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Abstract

The invention is directed to a method for introducing a compensating material into a tire/wheel assembly by providing at least one self-contained batch of a compensating material having a predetermined amount of such material and being selectively transferable into a tire. The at least one batch of material remains substantially self-contained for shipping and handling. The at lest one batch is then transferred into the tire, and the tire is thereafter mounted onto a vehicle for operation or otherwise rotated wherein the at least one self-contained batch of material disperses the material within the tire upon rotation. The invention is also directed to a system for introducing a compensating material into a tire/wheel assembly, wherein a predetermined amount of a compensating material in a self-contained batch which remains substantially self-contained during handling, is introduced into a tire prior to assembly with a wheel, and thereafter disperses within the tire during rotation of the tire/wheel assembly. There is further provided a method of compensating for radial and lateral force variations at the tire/road footprint of a tire/wheel assembly comprising the steps of determining the size of a tire in a tire/wheel assembly and selecting at least one self-contained batch of a compensating material to provide a predetermined amount of compensating material for introduction into the interior of the tire. The predetermined amount of compensating material is introduced into the tire and then disperses upon rotation of the tire/wheel assembly.

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First Claim