Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pre-strained non-pneumatic tire and method of making same
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Application No.: US17058408Application Date: 2019-05-22
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Publication No.: US11707947B2Publication Date: 2023-07-25
- Inventor: Benjamin D. Knospe
- Applicant: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
- Applicant Address: US TN Nashville
- Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
- Current Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US TN Nashville
- Agent Shaun J. Fox; Bryan J. Jaketic
- International Application: PCT/US2019/033484 2019.05.22
- International Announcement: WO2019/240920A 2019.12.19
- Date entered country: 2020-11-24
- Main IPC: B60C7/14
- IPC: B60C7/14 ; B29D30/02 ; B60C7/10

Abstract:
A pre-strained non-pneumatic tire has an inner ring, an outer ring, and a plurality of polymeric connecting elements extending from the inner ring to the outer ring. The pre-strained non-pneumatic tire made by a process that includes forming an initial non-pneumatic tire and straining at least a portion of one of the plurality of polymeric connecting elements.
Public/Granted literature
- US20210155042A1 PRE-STRAINED NON-PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF MAKING SAME Public/Granted day:2021-05-27
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