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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:
Nov. 03, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2014
Applicant:
Cooper Tire & Rubber Company, Findlay, OH (US);
Inventors:
Ryan J. Schimmoeller, Ottoville, OH (US);
Jeremy J. Jacobs, Findlay, OH (US);
Daniel T. Strohscher, Findlay, OH (US);
Kurt D. Utrup, Ottawa, OH (US);
Assignee:
COOPER TIRE & RUBBER COMPANY, Findlay, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/24 (2006.01); B29D 30/68 (2006.01); B29D 30/72 (2006.01); B60C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/24 (2013.01); B29D 30/68 (2013.01); B29D 30/72 (2013.01); B60C 13/001 (2013.01); B29D 2030/685 (2013.01);
Abstract
A visual wear indicating feature is incorporated into the tread pattern to provide progressive, incremental indications to the customer regarding the amount of useable tread remaining on the tire.