Patents by Inventor Eiki OSAWA
Eiki OSAWA 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: 10710415Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion being provided with a circumferentially and continuously extending outboard shoulder main groove, a circumferentially and continuously extending outboard crown main groove disposed between the outboard shoulder main groove and a tire equator, and an outboard middle land portion disposed between the outboard shoulder main groove and the outboard crown main groove. The outboard middle land portion is provided with a plurality of first outboard middle lug grooves extending from the outboard crown main groove and terminating within the outboard middle land portion, and a plurality of second outboard middle lug grooves extending from the outboard shoulder main groove and terminating within the outboard middle land portion, wherein the second outboard middle lug grooves are larger than the first outboard middle lug grooves in length in a tire axial direction.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2017Date of Patent: July 14, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Tomoyuki Mukai, Naoya Nagahara, Shingo Nobukuni, Eiki Osawa
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Publication number: 20190337339Abstract: A tyre whose position when mounted on a vehicle is specified has a tread portion in which an outer tread edge and an inner tread edge are defined. The tread portion has a first main groove, a second main groove arranged on a side of the inner tread edge of the first main groove, an outer land region defined between the outer tread edge and the first main groove, a center land region defined between the first main groove and the second main groove, and an inner land region defined between the second main groove and the inner tread edge. A width in a tyre axial direction of the outer land region is larger than a width in the tyre axial direction of each of the center land region and the inner land region. The center land region is provided with first sipes each completely crossing the center land region.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 15, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Eiki OSAWA, Yukako KOBAYASHI, Masayuki FUJITA
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Patent number: 10363781Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion provided with a plurality of circumferentially and continuously extending main grooves including an outboard shoulder main groove, an outboard middle main groove, an inboard main groove and an inboard middle groove to define an outboard middle portion, an inboard middle portion and a central portion. The outboard middle portion is provided with a plurality of outboard middle lateral grooves, a plurality of outboard middle circumferential sipes each extending between adjacent outboard middle lateral grooves, and a plurality of outboard middle lateral sipes. The inboard middle portion is provided with a plurality of inboard middle lateral grooves, a plurality of inboard middle circumferential sipes, and a plurality of inboard middle lateral sipes. The number of inboard middle lateral sipes is greater than the number of the outboard middle lateral sipes.Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2016Date of Patent: July 30, 2019Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Eiki Osawa
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Publication number: 20170368882Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion being provided with a circumferentially and continuously extending outboard shoulder main groove, a circumferentially and continuously extending outboard crown main groove disposed between the outboard shoulder main groove and a tire equator, and an outboard middle land portion disposed between the outboard shoulder main groove and the outboard crown main groove. The outboard middle land portion is provided with a plurality of first outboard middle lug grooves extending from the outboard crown main groove and terminating within the outboard middle land portion, and a plurality of second outboard middle lug grooves extending from the outboard shoulder main groove and terminating within the outboard middle land portion, wherein the second outboard middle lug grooves are larger than the first outboard middle lug grooves in length in a tire axial direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2017Publication date: December 28, 2017Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Tomoyuki MUKAI, Naoya NAGAHARA, Shingo NOBUKUNI, Eiki OSAWA
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Publication number: 20170113493Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion provided with a plurality of circumferentially and continuously extending main grooves including an outboard shoulder main groove, an outboard middle main groove, an inboard main groove and an inboard middle groove to define an outboard middle portion, an inboard middle portion and a central portion. The outboard middle portion is provided with a plurality of outboard middle lateral grooves, a plurality of outboard middle circumferential sipes each extending between adjacent outboard middle lateral grooves, and a plurality of outboard middle lateral sipes. The inboard middle portion is provided with a plurality of inboard middle lateral grooves, a plurality of inboard middle circumferential sipes, and a plurality of inboard middle lateral sipes. The number of inboard middle lateral sipes is greater than the number of the outboard middle lateral sipes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 15, 2016Publication date: April 27, 2017Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventor: Eiki OSAWA