US Patent Issued to Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations on Aug. 5 for "Non-pneumatic tire having multilayer spokes" (Ohio Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,377,684, issued on Aug. 5, was assigned to Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Non-pneumatic tire having multilayer spokes" was invented by Ross W. Widenor (Monroe Falls, Ohio).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A non-pneumatic tire includes an annular inner ring, an annular outer ring, and a support structure extending from the annular inner ring to the annular outer ring. The support structure includes a multilayer structure. The multilayer structure includes a skim layer, a plurality of cords embedded in the skim layer, and an outer protective layer covering at least a portion of a surface of the skim layer. The ou...