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Goodyear: Charles Goodyear
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For well over 100 years Goodyear has been at the forefront of tyre technology and innovation, from Charles Goodyear creating vulcanisation in 1839 to the introduction of Bubble Blade technology in 2004. Through advanced research and manufacturing practices incorporating Trinuum Technology, Goodyear continues to produce tyres that revolutionise the Australian market and push the boundaries of innovation.
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His son Charles Goodyear, 1833-96, b. Germantown, Pa., assisted him in the manufacturing and marketing of rubber articles. He later turned to shoe manufacturing, being one of the first to see the application of Howe's sewing machine to the making of shoes. He organized in 1871 the Goodyear Boot & Shoe Machinery Company of New York to manufacture machines. He was only partially successful until the consolidation in 1880 with Gordon McKay, his chief competitor.
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In 1837, Charles Goodyear received his first patent (US patent #240) for a process that made rubber an easier product to work with. However, this was not the patent Charles Goodyear is best known for.
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