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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2023
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Kevin J. Kosmac, Fairlawn, OH (US);
Austin J. Fischer, Akron, OH (US);
William H. Durivage, Akron, OH (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
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.