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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 15, 2021
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Benjamin E. Rimai, Copley, OH (US);
Bradley S. Plotner, Canton, OH (US);
Brandon P. Nelson, Stow, OH (US);
Timothy M. Lusk, Akron, OH (US);
Andrew V. Haidet, Tallmadge, OH (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
A non-pneumatic and method of making a non-pneumatic tire. The non-pneumatic tire includes a lower ring having a first diameter and an upper ring having a second diameter greater than the first diameter. The upper ring is substantially coaxial with the lower ring. A support structure extends between the lower ring and the upper ring. The support structure includes a first face and a second face opposite the first face, a first axial edge and a second axial edge. The first and second axial edges space the first face from the second face. At least one of the first edge and the second edge may have a geometry that provides the support structure with a nonrectangular cross section. At least one of the first face and the second face may have a surface roughness of less than 25 microns. The support structure may be free from orthogonal axial edges.