Richard Robert Matuszny

20030196483, Oct 23, 2003

Apr 16, 2003

10/417291

James Beebe - Kent OH, US
Barry Cargould - Hudson OH, US
Richard Matuszny - Parma OH, US

Illinois Tool Works, Inc.

G01M017/02

073/146000

A method and apparatus for testing tires in a repeatable manner. Testing steps are performed in a manner that minimizes impact on the tire characteristics being measured. In one aspect, tire rotation reversal is performed at a zero crossing of a first harmonic of radial load variation exerted on a load carriage by the tire. In another aspect, load carriage retraction is performed so that the tire is unloaded when the tire stops rotating.

20120298286, Nov 29, 2012

Feb 8, 2011

13/576070

Richard R. Matuszny - Strongsville OH, US
Jack Perecman - Golden Valley MN, US
Shaun Immel - Dover OH, US
Marek J. Kos - Stow OH, US

Micro-Poise Measurement Systems, LLC - Streetsboro OH

B32B 37/10
B32B 41/00
B32B 38/18

156 64, 156538, 156378, 156 60

A tire marking apparatus and tire marking method capable of placing multiple, differently colored marks on a tire sidewall. The apparatus includes a frame assembly that movably mounts a stamping bar assembly carrying a plurality of stamping bar elements, each stamping element selectively movable into a marking position and a plurality of tape cassettes, each of which may carry tape of a different color. Each tape cassette is selectively movable into a tire marking position. An actuator advances a portion of an aligned tape cassette towards a tire marking region on the sidewall and moves an aligned stamping element into printing contact with the tire sidewall. This movement transfers material from the tape to the tire sidewall in a pattern that corresponds to indicia defined by the stamping element. The frame assembly includes an intermediate frame that is shiftable between at least two positions.

20130036810, Feb 14, 2013

Mar 10, 2011

13/583284

James Wollbrinck - Carrollton OH, US
Richard R. Matuszny - Strongsville OH, US
Barry Cargould - Hudson OH, US
Richard Krieger - Manistee MI, US

Micro-Poise Measurement Systems, LLC - Streetsboro OH

G01M 17/02
B23B 31/30

73146, 279 401

An adjustable width chuck assembly for a tire testing machine including upper and lower relatively movable rims by which a tire is clamped and held during a testing cycle. A pilot or nose cone forming part of one of the rims is gas pressure biased towards engagement with complementally formed structure on the other rim. The gas pressure bias is provided by a gas spring which can be replaced with gas springs of differing pressures in order to adjust the biasing force or, alternately, the gas spring can be removed from the chuck assembly and re-pressurized to a different level in order to change its biasing force. The use of a gas spring for providing the necessary biasing force expands the range of motion for the nose cone, thus allowing a given chuck assembly to accommodate tires having a wide range of bead widths.

20130233067, Sep 12, 2013

Nov 22, 2011

13/885850

James Wollbrinck - Carrollton OH, US
Richard R. Matuszny - Strongsville OH, US
Barry Cargould - Hudson OH, US
Peter Williams - Fisher IN, US

G01M 17/02
B60C 25/00

73146, 294261, 29428

An apparatus for changing rim sets at a testing station of a tire uniformity testing system that includes a storage unit for storing a plurality of rim set assemblies. A transfer arm is reciprocally movable and includes a gripper mechanism for gripping a rim set assembly and moving it from a storage position to a position at which rims forming part of the rim set assembly are aligned with opposed spindles at the testing station. The rim set assembly includes a bracket having structure engageable by the transfer arm and at least one of the rims forming part of the assembly includes a locking member rotatable between a first position and a second position. The bracket includes a structure for immobilizing the rim to inhibit relative rotation between the rim and the bracket and further includes a lever mechanism for moving the locking member from its first position to its second position in order to engage retaining members forming part of the bracket. The lever mechanism moves the locking member from its second position to its first position when the rim is aligned with an associated spindle in order to engage other retaining members forming part of the spindle. The rim is released from the bracket as the locking member moves to engage the other retaining members. After release, the bracket moves to a remote position spaced from the testing station. To remove the rim sets, the steps for attaching rims to the spindles are reversed in order to release the rims from the spindles while simultaneously engaging the bracket. The resulting rim set assembly is moved to a remote position defined by a storage unit that stores a plurality of rim set assemblies. The disclosed locking member and associated rim can be used to facilitate the manual installation of a test rim to a spindle.