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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 15, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2006
Paul Harry Sandstrom, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Ping Zhang, Hudson, OH (US);
Joseph Kevin Hubbell, Akron, OH (US);
James Joseph Golden, North Canton, OH (US);
Robert Anthony Neubauer, Medina, OH (US);
Keith Carl Trares, Akron, OH (US);
Paul Harry Sandstrom, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
Ping Zhang, Hudson, OH (US);
Joseph Kevin Hubbell, Akron, OH (US);
James Joseph Golden, North Canton, OH (US);
Robert Anthony Neubauer, Medina, OH (US);
Keith Carl Trares, Akron, OH (US);
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
The invention relates to a tire having a split ply carcass member with the ends of the split carcass ply spaced apart in the central crown portion of the tire and a central rubber layer spanning the gap between the split carcass ply ends, wherein said central rubber layer is reinforced with at least one of micro and macro reinforcing fillers. Said central rubber layer may additionally contain continuous cord reinforcement.