Patent ID: 11904561
Assignee: BRIDGESTONE AMERICAS TIRE OPERATIONS, LLC
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 13:
14. A green tire comprising:
a plurality of sheets of green rubber having a substantially circular shape, each sheet having a tread region disposed along a circumference, an upper ring, a lower ring, and a plurality of spoke portions extending from the upper ring to the lower ring, the sheets of green rubber having a thickness in the axial direction between 0.02 mm and 2 mm;
a plurality of objects sandwiched between adjacent sheets of green rubber in the tread region, at least one of the plurality of objects protruding beyond the tread region of the green tire;
wherein the at least one of the plurality of objects that protrudes beyond the tread region of the green tire includes at least one of pins and wires.