a removable cassette is positioned in the interior slot. | 03-03-2016 |
20160059630 | TIRE PLY AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURE - A method of forming a layer of tire ply is disclosed. A first strip of ply is provided having a plurality of evenly spaced reinforcement cords, having a spacing S, and having a lateral end, wherein the last two cords are spaced apart a distance X, wherein X is not equal to S. A second strip of ply is provided having a plurality of evenly spaced reinforcement cords, having a spacing S, and having a lateral end, wherein the last two cords are spaced apart a distance Y, wherein Y is not equal to S. The lateral ends of the first and second strip are joined together in a lap joint. The first and second lateral ends are overlapped so that the spacing X partially or completely overlaps with the spacing Y. | 03-03-2016 |
20160082680 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR ASSEMBLING A PUMPING TUBE INTO AN AIR MAINTENANCE TIRE SIDEWALL GROOVE - Apparatus and method of assembling an elongate air pumping tube into an elongate tire sidewall groove includes engaging the tire sidewall outward surface with an impact wheel at an impact location proximally adjacent and above the elongate groove as the tire is rotated. The groove is thereby spread segment-by-segment for segment-by-segment synchronous insertion of the tube into the groove. The groove is closed segment-by-segment as each spread segment is returned to its original narrower dimension utilizing elastomeric material composition properties of the tire sidewall. | 03-24-2016 |
20160082682 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING AN AIR MAINTENANCE TIRE - Apparatus and method for manufacturing an air maintenance tire includes an air pumping tube assembly station constructing an air pumping tube sub-assembly, a tire preparation station for modifying a cured tire to accept the air pumping tube sub-assembly, an air pumping tube sub-assembly installation station and a pressure regulator installation station. The air pumping tube sub-assembly inserts into an elongate tire groove opening, facilitated by groove-spreading apparatus. | 03-24-2016 |
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20100039688 | 6-(BIPHENYL-ESTER)-3H-NAPHTHO[2,1-B]PYRANS AS PHOTOCHROMIC DICHROIC DYES AND OPTICAL ARTICLE CONTAINING THEM - A naphthopyran compound represented by the formula (I) wherein: n | 02-18-2010 |
20110122475 | PHOTOCHROMIC DICHROIC NAPHTHO-PYRANS AND OPTICAL ARTICLES CONTAINING THEM - A naphthopyran compound represented by the formulae (I) to (II) wherein:—mi, Hi2, p, q are each an integer comprised from O to 4 or 5 inclusive;—Ri, R2 and R4, represent a group selected from halogen, H, —Ra, aryl, —OH, —ORa, —SH, —SRa, —NH2, —NR8RaI, —NRbRc, —NRaI-CORa, —NRaiCO(aryl), —NRai aryl, —N-aryfe, —N(aryl)CO(aryl), —CO—R3, —CO2R3I, —OC(O)—Rd, and —X—(Re)—Y, and linear or branched (Ci-Ci8) perfluoroalkyl group, wherein R3, RaI, Rb, Rc, X, Y, Re, Rd are as defined into the description;—Zi re resent a group selected from: (formules) | 05-26-2011 |
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20090291981 | 5-Lipoxygenase-Activating Protein Inhibitor - Described herein is the FLAP inhibitor 3-[3-tert-butylsulfanyl-1-[4-(6-ethoxy-pyridin-3-yl)-benzyl]-5-(5-methyl-pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)-1H-indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propionic acid, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof. Also described are methods of preparing the FLAP inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, including solvates, and polymorphs thereof. Also described herein are pharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration to a mammal that include the FLAP inhibitor, or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of using such pharmaceutical compositions for treating respiratory conditions or diseases, as well as other leukotriene-dependent or leukotriene mediated conditions or diseases. | 11-26-2009 |
20100075934 | 5-LIPOXYGENASE ACTIVATING PROTEIN (FLAP) INHIBITOR - Described herein are methods for the synthesis of 3-[5-(pyridin-2-ylmethoxy)-3-(2-methyl-2-propylthio)-1-[4-(2-methoxypyridin-5-yl)benzyl]-indol-2-yl]-2,2-dimethyl-propionic acid, pharmaceutically acceptable salts, pharmaceutically acceptable solvates thereof. Also described are pharmaceutical compositions suitable for oral administration to a mammal that include, as well as methods of using such oral pharmaceutical compositions for treating respiratory conditions or diseases, as well as other leukotriene-dependent or leukotriene mediated conditions or diseases. | 03-25-2010 |
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20130053444 | DP2 ANTAGONIST AND USES THEREOF - Described herein is the DP | 02-28-2013 |
20130253023 | POLYCYCLIC LPA1 ANTAGONIST AND USES THEREOF - Described herein is the LPA1 antagonist 1-{4′-[3-methyl-4-((R)-1-phenyl-ethoxycarbonylamino)-isoxazol-5-yl]-bi-phenyl-4-yl}-cyclopropanecarboxylic acid (Compound 1), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof. Also described are methods of preparing the LPA1 antagonist, or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, as well as pharmaceutical compositions suitable for administration to a mammal that include the LPA1 antagonist, or pharmaceutically acceptable salt thereof, and methods of using such pharmaceutical compositions for treating LPA-dependent or LPA-mediated diseases or conditions. | 09-26-2013 |
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20150281056 | DATA CENTER NETWORKS - Measures for controlling communication access in a data center network are provided. A packet forwarding function in a server in a data center network is configured to access an access control data store when making forwarding decisions for received data packets which are being routed to/from virtual systems hosted on that server. In response to receipt, at the server, of a setup notification relating to setup of a virtual machine on the server, one or more entries are populated in the access control data store. The entries comprise an internet protocol (IP) address of the virtual system and at least one associated IP address of one or more other communication endpoints. | 10-01-2015 |
20150281065 | DATA CENTER NETWORKS - Measures for routing data packets in a data center network are provided. A packet forwarding function in a server in a data center network is configured to forward data packets to/from virtual systems hosted on that server. The packet forwarding function is configured to make forwarding decisions for received data packets based on the destination internet protocol (IP) address of the received data packet, and forward the data packet at least on the basis of the forwarding decision. | 10-01-2015 |
20150281070 | DATA CENTER NETWORKS - Measures for establishing connectivity in a data center network are provided. A virtual connection is created between a virtual system hosted on a server in a data center network, and a packet forwarding function in that server. Additionally, an entry is populated in a packet forwarding data store in the server, which includes an internet protocol (IP) address of the virtual system and an associated identifier for the created virtual connection. The packet forwarding data store is accessed by the packet forwarding function when making forwarding decisions for received data packets. | 10-01-2015 |
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20120110955 | Method of providing non-twisted cable from a stationary box - The method of supplying non-twisted cable from a non-rotating container comprising supplying a cable to a first spool in a first position by supplying the cable to the first spool in a direction generally parallel to the centerline of the first spool and wrapping the cable around the first spool so that one twist will be applied to the cable with every circumferential wrap, transferring the first spool to a second position without cutting the cable, transferring a second spool to the first position, supplying the cable to a the second spool in the first position by supplying the cable to the second spool in a direction generally parallel to the centerline of the second spool and wrapping the cable around the second spool so that one twist will be applied to the cable with every circumferential wrap, transferring the first spool to a third position and transferring the second spool to the second position, cutting the cable between the second and the third positions, delivering the cable from the third position to be packaged in a container, repeating the process for additional sections of cable to be placed in additional containers, and pulling the cable from the center of the container to untwist the cable as it is being removed from the container. | 05-10-2012 |
20150083843 | Method of Providing a clutch for a spool - The method of mechanically controlling the rotation of a spool comprising a clutch providing a first position in which a first motive force is applied to the spool through the clutch, providing a second position in which a second motive force is applied to the spool through the clutch, providing third position intermediate to the first position and the second position in which both the first motive force and the second motive forces are applied to the spool through the clutch, such that there during the movement between the first position, the third position, and the second position there is no time at which at least one of the first motive force or the second motive force is not applied to the spool. | 03-26-2015 |
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20120308044 | MUTING PARTICIPANTS IN A COMMUNICATION SESSION - In general, this disclosure describes techniques for muting participants in a communication session. A communication session, such as a teleconference or a video conference, may be established between a plurality of participants using devices. Each participant engaged in the communication session may be authorized to mute or un-mute other participants. Information related to the communication session may be provided to some of the participants, including but are not limited to, indications of when a participant is muted or un-muted, indications of which participant initiated a muting or un-muting, indications of volume of a participant, or indications of types of sounds in a communication session. Social controls, utilized through transparency (e.g., providing identifying indications), may reduce the chance of misuse of the muting functionality. | 12-06-2012 |
20150187107 | HIGHLIGHTING RELATED POINTS OF INTEREST IN A GEOGRAPHICAL REGION - A mapping system determines points of interest that are related to a selected point of interest within a digital map displayed at a client computing device. The system receives a request for mapping system data from a client computing device. The request indicates a selected point of interest (POI) that is displayed at a geographic location within the digital map. The selected POI corresponds to a list of words describing characteristics of the selected POI, and each word corresponding to the selected POI word includes a base score describing an importance of the word compared to a list of all words corresponding to displayable POIs. The system determines POIs that are related to the selected POI by comparing base scores of the selected POI words to base scores of related POI words, where the related POIs each include at least one word in common with the selected POI. | 07-02-2015 |