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Reinforced pneumatic tire including composite fabric ply in at least tire shoulders

US7416002B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 8, 2005
Grant dateAug 26, 2008
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Expiry dateAug 19, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T152/10864
  • WIPO fieldTransport
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A pneumatic tire has a pair of shoulder portions extending between a tread portion and opposed sidewall portions. The tire has at least one ply of a composite fabric. The composite fabric has three layers with the middle layer comprising a plurality of straight warp yarns wherein the three layers are bound together with binder yarns. At a minimum, the composite fabric ply is located in the tire shoulders.

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