ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,553,799, issued on Feb. 17, was assigned to POLING GROUP INC. (Akron, Ohio).
"Tire inspection assembly including a spindle and a clamping mechanism" was invented by Edward J. Bailey (Hudson, Ohio) and Daniel Zaklanovich (Tallmadge, Ohio).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire inspection assembly includes a spindle and a clamping mechanism. The tire inspection assembly generally functions to mount a tire and allow for the inflation thereof to perform a test on the mounted tire. The tire inspection apparatus generally offers more robust centering, higher stiffness versus loads, and greater elimination of variable clearances that can otherwis...