MUMBAI, India, Oct. 26 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202617089783 A) filed by Vmi Holland B. V. on July 23, 2026, for Method And Tire Building Machine For Applying A Tire Component To A Tire Building Drum.

Inventors include Grolleman, Hendrik Jan; and Van Der Kolk, Anne-Per Joseph Hendrik.

The application for the patent was published on October 23, 2026, under issue no. 43/2026.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method and a tire building machine for applying a tire component to a tire building drum, wherein the tire building machine comprises a tire building drum, a tire component servicer, and an applicator unit, wherein the method comprises the steps of: - moving the applicator unit into a leadi...