Inventor · Greenback, TN, US

Mark S. Byerley

27Patents
15h-index
7Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 5, 1985 → Dec 29, 2011

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5635016A Transfer ring or drum apparatus with adjustable circumference Performing Operations; Transporting 36 Expired
US5618374A Belt and tread drum for vehicle tire making machine Performing Operations; Transporting 32 Expired
US5709768A Apparatus with adjustable circumference made up of a plurality of interconnected shoes Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5354405A Bead lock drum for use in the manufacture of vehicle tires Performing Operations; Transporting 25 Expired
US5441587A Transfer ring having selective adjustability of shoe movement Performing Operations; Transporting 23 Expired
US5025917A Bearing assembly for conveyors Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 23 Expired
US5074408A Bearing assembly for conveyors Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 19 Expired
US4636277A Tire building drum Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6390166B1 Expandable mandrel having adjustable width Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6571682B2 Apparatus for converting circular motion to radial motion Mechanical Engineering; Lighting; Heating 18 Expired
US5505803A Bead lock drum used in the manufacture of vehicle tires Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US6013147A Expandable belt and tread drum Performing Operations; Transporting 18 Expired
US4780171A Tire building machine Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 18 Expired
US5047108A Tire building drum for fabricating high profile type tire carcasses Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Expired
US6004250A System and method for releaseably attaching outer segments to a drum useful in the manufacture of vehicle tires Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Expired
US6058999A Tire manufacturing drum having simultaneous axial and radial adjustability Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Expired
US6457505B1 Vehicle tire building drum including bead drum positioning and side wall formation features Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US6673183B2 Method and apparatus for tire carcass positioning on a drum Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US5089077A Apparatus for manufacturing multiple-ply tire carcasses Performing Operations; Transporting 14 Expired
US5558733A Belt and tread transfer method using transfer ring having selective adjustability of shoe movement Performing Operations; Transporting 13 Expired
US8056597B2 Cam follower assembly for thin walled cylinder of scroll shaping drum used in tire construction Performing Operations; Transporting 11 Active
US6602372B1 Method and apparatus for control of dual collapsible mandrels Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US6321679A Combination line marker and test station Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 9 Expired
US8602078B2 Transfer ring or drum apparatus having adjustable circumference Performing Operations; Transporting 5 Active
US8684058B2 Roller assembly for use during tire construction Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.