ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,304,255, issued on May 20, was assigned to Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd. (Hyogo, Japan).
"Tire" was invented by Naoya Sofue (Kobe, Japan) and Takuma Yoshizumi (Kobe, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pneumatic tire (1) includes: a tread portion (2) including a land portion (24) divided by a plurality of main grooves (22) formed on a tread surface (21); and a mount member (10) which is provided on a tire inner surface (7A) on an inner side of the tread portion (2), and to which electric equipment can be attached. The mount member (10) is disposed on the tire inner surface (7A) at a position corresponding to the land portion (24). C...