Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
 The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company was founded in 1898 by Frank Seiberling in Akron Ohio USA. Goodyear manufactures tires for automobiles commercial trucks light trucks SUVs race cars airplanes farm equipment and heavy earth-mover machinery.Even though he had no connection with the company it was named after Charles Goodyear. Goodyear invented vulcanized rubber in 1839.