The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
May. 24, 2019
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Terence E. Wei, Copley, OH (US);
Paul B. Wilson, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 5/04 (2006.01); B60C 23/00 (2006.01); B60C 23/04 (2006.01); B60C 5/02 (2006.01); B29D 30/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 23/0493 (2013.01); B60C 5/02 (2013.01); B60C 5/04 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0072 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0077 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0083 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire and securing element assembly includes a tire inflated at a first pressure and a securing element. The securing element is an inflatable hoop inflated at a second pressure at least 10% greater than the first pressure. The securing element abuts an inner surface of the tire across 30-90% of a tread width. The securing element has a cross sectional area between about 0.4 and 47.0 cm.