Patents by Inventor Akira Nakamizo
Akira Nakamizo has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 9139049Abstract: An object the present invention is to provide a tire having a rib-like land portion and sipes provided therein, in which wear resistance has been enhanced by optimizing the shape of the sipes, while good fraction performance on a wet road surface is maintained. The tire has, in a tread portion, at least one row of rib-like land portion and sipes provided in the rib-like land portion. Further, depth of each sipe at least at one end portion thereof on the shoulder side is smaller than depth of the sipe at the remaining portions thereof.Type: GrantFiled: June 29, 2009Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
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Patent number: 9073391Abstract: Provided is a tire exhibiting both improved partial wear resistance and improved quietness. The tire has block land portion arrays 5 defined on a tread portion 1. Between adjacent two block land portion arrays 5 sandwiching a circumferential groove 2, block land portions 4 constituting the block land portions 5 are arranged so as to be positionally displaced from each other in the tire circumferential direction, and a groove portion 6 between the block land portions adjacent in the tire width direction extends obliquely with respect to the tire width direction and the tire circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2009Date of Patent: July 7, 2015Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
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Patent number: 8931533Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a tire and a method of producing the tire, in which tire breakage of a groove fence in vulcanization molding and generation of cracks at a groove bottom can be suppressed, noise is relatively low and uneven wear is less likely to occur. At least one of a groove wall 71 surface of the circumferential groove 222 and a side wall 43 surface of a stepped land portion 41 is provided with a groove fence 51 which are formed in the extending direction of the circumferential groove at a predetermined intervals therebetween such that the groove fence protrudes in the groove widthwise direction of the circumferential groove.Type: GrantFiled: July 16, 2009Date of Patent: January 13, 2015Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventor: Akira Nakamizo
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Patent number: 8863796Abstract: Provided is a tire exhibiting improved wear resistance, partial wear resistance, and traction performance on the wet road surface. The tire has block land portion arrays 5 defined on a tread portion 1. Between two block land portion arrays 5 located adjacent to each other while sandwiching a circumferential groove 2, a block land portions 4 constituting the block land portion arrays are arrange so as to be positionally displaced from each other, and a groove portion 6 located between the block land portions adjacent in the tire width direction extends obliquely with respect to tire width direction and the tire circumferential direction. At this time, a distance d2 between the block land portions adjacent in the tire width direction is shorter than a distance d1 between the block land portions adjacent in the circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2009Date of Patent: October 21, 2014Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20110232815Abstract: Provided is a tire exhibiting improved wear resistance, partial wear resistance, and traction performance on the wet road surface. The tire has block land portion arrays 5 defined on a tread portion 1. Between two block land portion arrays 5 located adjacent to each other while sandwiching a circumferential groove 2, a block land portions 4 constituting the block land portion arrays are arrange so as to be positionally displaced from each other, and a groove portion 6 located between the block land portions adjacent in the tire width direction extends obliquely with respect to tire width direction and the tire circumferential direction. At this time, a distance d2 between the block land portions adjacent in the tire width direction is shorter than a distance d1 between the block land portions adjacent in the circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20110232814Abstract: Provided is a tire exhibiting both improved partial wear resistance and improved quietness. The tire has block land portion arrays 5 defined on a tread portion 1. Between adjacent two block land portion arrays 5 sandwiching a circumferential groove 2, block land portions 4 constituting the block land portions 5 are arranged so as to be positionally displaced from each other in the tire circumferential direction, and a groove portion 6 between the block land portions adjacent in the tire width direction extends obliquely with respect to the tire width direction and the tire circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2009Publication date: September 29, 2011Applicant: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
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Publication number: 20110126952Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide a tire and a method of producing the tire, in which tire breakage of a groove fence in vulcanization molding and generation of cracks at a groove bottom can be suppressed, noise is relatively low and uneven wear is less likely to occur. At least one of a groove wall 71 surface of the circumferential groove 222 and a side wall 43 surface of a stepped land portion 41 is provided with a groove fence 51 which are formed in the extending direction of the circumferential groove at a predetermined intervals therebetween such that the groove fence protrudes in the groove widthwise direction of the circumferential groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 16, 2009Publication date: June 2, 2011Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventor: Akira Nakamizo
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Publication number: 20110108176Abstract: An object the present invention is to provide a tire having a rib-like land portion and sipes provided therein, in which wear resistance has been enhanced by optimizing the shape of the sipes, while good fraction performance on a wet road surface is maintained. The tire has, in a tread portion, at least one row of rib-like land portion and sipes provided in the rib-like land portion. Further, depth of each sipe at least at one end portion thereof on the shoulder side is smaller than depth of the sipe at the remaining portions thereof.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 18, 2009Publication date: May 12, 2011Applicant: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
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Patent number: D637146Type: GrantFiled: April 3, 2009Date of Patent: May 3, 2011Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventor: Akira Nakamizo
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Patent number: D637550Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2009Date of Patent: May 10, 2011Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventor: Akira Nakamizo