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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2019

Filed:

Mar. 31, 2013
Applicants:

Metodi L. Ikonomov, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;

E. Bruce Colby, Greenville, SC (US);

Dimitri G. Tsihlas, Greer, SC (US);

Michael Widmyer, Duncan, SC (US);

Cesar E. Zarak, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Inventors:

Metodi L. Ikonomov, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;

E. Bruce Colby, Greenville, SC (US);

Dimitri G. Tsihlas, Greer, SC (US);

Michael Widmyer, Duncan, SC (US);

Cesar E. Zarak, Simpsonville, SC (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/56 (2006.01); B60C 11/02 (2006.01); B60C 11/00 (2006.01); B29D 30/58 (2006.01); B29D 30/54 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/56 (2013.01); B60C 11/0041 (2013.01); B60C 11/02 (2013.01); B29D 2030/544 (2013.01); B29D 2030/582 (2013.01);
Abstract

The present invention includes methods for forming a retreaded tire, which includes the steps of providing an annular tire carcass and providing a plurality of tread components each comprising an independent structure, which are then assembled to form an assembled tire tread. The tread is subsequently bonded to the tire carcass to form a retreaded tire, the tire tread being arranged along an outer circumference of the annular tire carcass with a bonding layer between the tire tread and the tire carcass, the bonding layer comprising an uncured elastomeric material being cured during the step of bonding. The tire tread is assembled such that the plurality of tread components are concurrently arranged around the outer circumference of the tire carcass to form a tire tread.


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