Patent ID: 8083877

Claim:
A method of making a pneumatic tire comprising: providing a pair of warp yarns and a weft yarn, wherein the pair of warp yarns comprises a first warp yarn and a second warp yarn; weaving a leno woven fabric comprising at least one layer of an open construction leno weave tape having the pair of warp yarns in the longitudinal direction and the weft yarn in the weft direction, wherein the second warp yarn is woven at a higher tension than the first warp yarn such that in the leno woven fabric the first warp yarns are crimped; providing a pneumatic tire carcass having at least one belt ply; placing the leno woven fabric in a flat pattern around the circumference of the carcass in the area of the belt ply to form a cap ply; stretching the leno woven fabric to remove the crimp from the first warp yarns; and, applying a tread around the cap ply.