Pneumatic tire

US9302548B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9302548-B2
Application numberUS-201313962143-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateAug 8, 2013
Priority dateNov 20, 2012
Publication dateApr 5, 2016
Grant dateApr 5, 2016

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Abstract

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A pneumatic tire comprises an asymmetric tread pattern with a designated install direction to a vehicle having an outboard tread edges, the tread pattern having an outboard tread portion between the outboard tread edge and a tire equator and provided with an outer main groove, the outer main groove having a cross section comprising a bottom with a depth of 5.5 to 6.5 mm, and axially inner and outer groove walls each extending from the bottom to a tread contact surface, respectively, at least one of groove walls having a stepwise shape comprising a radially inner portion extending from the bottom with a height of 2.0 to 4.0 mm, an axially extending stepped portion extending from the radially inner portion with a length of 0.75 to 1.25 mm, and a radially outer portion between the stepped portion and the tread contact surface.

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The invention claimed: 1. A pneumatic tire comprising a tread portion comprising an asymmetric tread pattern with a designated install direction to a vehicle, wherein the tread portion comprises an outboard tread portion that is positioned outward with respect to the tire equator when the tire is installed to a vehicle and an inboard tread portion that is positioned inward with respect to the tire equator when the tire is installed to the vehicle, said outboard tread portion is…

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What does patent US9302548B2 cover?
A pneumatic tire comprises an asymmetric tread pattern with a designated install direction to a vehicle having an outboard tread edges, the tread pattern having an outboard tread portion between the outboard tread edge and a tire equator and provided with an outer main groove, the outer main groove having a cross section comprising a bottom with a depth of 5.5 to 6.5 mm, and axially inner and o…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Sumitomo Rubber Ind
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60C11/0304. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Apr 05 2016 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).