Patent 7112251 was granted and assigned to The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company on September, 2006 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
The present invention relates to a tire having a portion thereof such as a sidewall component that glows-in-the-dark due to the presence of a phosphorescent layer thereon. The present invention also relates to a tire having, and to a process for incorporating, a phosphorescent decal on the sidewall component. Very small amounts of phosphorescent material are used, resulting in a low cost safety tire.