ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,391,016, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (Akron, Ohio).
"Tire molding process" was invented by Christophe Jean Alexis Ghislain Pierre (Aubange, Belgium) and Michel Jean Yves Windehausen (Messancy, Belgium).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A process for molding a tire within a tire mold having movable elements displaceable to bring the tire mold into an open position or a closed position. The tire mold comprises upper and lower side members; mold segments defining a mold cavity; and one or more seal members for sealing the mold cavity. The process comprises steps of providing a tire mold having one or mo...