ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 26 -- United States Patent no. 12,257,794, issued on March 25, was assigned to THE GOODYEAR TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY (Akron, Ohio).
"Tire mold for ventless tire molding" 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 tire mold having moveable elements displaceable to bring the tire mold into an open or into a closed position. The mold comprises upper and lower side members; a plurality of mold segments defining a mold cavity; a vacuum device for removing gas from the mold cavity; and sealing means with closing seal members configured to cooperate with associated ...