US Patent Issued to Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations on June 24 for "Sealant-containing tire and related processes" (Ohio, Indiana, California Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 25 -- United States Patent no. 12,337,625, issued on June 24, was assigned to Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC (Nashville, Tenn.).

"Sealant-containing tire and related processes" was invented by Brian S. Alexander (Westfield, Ind.), Bradley S. Plotner (Akron, Ohio), Ross W. Widenor (Munroe Falls, Ohio), Jared J. Griebel (Orange Village, Ohio) and Kung-Ching Liao (San Jose, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Processes for producing a sealant layer-tire inner liner combination as well as a sealant layer-containing tire and related processes involving the sealant layer-containing tire are disclosed. The sealant layer is adhered to the tire inner liner, has a thic...