Geoffrey L. Knable

US Patent 7093629 Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing rubber component therefor

US Patent 7094302 Method of forming a belt structure in a tire, in particular for motorcycle wheels

US Patent 7094303 Method and apparatus for forming a core of plies, belts and beads and for positioning the core in a mold for forming an elastomeric tire

US Patent 7101451 Tire building drum with a turn-up device and method for production of green tires

US Patent 7104303 Stabilizer for cantilevered tire building drum

US Patent 7118642 Method and plant for the manufacture of green tyres

US Patent 7128115 Method and an apparatus for manufacturing components of a tire for vehicle wheels

US Patent 7128116 Device for the fabrication of a tire reinforcement, suitable for tires of large width

US Patent 7128117 Expandable tire building drum with alternating fixed and expandable segments, and contours for sidewall inserts

US Patent 7128794 Method for retreading a tire

US Patent 7128942 Vehicle tire

US Patent 7134468 Pneumatic tire having an innerliner comprised of butyl rubber and dispersion of corncob granules

US Patent 7135080 Method for winding strips on the building machine

US Patent 7138021 Shaping and laying a tire belt ply

US Patent 7144466 Device for turning up the tire sidewalls on a tire building drum

US Patent 7144467 Tire building drum having expandable center section and independently expandable bead lock assemblies in the end sections

US Patent 7147026 Vehicle tire

US Patent 7150303 Autoclave for curing retreaded tires

US Patent 7152649 Tire-assembling apparatus

US Patent 7153381 Cured applique or label with protective film on arcuate sidewall or tread of pneumatic tire

US Patent 7156936 Camouflage or otherwise multicolored pattern tire and method of manufacturing

US Patent 7172005 Apparatus for manufacturing a vehicle tire and a belt structure, belt package and crown structure of the tire

US Patent 7175726 Continuous rubber-strip forming apparatus and process

US Patent 7182834 Method and apparatus for assembling narrow components onto a tire building drum

US Patent 7186308 System and method for providing tire electronics mounting patches

US Patent 7189298 Hot forming system to produce pre-cured innerliners

US Patent 7195047 Tire manufacturing module and method of manufacturing tires

US Patent 7195683 Self-seal tire and its producing method

US Patent 7201200 Device and method for applying a strip to a rotary surface

US Patent 7204284 Tire comprising a colored design and process for obtaining it

US Patent 7208061 Raw tire forming apparatus and raw tire forming method

US Patent 7216684 Pneumatic aviation tire

US Patent 7229514 Method of making curved hose

US Patent 7231948 Non-pneumatic tire

US Patent 7234498 Self-luminescent pneumatic tire

US Patent 7235147 Method of forming tire component member

US Patent 7240708 Pneumatic tire

US Patent 7240710 Cable bead and method of manufacture

US Patent 7241353 Method of manufacturing tire

US Patent 7250089 Method of manufacturing segmented belt tires

US Patent 7252127 Reflecting bicycle tires

US Patent 7255762 Camouflage tire

US Patent 7261785 Process and mold for depositing a colored motif on a tire

US Patent 7275576 Method of making reinforcement elements for a vehicle tyre, and a tyre for a vehicle wheel

US Patent 7276131 Method of making a tire for a vehicle wheel

US Patent 7285176 Oscillating-arm apparatus for producing a tire reinforcement from a single thread

US Patent 7287568 High crown uni-stage tire building drum

US Patent 7288160 Method of making a tire using a high crown uni-stage tire building drum

US Patent 7297220 Method and device for the production of curved thread-reinforced tubular structures

US Patent 7314073 Device for producing a reinforcing structure for a tire, comprising a strip turning mechanism

US Patent 7314533 Manufacturing method of tire reinforcing material and manufacturing method of pneumatic tire using the tire reinforcing material

US Patent 7316252 Modular tire

US Patent 7316253 Sealant for prevention of blowout, tubeless tire, and tire tube

US Patent 7316255 Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the same

US Patent 7316256 Tyre drum with turn-up mechanism for building an unvulcanized tyre

US Patent 7316757 Method of producing radial tire for construction vehicle

US Patent 7322393 Sealing material, tire for a vehicle wheel including the sealing material, and process for producing the tire

US Patent 7328733 Inner tube compositions having improved heat resistance characteristics

US Patent 7329325 Method of manufacturing a tire comprising at least one insert

US Patent 7331367 Monitoring device and patch assembly

US Patent 7332047 Adherent, removable barrier film for tire carcass

US Patent 7341640 Method of and apparatus for forming rubber strip materials for building tires and method of building tires

US Patent 7343952 Apparatus for manufacturing a reinforcement for a tire, comprising a guide ring

US Patent 7344614 Tire breaker strip application method and tire fabricated therefrom

US Patent 7351299 Device and process for storing and transferring strip-shaped products for use in making a tire cover

US Patent 7361243 Tire manufacturing method and green tire manufacturing apparatus

US Patent 7361244 Method and drum for molding tire

US Patent 7363953 Assembly formed of a tire and a sealing piece and manufacturing process

US Patent 7364635 Manufacturing method of pneumatic tire

US Patent 7384499 Apparatus for tread belt assembly

US Patent 7387144 Tire having a textured marking and method of making same

US Patent 7387697 Method and apparatus for turning up tire structure members

US Patent 7389802 Tire with double layer innerliner

US Patent 7399172 Apparatus for vacuum forming an elastomeric tire

US Patent 7399374 System for producing a reinforcing structure for a tire with volumetric control

US Patent 7402221 Method for pressure bonding of a breaker-tread assembly with a carcass assembly by means of stitching in the manufacture of green tyres and device for accomplishment of such method

US Patent 7409974 Self-supporting pneumatic tire with a partial inner liner

US Patent 7410549 Turn-up device for making a molded body of an air spring for a vehicle wheel suspension for a lift axle

US Patent 7412997 Method and apparatus for manufacturing a reinforcing structure for tyres of vehicles

US Patent 7416624 Method for evaluating ply wire anomalies in a tire

US Patent 7416625 Rubber strip, method for manufacturing tire and tire component member using same, and apparatus therefor

US Patent 7418990 Tire with acrylic polymer film

US Patent 7419557 Method for protecting tire innerliner using thermoformable film coated with pressure-sensitive adhesive

US Patent 7426950 Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the tire

US Patent 7429303 Device for winding a cylindrical sleeve around a toric ring

US Patent 7431063 Method for producing a belt structure for a vehicle tyre and vehicle tyre including the belt structure

US Patent 7431786 Apparatus and method for affixing tire component member

US Patent 7431787 Method, shaping drum, and plant for manufacturing a tire for a vehicle wheel

US Patent 7438106 Production of shaped rubber body

US Patent 7445687 Component fabricating method and pneumatic tire

US Patent 7449078 Apparatus and method for manufacturing a tire reinforcement

US Patent 7449083 Method of forming cord-reinforced tire structural member

US Patent 7468111 Method and apparatus for balancing tires during retreading

US Patent 7476286 Method of manufacturing a tyre and apparatus for building a tyre

US Patent 7479196 Method for manufacturing or retreading a pneumatic tire

US Patent 7485201 Automatic plant and method for producing tires

US Patent 7487814 Device of forming tire reinforcing layer

US Patent 7491284 Manufacturing method of rubber member for tire

US Patent 7491285 Method for molding bead portion of green tire and bead portion molding device

US Patent 7503367 Belt and tread drum

US Patent 7506677 Pneumatic tire having an innerliner comprised of butyl rubber and disperison of pre-cured diene-based rubber

US Patent 7510616 Producing method of rubber strip winding body, and rubber strip winding apparatus

US Patent 7510618 Method of forming an assembly of a patch and electronic monitoring device

US Patent 7513281 Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire

US Patent 7530380 Tubeless tire

US Patent 7549453 Method for forming a green tread rubber and a pneumatic tire formed by using green tread rubber

US Patent 7556074 Tire having a cavity for receiving an electronic detector

US Patent 7568512 Device for laying reinforcement cord

US Patent 7575652 Tire structural members manufacturing method and system for carrying out the same

US Patent 7578330 Tire and tire manufacturing process

US Patent 7588064 Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the same

US Patent 7600546 Pneumatic tire comprising an innerliner

US Patent 7617854 Method for manufacturing a pneumatic tire and a pneumatic tire obtained thereby

US Patent 7621308 Tire building core latching and transport mechanism

US Patent 7628190 Pneumatic tire and manufacturing method of the same

US Patent 7641751 Producing method of pneumatic tire

US Patent 7641752 Process for laying a strip continuously on a toroidal surface

US Patent 7665496 Pneumatic tire

US Patent 7670449 Method of manufacturing tire with turned down ply construction

US Patent 7686053 Cord tensioning and feed mechanism for a tire cord applicator head

US Patent 7691217 Process for manufacturing a tyre and toroidal support for carrying out the process

US Patent 7694709 Tread application device

US Patent 7699952 Method and device for positioning bead wires

US Patent 7704343 Method of manufacturing pneumatic tire and tire building machine used therefor

US Patent 7704344 Tire building drum and tire building method

US Patent 7712504 Machine for assembling and vulcanising tires

US Patent 7735535 Shaping and laying a tire belt ply

US Patent 7740039 Cord cutting mechanism and method for a tire cord applicator head

US Patent 7740040 Bottom zone turn-up membrane

US Patent 7753098 Spring loaded tooling head and method for tire cord application

US Patent 7757736 Device for repairing a tubeless mounted assembly for cycles

US Patent 7757738 Tyre belt drum

US Patent 7758711 Method of forming a planter

US Patent 7758714 Tire structural member manufacturing method

US Patent 7770622 Plant for producing types of tyres different from each other

US Patent 7779882 Apparatus and method for manufacturing rubber sheet with reinforced cord

US Patent 7780807 Air shaping of green tire carcass

US Patent 7780809 Method for forming elastomeric tire component and a tire

US Patent 7799159 Device for manufacturing a reinforcement for tires

US Patent 7806157 Tyre building drum

US Patent 7811398 Method and apparatus for inspecting pneumatic tire during production

US Patent 7811399 Tire component cutter apparatus and method of cutting

US Patent 7811400 Apparatus and method for manufacturing rubber sheet reinforced with cord

US Patent 7819155 Rubber composition for tire and pneumatic tire using the same

US Patent 7819157 Tire bead structure

US Patent 7820000 Tire producing method and tire molding machine

US Patent 7833374 Radially expansible tire assembly drum and method for forming tires

US Patent 7837816 Method and device for the construction of a radial tire

US Patent 7849901 Autoclave for curing retreaded tires

US Patent 7857926 Method for manufacturing pneumatic tire

US Patent 7862674 Forming method for assembly of bead core and apex rubber

US Patent 7883595 Tire manufacturing method

US Patent 7887658 Apparatus for building tire and method for using same

US Patent 7891394 Tire with puncture resistant sidewall

US Patent 7892376 Tire molding apparatus with folding mechanism and method of folding in molding tire

US Patent 7896048 Chucks and use in processing toroidal structures

US Patent 7896993 Method and apparatus for building and transferring a tread belt structure

US Patent 7909078 Method for measuring green tire components

US Patent 7909080 Fixing apparatus and method for attaching an annular transponder unit to tire

US Patent 7909953 Method for making tires for vehicle wheels

US Patent 7921894 Tire molding machine

US Patent 7931767 Process for manufacturing elastomeric components of a tyre for vehicle wheels

US Patent 7931768 Method and device for constructing a radial tire

US Patent 7947140 Strip member application system and method

US Patent 7947141 Method for manufacturing pneumatic tire

US Patent 7972456 Method of producing tire

US Patent 7975741 Pneumatic tire and producing method of pneumatic tire

US Patent 7976661 Bead member forming method and apparatus

US Patent 7998297 Tire structural member fabricating method and apparatus for carrying out the same

US Patent 8002920 Method for winding up and splicing a structural tire part having a material thickness that varies from the perspective of the cross-sectional profile thereof

US Patent 8007613 Method and apparatus for manufacturing tyres