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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. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 01, 2014
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Richard S. Parr, Canton, OH (US);
Kevin E. Scheifele, Atwater, OH (US);
Jon I. Stuckey, Lorain, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/10 (2006.01); F41H 3/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F41H 3/00 (2013.01); Y10T 428/24 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24355 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24438 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24479 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24802 (2015.01);
Abstract
Various methods and apparatuses for creating a visual effect on a rubber article are disclosed. In one embodiment, a rubber article having a visual effect is provided, the rubber article comprising: a surface having at least one surface feature; and wherein the at least one surface feature comprises a plurality of linear elements creating a camouflage-shaped appearance.