Patents Assigned to Bridgeston Americas Tire Operations, LLC
  • Pneumatic tires including short fibers
    Patent number: 8708013
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a body, a tread, a pair of bead assemblies disposed in the lower section of the body, where said bead assemblies include a bead core and a bead filler, and a pair of sidewalls, where the bead assemblies and pair of sidewalls include vulcanizated rubber, and where at least one of said bead assemblies, or at least one of said sidewalls, or both said bead assemblies and sidewalls include short fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgeston Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Katharine M. Cowger, Richard J. Wright, John P. Rodak, Carolyn W. Bernstorf