ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,890, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to TIRE GROUP INTERNATIONAL LLC (Miami).
"Mud and snow tire" was invented by Antonio Rafael Gonzalez (Miami).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pneumatic tire assembly includes: a tread portion including one or more traction features; a first sidewall portion coupled to the tread portion; and a first bead portion coupled to the first sidewall portion; wherein the first sidewall portion includes first bead traction features positioned proximate the first bead portion."
The patent was filed on July 1, 2021, under Application No. 17/365,927.
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