Patents
US 12734847 B2: Tire having cantilevered sidewall shape and flexible support ring structure
- Granted
- 2026-09-15
- Filed
- 2023-01-10 application 18836082
- Type
- Utility · 16 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In one aspect, a tire assembly is provided, the tire assembly comprising: a tire having a tread, two shoulders, two sidewalls, and two bead portions, wherein the sidewalls are oriented radially between the respective shoulders and the respective bead portions, wherein each of the sidewalls are cantilevered in shape, with each respective shoulder projecting axially outward from the entirety of its respective sidewall, a flexible sidewall support structure oriented axially outward of and in contact with each sidewall and its respective bead portion, wherein the flexible sidewall support structure has an annular shape, wherein the flexible sidewall support structure is external to and separate from the tire, and a flexible panel oriented axially outward of an in contact with each of the tire and the flexible sidewall support structure in the region of each shoulder.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 (ipgb20260915.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC 637 patents | US company or organization | Nashville, TN | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin E. Scheifele | Atwater, OH | 63 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B60C | Vehicle tyres; tyre inflation; tyre changing; connecting valves to inflatable elastic bodies in general; devices or arrangements related to tyres | B60C13/003 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-09-15 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
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