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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2014
Applicants:
William B. Clayton, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Daniel Mceachern Hicks, Greenville, SC (US);
Inventors:
William B. Clayton, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Daniel McEachern Hicks, Greenville, SC (US);
Assignee:
COMPAGNIE GENERALE DES ETABLISSEMENTS MICHELIN, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 9/02 (2006.01); B29D 30/00 (2006.01); B60C 9/18 (2006.01); G06F 17/50 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 9/0292 (2013.01); B29D 30/0061 (2013.01); B60C 9/18 (2013.01); G06F 17/50 (2013.01); B60C 2009/1828 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire is provided having a body ply that is displaced from the conventional equilibrium curve along the shoulder and upper side wall region of the tire in a manner that provides more uniform inflation growth along the crown region so as to reduce differences in rigidity between the center and shoulders of the tire, reduce load sensitivity, and/or decrease the propensity for cracking. A method for designing or constructing such a tire is also provided.