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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 13, 2024
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Stephen J. Pierre, Polk City, IA (US);
Jared D. Lofland, Ankeny, IA (US);
Andrew J. Minor, Bondurant, IA (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/06 (2006.01); B29D 30/72 (2006.01); B60C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/0606 (2013.01); B29D 30/72 (2013.01); B60C 13/001 (2013.01); B29D 2030/0612 (2013.01); B29D 2030/726 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire mold having a sidewall molding surface with a negative irregular rough surface texture pattern extending circumferentially along the sidewall molding surface so as to mold at least one annular exterior surface of a tire sidewall of a tire with an irregular rough surface texture, the negative irregular rough surface texture pattern defining recessed portions disposed non-uniformly between raised portions, the recessed portions having a depth of at least 0.1 millimeters.