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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:
Nov. 06, 2007
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2005
Applicants:
John Michael O'brien, Tualatin, OR (US);
Patrick Michael O'brien, Portland, OR (US);
Inventors:
John Michael O'Brien, Tualatin, OR (US);
Patrick Michael O'Brien, Portland, OR (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/52 (2006.01); B60C 11/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tire in which a tire manufacturer has determined the tractive capacity at numerous levels of tread wear, the tire having at least one visual warning indicator located at a tread depth corresponding to a percentage loss of tractive capacity. Also, a method of making the tire and a method improving traffic safety through use of such a tire combined with educating the consumer as to proper use of the tire.