Inventor · Akron, OH, US

William Allen Rex

14Patents
6h-index
35Co-inventors
66Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 14, 1986 → Oct 26, 2012

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6585022B1 Tire building method and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 19 Expired
US6264779A Precurred tire tread for a truck tire and the method of assembly Performing Operations; Transporting 12 Expired
US5313745A Tread edge grinding method and apparatus Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US4808257A Tread splicer Performing Operations; Transporting 10 Expired
US7126489B2 Guide mechanism and method for axially directing an annular transponder unit Performing Operations; Transporting 7 Expired
US5798127A Injection molding of a tire component Performing Operations; Transporting 6 Expired
US7220330B2 Shaping nozzle and method for attaching an annular transponder unit to a tire Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 5 Expired
US6277317A Method for building pneumatic tires in an improved tire mold Performing Operations; Transporting 4 Expired
US8114335B2 Partial depth-wise cure of a tire inner liner Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Expired
US8597008B1 Method and apparatus for controlling the sidewall vs. tread curing temperature in a tire mold Performing Operations; Transporting 3 Active
US6439090B1 Method for removing waste material from an annular, elastomeric article Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 2 Expired
US7736454B2 Method for incorporating an annular antenna and electronics into a tire Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Active
US7289021B2 Apparatus and method for attaching an annular transponder unit to tire Performing Operations; Transporting 1 Expired
US6776603B1 Bead curing finger mold Performing Operations; Transporting 0 Expired

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