Recently, there is good news about the technology research and development of Linglong Tire, a leading domestic tire company. The design patent of “tire (EARTH PLUSE A/S tire pattern)” applied by it has been officially authorized by the State Intellectual Property Office. The authorization announcement date is June 23, 2026.
According to patent disclosure information, the core of the patented design approved this time lies in the innovative combination of tire tread shape and pattern. Compared with traditional similar tire patterns, this design has room for optimization in multiple core performance dimensions such as tire noise suppression, dry and wet road grip balance, and rolling resistance reduction. In the future, it will be incorporated into the EARTH series of passenger tire products launched by Linglong Tire for the global market, further enhancing the market competitiveness of this series of products.
As a leading company in the domestic tire industry, Linglong Tire was founded in 1994 and listed on the Shanghai Stock Exchange in 2016. It has now established a full industrial chain system covering tire design and development, production and manufacturing, and global sales. It has differentiated supply chains and technical advantages. Its products are exported to more than 180 countries and regions around the world, and it is a supporting supplier to many global mainstream car companies.
In 2025, Linglong Tire’s annual operating income reached 24.642 billion yuan, ranking 4th among 22 domestic peers, much higher than the industry average; during the same period, its net profit reached 1.369 billion yuan, ranking 3rd in the industry, and its business quality is firmly in the first echelon of the industry.
In addition to the appearance patents approved this time, Linglong Tire’s technology research and development pace has accelerated significantly in the past six months. Public information shows that from the end of 2025 to the first half of 2026 alone, the company has more than 50 patents of various types entering the disclosure or authorization stage, covering tire material formula, structural design, production process, performance
Testing, intelligent design and other fields include not only core technologies that directly improve product performance such as low rolling resistance and high grip tread rubber and high-durability engineering tire bead structures, but also technologies that improve R&D production efficiency such as tire noise simulation and manufacturing equipment optimization, as well as future-oriented cutting-edge technology layouts such as bio-based material applications, non-pneumatic tires, and 3D printed tires.
Industry analysts pointed out that the current global tire market is in a low-carbon and intelligent transformation cycle. With continued growth in R&D investment and technology accumulation, Chinese tire companies have gradually broken the long-term technology monopoly of overseas brands in the field of high-end tires. Linglong Tire’s intensive patent layout is a typical epitome of the rise of domestic tire technology. In the future, as these patented technologies are gradually implemented into mass-produced products, China’s tire market share in the global high-end market is expected to further increase.
