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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2022
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2017
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Amy M. Randall, Brentwood, TN (US);
Craig R. Balnis, Aberdeen, NC (US);
David J. Zemla, Canal Fulton, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 73/10 (2006.01); B29D 30/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/0681 (2013.01); B29C 73/10 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0682 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of manufacturing a tire, the method comprising the steps of providing a cured tire subassembly, the subassembly including a first bead and a second bead, a cured carcass layer extending from the first bead to the second bead, and an optional cured innerliner disposed on the carcass layer; and applying an air barrier composition to the cured carcass layer, or to the cured innerliner if present, to form an air barrier layer.