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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:
Mar. 09, 2004
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2001
Applicant:
Inventor:
John Ronald Abbott, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Assignee:
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 9/18 ; B60C 1/700 ; B60C 1/708 ; B60C 9/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 9/18 ; B60C 1/700 ; B60C 1/708 ; B60C 9/00 ;
Abstract
A pneumatic tire ( ) incorporates a plurality of parallel-aligned, tread-stiffening support members ( ) typically disposed laterally between the tread ( ) and the ply structure ( ). The support members ( ) inhibit lateral and circumferential tread lift during runflat operation. Support members ( ) can each be a monolithic rib ( ) made of a fiber reinforced plastic material. An alternative layered rib ( ) has two outer layers ( ) of a fiber reinforced plastic material while the central layer ( ) is an elastomer.