ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 15 -- United States Patent no. 12,734,775, issued on Sept. 15, was assigned to Bridgestone Europe, NV/SA (Zaventem, Belgium).
"Method and apparatus for the application of a highly viscous fluid" was invented by Roberto Pontone (Rome) and Paolo Straffi (Rome).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A method and a system for applying a highly viscous fluid to an inner surface of a cavity of a tire, comprising an applicator device for the highly viscous fluid and a delivery circuit for the highly viscous fluid connected to the applicator device and having a highly viscous fluid collection device comprising a tank that internally defines a collection chamber; a delivery device for th...