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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 15, 2022
Filed:
Dec. 30, 2017
Compagnie Generale Des Etablissments Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Patrick Jon Buresh, Bend, OR (US);
Jason Schoenmaker, Simponville, SC (US);
Robert Dillon, Piedmont, SC (US);
Phillip William Check, Simpsonville, SC (US);
William Marshall Thompson, Simpsonville, SC (US);
Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;
Abstract
Embodiments of the disclosure include a pneumatic tire having improved high speed limits while generally maintaining wear, traction, and handling performance. Said tires include a cap ply extending substantially across a full width of at least one of the belt plies and being arranged at least partially within each shoulder, the cap ply forming a layer of elastomeric material reinforced with a plurality of elongate reinforcements spaced apart in an array, the cap ply being characterized as having a rupture force greater than 210 N per 15 mm of the cap ply width. In each shoulder area of said tires, the tread is characterized as being flatter and having a greater tread thickness.