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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025

Filed:

Oct. 30, 2023
Applicant:

Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);

Inventors:

Kevin J. Kosmac, Fairlawn, OH (US);

Austin J. Fischer, Akron, OH (US);

William H. Durivage, Akron, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/16 (2006.01); B60C 9/00 (2006.01); B60C 9/02 (2006.01); B60C 9/18 (2006.01); B60C 9/22 (2006.01); B60C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 15/0027 (2013.01); B29D 30/16 (2013.01); B60C 9/02 (2013.01); B60C 9/185 (2013.01); B60C 9/22 (2013.01); B60C 15/0009 (2013.01); B60C 15/0018 (2013.01); B60C 15/0036 (2013.01); B60C 15/0072 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of making a tire includes providing a first body ply having a first width and laying a second body ply above the first body ply. The second body ply has a second width less than the first width. The method also includes laying a third body ply above the second body ply. The third body ply has a third width greater than the first width. The method further includes laying a first bead at a first location above the third body ply, laying a second bead at a second location above the third body ply, laying a first stabilizer ply insert at a third location above the third body ply, and laying a second stabilizer ply insert at a fourth location above the third body ply. The third location is between the first location and the second location, and the fourth location is between the third location and the second location.


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