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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:
Feb. 16, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 17, 2014
Applicants:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Bridgestone Research, Llc, Akron, OH (US);
Inventors:
Sebastian V. Kanakkanatt, Akron, OH (US);
Hiroshi Mouri, Bath, OH (US);
Santosh B. Kanakkanatt, Akron, OH (US);
Assignees:
Bridgestone Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Bridgestone Research, LLC, Akron, OH (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
C08J 9/32 (2006.01); B60C 11/24 (2006.01); B60C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/24 (2013.01); B60C 13/00 (2013.01); G01N 2203/06 (2013.01); G01N 2203/0605 (2013.01);
Abstract
A rubber article comprising: a rubber substrate; and an indicator carried by said rubber substrate, said indicator including at least one component including porous ceramic particles that are at least partially saturated with a liquid, where the particles are transparent when at least saturated with the liquid.