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).

  • Patent number: 9139049
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 9073391
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2015
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: 8931533
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Nakamizo
  • Patent number: 8863796
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20110232815
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20110232814
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20110126952
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Nakamizo
  • Publication number: 20110108176
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2009
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Akira Nakamizo, Akiyoshi Shimizu
  • Patent number: D637146
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Nakamizo
  • Patent number: D637550
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Akira Nakamizo