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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2016
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Andrew V. Haidet, Silver Lake, OH (US);
Douglas B. Costlow, Akron, OH (US);
BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A green tire includes a plurality of sheets of green rubber having a substantially circular shape, wherein each sheet of green rubber includes an upper ring and a lower ring, and each sheet of green rubber further includes a plurality of spoke portions extending from the upper ring to the lower ring. The green tire further includes a plurality of reinforcements. Each reinforcement is disposed between adjacent sheets of green rubber. At least one reinforcement is sandwiched between the upper rings of adjacent sheets of green rubber, and at least one reinforcement is sandwiched between the spoke portions of adjacent sheets of green rubber.