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(11) EP 3 213 239 A1

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(43) Date of publication:
06.09.2017 Bulletin 2017/36

(21) Application number: 15854380.1

(22) Date of filing: 25.09.2015
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06F 17/50(2006.01)
G01M 17/02(2006.01)
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2015/052113
(87) International publication number:
WO 2016/069149 (06.05.2016 Gazette 2016/18)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME
Designated Validation States:
MA

(30) Priority: 31.10.2014 US 201414529536

(71) Applicant: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
Nashville, Tennessee 37214 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • STALNAKER, David O.
    Hartville, Ohio 44632 (US)
  • XIE, Ke Jun
    Copley, Ohio 44321 (US)
  • KNUTH, Erik F.
    Hudson, Ohio 44236 (US)
  • TURNER, John L.
    Tucson, Arizona 85741 (US)
  • NEUGEBAUER, Paul M.
    Akron, Ohio 44319 (US)

(74) Representative: Banzer, Hans-Jörg 
Kraus & Weisert Patentanwälte PartGmbB Thomas-Wimmer-Ring 15
80539 München
80539 München (DE)

   


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