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Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2025

Filed:

Dec. 03, 2020
Applicant:

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

Inventor:

Benjamin E. Rimai, Copley, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/14 (2006.01); B60C 7/10 (2006.01); B60C 7/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 7/146 (2021.08); B60C 7/107 (2021.08); B60C 7/143 (2013.01); B60C 7/22 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method of making a non-pneumatic tire includes providing an inner ring of elastomeric material and an outer ring of elastomeric material, and arranging the inner ring and the outer ring such that the inner ring is substantially coaxial with the outer ring. The method further includes providing a plurality of sheets of reinforced elastomeric material and forming the plurality of sheets into a plurality of U-shaped sheets. The method also includes arranging the plurality of U-shaped sheets between the inner ring and the outer ring, and curing the inner ring, the outer ring, and the plurality of U-shaped sheets.


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