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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:
Sep. 17, 2002
Filed:
May. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Samuel Patrick Landers, Uniontown, OH (US);
Billy Joe Ratliff, Jr., Akron, OH (US);
Craig David Miller, Norton, OH (US);
John Kevin Clark, Copley, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 1/113 ; B60C 1/00 ; B60C / ; B60C / ; B60C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 1/113 ; B60C 1/00 ; B60C / ; B60C / ; B60C / ;
Abstract
A pneumatic tire having improved wet traction has two annular aquachannels. The tire has a wide, substantially square footprint, a distinctive tread pattern, and a new tread compound, and exhibits good QGL wet traction in addition to excellent hydroplaning properties. The tire also has good handling and wear properties.