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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2022
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Adam D. Singer, Massillon, OH (US);
David M. Severyn, Canton, OH (US);
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Abstract
In one aspect, a tire is provided, the tire comprising: a tread portion comprising at least one of a tread rib or a tread block, a sipe included in the tread rib or the tread block, the sipe including: a radially outer portion, an interlocking portion radially inward of and directly connected to the radially outer portion, and a base portion radially inward of and directly connected to the interlocking portion, wherein the interlocking portion includes a plurality of positive interlocking portions and negative interlocking portions forming a sinusoidal wave profile in a plane formed by a circumferential axis C of the tire and an axial axis A of the tire.