MUMBAI, India, Aug. 1 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202517059049 A) filed by Bridgestone Europe NV/SA, Zaventem, Belgium, on June 19, for 'a tread band for a pneumatic tyre and tyre comprising the same.'

Inventor(s) include Cotugno, Salvatore; Fresch, Enrico; Angelosanto, Cecilia; Arnone, Giuseppe; Del Duca, Marco; and Tirone, Antonio.

The application for the patent was published on Aug. 1, under issue no. 31/2025.

According to the abstract released by the Intellectual Property India: "A tread band for a pneumatic tyre and tyre comprising the same, wherein the tread band has transversal sipes and comprises a first and second hydrocarbon polymer resin additive."

The patent application was internationa...