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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 15, 2018
Applicant:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Vichten, LU;
Armand Rene Gabriel Leconte, Bigonville, LU;
Frederic Ngo, Blaschette, LU;
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/12 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60C 3/04 (2006.01); B60C 11/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/1236 (2013.01); B60C 3/04 (2013.01); B60C 11/032 (2013.01); B60C 11/11 (2013.01); B60C 11/12 (2013.01); B60C 11/1281 (2013.01); B60C 2011/1245 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire for an autonomous vehicle includes a pair of sidewalls that extend to a ground-engaging tread. The tread includes a plurality of hexagonally-shaped tread elements, and the tire includes an outer diameter that is at least four times larger than a width of the tread. Selected hexagonally-shaped tread elements may be formed with features to increase traction on icy roads.