US Patent Issued to Hankook Tire & Technology on Jan. 27 for "Tire provided with 3D kerfs combining interlocking bands and hidden groove-type kerfs" (South Korean Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,914, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to Hankook Tire & Technology Co. Ltd. (Seongnam-si, South Korea).

"Tire provided with 3D kerfs combining interlocking bands and hidden groove-type kerfs" was invented by Hee Kyung Kim (Daejeon, South Korea) and Su Bin Choi (Daejeon, South Korea).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An embodiment relates to a tire in which kerf space can be secured after tread wear without a decrease in block rigidity. The tire provided with 3D kerfs combining interlocking bands and hidden groove-type kerfs according to an embodiment comprises: kerfs that are provided with road surface portions and bottom portions; and pr...