Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC

Anoop G Varghese

Hans R Dorfi

Thomas A Sams

Dennis W Snyder

Samuel O Givens

Benjamin Robert Rethmel

Brian D Steenwyk

Various method for repairing a tire tread are provided. In one embodiment, a method for repairing a tire tread comprises: providing a tire having a tire tread portion wherein the tire tread portion includes a tread element that is at least one of a tread block and a tread rib, and wherein the tread element includes a void resulting from wear or damage of the tire tread portion; removing a material from at least a portion of the tread element adjacent to the void to create a removed material portion, wherein the removed material portion includes a specific shape corresponding to a replacement element; applying an adhesive to at least one surface of the removed material portion; applying the replacement element to the removed material portion; and curing the adhesive.

Method for repairing tire tread

A pneumatic tire construction is provided using one or more folded body ply sheets constructed such that upon formation of the tire, the turn-ups in the sidewalls are looped turn-ups such that there are no free turn-up ends in the sidewalls.

Tire construction having a continuous body ply turn up structure

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Fairlawn, OH, United States of America

Anoop G Varghese