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Patent No.:

US 9555591 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017

Filed:

Mar. 23, 2011

Tire tread with apertures and a method for the manufacture of a tire tread with apertures

Applicants:

Damon Lee Christenbury, Fountain Inn, SC (US);

Daniel Rey, Greer, SC (US);

Inventors:

Damon Lee Christenbury, Fountain Inn, SC (US);

Daniel Rey, Greer, SC (US);

Assignees:

Compagnie Generale des Establissements Michelin, Clermont-Ferrand, FR;

Michelin Recherche et Technique S.A., Granges-Paccot, CH;

Attorney:

Dority & Manning, P.A.

Primary Examiner:

Steven D Maki

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/56 (2006.01); B60C 11/00 (2006.01); B60C 11/02 (2006.01); B29D 30/06 (2006.01); B29D 30/52 (2006.01); B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B29D 30/68 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B29D 30/0681 (2013.01); B29D 30/52 (2013.01); B29D 30/56 (2013.01); B29D 30/68 (2013.01); B29D 2030/685 (2013.01); B60C 11/00 (2013.01); B60C 11/02 (2013.01); B60C 11/03 (2013.01); B60C 11/0323 (2013.04);
Abstract

A tire tread with certain features and a method for manufacturing such a tire tread are provided. More particularly, a tire tread is provided that has layers of apertures where some layers remain covered until after a certain amount of tread wear has occurred. Such apertures can comprise, for example, sipes, grooves, or other apertured features in the tread. A method of making such tire tread is also provided.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Christenbury, Damon. (2017). Tire tread with apertures and a method for the manufacture of a tire tread with apertures (U.S. Patent No. 9555591). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9555591

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