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Date of Patent:
Feb. 10, 2026

Filed:

Apr. 15, 2024
Applicant:

The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);

Inventors:

Junling Zhao, Hudson, OH (US);

Peter Jung-Min Suh, Stow, OH (US);

Jeffrey Mckay West, North Canton, OH (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/24 (2006.01); B60C 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/243 (2013.01); B60C 2019/004 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are various embodiments for sensing wear of a tire tread. A tire comprises an innerliner, a plurality of belts layered adjacent to the innerliner, a tread adjacent to the plurality of belts opposite the innerliner and a treadwear sensor positioned in the innerliner. The treadwear sensor comprises a base plate on an interior side of the innerliner and a tube extending from the base plate through the innerliner and the plurality of belts to a first wear depth in the tread. When the tread is worn to the first wear depth, an end of the tube is exposed through the tire.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Zhao, Junling. (2026). Systems and methods for tire treadwear sensing (U.S. Patent No. 12545059). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/12545059

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