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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Dec. 01, 2023
Applicant:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
David Charles Jacques Robert Laurent, Tilff, BE;
Jean-Philippe Aloyse Henri Sander, Entrange, FR;
Antoine Francois Regnier, Attert, BE;
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/38 (2006.01); B29D 30/06 (2006.01); B33Y 10/00 (2015.01); B33Y 80/00 (2015.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 33/3842 (2013.01); B29D 30/0606 (2013.01); B33Y 10/00 (2014.12); B33Y 80/00 (2014.12); B29D 2030/0613 (2013.01); B29K 2905/02 (2013.01); B29K 2905/12 (2013.01);
Abstract
The present invention is directed to a 3D-printed tire segment model having a tread portion comprising a plurality of grooves, ribs and/or tread blocks, and a plurality of blades extending out of the ribs and/or tread blocks, wherein the tire segment model is made of a 3D-printed polymer. Moreover, the present invention is drawn to a method of making a tire mold segment, including the step of 3D-printing the above tire segment model with a polymer.