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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 02, 2019
Filed:
Nov. 13, 2015
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Terence E. Wei, Copley, OH (US);
Paul B. Wilson, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 5/02 (2006.01); B60C 5/04 (2006.01); B60C 23/04 (2006.01); B29D 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/0493 (2013.01); B60C 5/02 (2013.01); B60C 5/04 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0072 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0077 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0083 (2013.01);
Abstract
An inflatable electronics band for use in a tire features an annular, flexible, inflatable, tubular body configured to contact an inner portion of a tire opposite the tread surface, such as an innerliner. The inflatable electronics band further features an inflation valve, disposed on the tubular body. The tubular body is configured to inflate to a pressure at least 10% greater than the recommended tire inflation pressure.