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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 10, 2020
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2015
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Jacob L. Walters, Medina, OH (US);
Atsuo Suzuki, Fairlawn, OH (US);
Adam K. Nesbitt, Akron, OH (US);
James F. Donahue, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 15/06 (2006.01); B60C 13/00 (2006.01); B60C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 15/0603 (2013.01); B60C 13/00 (2013.01); B60C 15/0081 (2013.01); B60C 15/06 (2013.01); B60C 15/0607 (2013.01); B60C 2015/009 (2013.01); B60C 2015/061 (2013.01); B60C 2015/0614 (2013.01); B60C 2015/0621 (2013.01); B60C 2015/0625 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire includes a bead portion with a bead core having a main bead filler and an auxiliary bead filler, and a carcass ply wrapped around a portion of the main bead filler. An end of the carcass ply is located axially outside the main bead filler and radially below an apex of the main bead filler. The auxiliary bead filler is located axially outside the carcass ply end, with an apex of the auxiliary bead filler being located above an apex of the main bead filler.