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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 10, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, Llc, Nashville, TN (US);
Inventors:
Jon I. Stuckey, Louisville, OH (US);
Justin E. Hayes, Mount Juliet, TN (US);
Chris A. Swartzwelder, Akron, OH (US);
Assignee:
Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC, Nashville, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/03 (2006.01); B60C 11/11 (2006.01); B29D 30/52 (2006.01); B60C 9/06 (2006.01); B60C 9/08 (2006.01); B60C 9/18 (2006.01); B60C 13/00 (2006.01); B60C 15/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 11/0318 (2013.01); B29D 30/52 (2013.01); B60C 9/06 (2013.01); B60C 9/08 (2013.01); B60C 9/18 (2013.01); B60C 11/0306 (2013.01); B60C 11/11 (2013.01); B60C 13/00 (2013.01); B60C 15/04 (2013.01); B60C 2011/0325 (2013.01); B60C 2200/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire includes a tire carcass and a tread extending circumferentially about the tire carcass The tread includes a plurality of tread elements disposed in a tread pattern. The plurality of tread elements have one of two different pitch lengths and are disposed in a noise-reducing pitch sequence.