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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 24, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 13, 2010
Gia Van Nguyen, Rossignol, BE;
Joël André Ghislain Delogne, Neufchâteau, BE;
Anne-france Gabrielle Jeanne-marie Cambron, Pétange, LU;
Frank Severens, Frassem-Arlon, BE;
Jean Joseph Collette, Arlon, BE;
Gia Van Nguyen, Rossignol, BE;
Joël André Ghislain Delogne, Neufchâteau, BE;
Anne-France Gabrielle Jeanne-Marie Cambron, Pétange, LU;
Frank Severens, Frassem-Arlon, BE;
Jean Joseph Collette, Arlon, BE;
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
A pneumatic tire tread has tread elements formed by circumferential and/or lateral grooves. At least one tread element has a sipe that devolves from a constant width sipe having a three dimensional aspect in at least a portion of the radially outer portion of the sipe to a wider width groove at the base of the tread feature.