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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2009
John C. Ulicny, Oxford, MI (US);
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Tadeusz B. Pietrzyk, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Keith S. Snavely, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Mark A. Golden, Washington, MI (US);
Jonathan Darab, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
John C. Ulicny, Oxford, MI (US);
William R. Rodgers, Bloomfield Township, MI (US);
Tadeusz B. Pietrzyk, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Keith S. Snavely, Sterling Heights, MI (US);
Mark A. Golden, Washington, MI (US);
Jonathan Darab, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Abstract
One exemplary embodiment includes a method comprising providing a tire having a component constructed and arranged to cause at least one portion of the tire to have a first stiffness or resistance to force exerted thereon under a first condition and a second stiffness or resistance to force exerted thereon under a second condition and selectively causing the first or second condition to occur.