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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2001
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Charles D. Spragg, Hudson, OH (US);
Gregory D. Chaplin, Chippewa Lake, OH (US);
Dale R. Harrigle, Jr., Akron, OH (US);
James M. Kirby, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone/Firestone Research, Inc., Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 9/18 ; B60C 9/26 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 9/18 ; B60C 9/26 ;
Abstract
A pneumatic race tire has an elastomeric casing with a tread in the crown portion thereof, a pair of bead areas and a body ply carcass extending continuously between the bead areas and through the sidewalls and crown portion. A continuous thin annular band formed of a high strength, lightweight material such as metal, fiberglass, a composite material or the like is located radially inwardly of the tread and between the tread and body ply carcass to enhance tire performance by reducing the thickness of the tread area.