Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Electrical conductive gum strip
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Application No.: US16311490Application Date: 2017-07-06
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Publication No.: US11376897B2Publication Date: 2022-07-05
- Inventor: Timothy F. Robinson , Robert W. Asper
- 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
- International Application: PCT/US2017/040822 WO 20170706
- International Announcement: WO2018/009605 WO 20180111
- Main IPC: B60C19/08
- IPC: B60C19/08

Abstract:
A pneumatic tire is described as having one or more electrical conductive strips for discharging electrical build up in the tire. The electrical conductive strips provide a static electricity conductive path from the tire rim to a ground-contacting surface. The strips are arranged around the outer surface of the tire from a first bead portion to a second bead portion. The strips can lay over the outer surface of the sidewalls and the tire tread. As positioned over the tire tread, a portion of the electrical conductive strip remains in contact with the ground as the tread wears during use to provide continued dissipation of static electricity away from the tire.
Public/Granted literature
- US20190184770A1 ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVE GUM STRIP Public/Granted day:2019-06-20
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