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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 20, 2011
Filed:
May. 31, 2006
Applicants:
Kevin Ellwood, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Baldwin, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
David Bauer, Livonia, MI (US);
David Rohweder, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Kevin Ellwood, Ann Arbor, MI (US);
John Baldwin, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
David Bauer, Livonia, MI (US);
David Rohweder, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 5/00 (2006.01); B60C 5/12 (2006.01); B60C 5/14 (2006.01); B60C 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention is directed to increasing the endurance of a tire by providing an oxidation shield strip located in the vicinity of a critical area of the tire. The oxidation shield strip acts as a local oxygen diffusion barrier.