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Tire Wire Technology, LLC, US & PCT Patents Pending:
2006 - US Patent Application for Liquid Quenchant Fluidized
Bed Technology, 2007 PCT Application, Sole Inventor, Thomas W. Tyl
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Liquid Quenchant Fluidized Bed Technology (LQF) is the
newest method of quenching and soaking during patenting.
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LQF greatly increases process flexibility.
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Allows substantial reductions in code change scheduling
issues.
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LQF allows a large number of options for scheduled
changes,
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Eliminates code changes associated with wire chemistry.
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High control ability of exothermic transformation.
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Very low energy consumption.
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No diameter concurrency limitations.
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No chemistry concurrency limitations.
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Non toxic.
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Low maintenance.
2007 - US patent application for a new drawing technology,
Sole Inventor, Thomas W. Tyl
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Improves dry wire drawing performance
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Pressure die forces dry lubricant into drawing system
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Drawing dies do less work and better distribute drawing
heat
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Resulting wire shows significantly lower strain aging
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Allows higher drawing speeds and longer die life.
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Improves wire torsional properties
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Double the ability to remove heat from the system.
2007 - US Patent Application & PCT for scale & decarburization
free patenting, Sole Inventor, Thomas W. Tyl
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Applies a coating to a steel surface prior to
heat-treating.
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Avoid formation of iron oxides and decarburization.
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After heat treatment the coating is easily removed.
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Suitable for the strand annealing process for steel tire
cord.
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May be used for any annealing process, strand or
otherwise.
2008 - US Patent Application for air
fluidized sand bed technology, Sole Inventor, Thomas W. Tyl
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Extremely reliable operation.
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Very high energy efficiency.
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Low maintenance compared to other air fluidized sand
systems.
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Variable quenching length
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Any processing speed or diameter.
2009 - US Patent Application for
straightening small diameter filament at high speed,
Sole Inventor, Thomas W. Tyl
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Results in very straight filament.
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Improved fatigue resistance.
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Low maintenance, highly control ability.
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Can be coupled to fine drawing machine.
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Any processing speed or diameter.
2009 - Planning a US Patent Application & PCT for use of
scrap steel tire cord filament for reinforcement applications
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Waste (scrap) wire can be used.
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There are no diameter or strength limitations.
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Product elongation can easily be controlled.
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Elongation can be much higher than other reinforcement
systems.
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Interaction among wires ensures high reinforcement
retention in the substrate.
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Value of waste used for reinforcement can be greater than
value of cable.
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Filament can be protected from corrosion.
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