Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC

195Patents
18Active
195Granted
42Portfolio score

Filing activity: Apr 29, 1999 → Dec 10, 2008 · 17 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6630885B2 Electronic tire management system Performing Operations; Transporting 171 Expired
US7161476B2 Electronic tire management system Performing Operations; Transporting 110 Expired
USD495294S1 Tire shoulder region General 93 Expired
US6474380B1 Pneumatic tire and monitoring device including dipole antenna Electricity 63 Expired
US6656301B2 Green tire storage device with inflatable bladders Performing Operations; Transporting 54 Expired
USD552535S1 Tire sidewall General 53 Expired
USD537033S1 Tire tread General 50 Expired
US6388567B1 Combination monitoring device and patch for a pneumatic tire and method of installing the same Performing Operations; Transporting 49 Expired
USD512683S1 Tire tread General 46 Expired
USD529434S1 Tire tread General 40 Expired
US6920906B2 Pneumatic tire with sidewall projections Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 40 Expired
US6885296B2 Electronic tire management system Performing Operations; Transporting 35 Expired
US6386251B1 Apparatus for removably inserting an electronic tire tag into a tire Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 34 Expired
US6444069B1 Method for bonding an active tag to a patch and a tire Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 32 Expired
USD508674S1 Tire tread General 32 Expired
USD534487S1 Tire tread General 32 Expired
USD546273S1 Tire sidewall General 31 Expired
USD457486S1 Tire tread General 31 Expired
USD455394S1 Tire tread General 30 Expired
USD460406S1 Tire tread General 30 Expired
USD527339S1 Tire tread General 29 Expired
US6545750B2 System for determining the dynamic orientation of a vehicle wheel plane Physics 29 Expired
USD578470S1 Tire tread General 28 Expired
US6860303B2 Method and apparatus for removably inserting an electronic tire tag into a tire Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 28 Expired
USD484088S1 Tire tread General 28 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.