ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,635, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (Nashville, Tenn.).
"Tire sealant cell" was invented by Justin R. Martin (Aiken, S.C.) and Randal T. McJunkin Jr. (Irmo, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Methods are provided for applying a sealant layer to an inner surface of a tire. A first tire may be picked up with a tire handling robot and placed on a first sealant application stand. A sealant bead may be applied to the inner surface of the first tire by a dispense robot. A second tire may be picked up by the tire handling robot and placed on a second sealant application stand. A sealant bead may b...