Patents by Inventor Hideki Hamanaka

Hideki Hamanaka 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).

  • Publication number: 20150151582
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a belt layer includes an inner-side cross belt and outer-side cross belt having belt angles of not less than 46° and not more than 80° as absolute values with respect to a tire circumferential direction, the belt angles having mutually opposite signs, a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle satisfying a range of ±5° with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and disposed between the inner-side cross belt and outer-side cross belt, and a supplemental belt having a belt angle of not less than 10° and not more than 45° as an absolute value with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and disposed on the outer side in a tire radial direction of the outer-side cross belt. Additionally, the supplemental belt and the outer-side cross belt have belt angles of mutually opposite signs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Hideki Hamanaka, Koshi Iga, Koichi Kotoku
  • Publication number: 20150136297
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a belt layer includes an inner-side cross belt and an outer-side cross belt each having an absolute value of a belt angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction of not less than 46 degrees and not more than 80 degrees and having the belt angles with signs that are opposite to each other. The circumferential reinforcing layer has a belt angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction within the range ±5 degrees and disposed between the inner-side cross belt and outer-side cross belt. The supplemental belt has an absolute value of a belt angle with respect to the tire circumferential direction of not less than 10 degrees and not more than 45 degrees, and is disposed on the inner side in the tire radial direction of the inner-side cross belt. The supplemental belt and the inner-side cross belt have belt angles with opposite signs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: Kohshi Iga, Hideki Hamanaka, Kouichi Koutoku
  • Publication number: 20150136296
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes an inner-side cross belt and an outer-side cross belt forming belt angles of mutually different signs with the tire circumferential direction with absolute values from 46° to 80°, inclusive; a circumferential reinforcing layer arranged between the inner-side cross belt and the outer-side cross belt and forming a belt angle of ±5° with the tire circumferential direction; and a supplemental belt arranged outside the outer-side cross belt in the radial direction of the tire and forming a belt angle with the tire circumferential direction with an absolute value between 10° and 45° inclusive.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Koichi Kotoku, Koshi Iga, Hideki Hamanaka
  • Publication number: 20150114536
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a carcass layer, a belt layer that is disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the carcass layer, and a tread rubber that is disposed on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the belt layer. The pneumatic tire also includes at least three circumferential main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of land portions that are defined by these circumferential main grooves. The belt layer includes an inner-side cross belt and outer-side cross belt having belt angles of not less than 51° and not more than 80° as absolute values with respect to the tire circumferential direction, the belt angles having mutually opposite signs, and a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle that satisfies a range of ±5° with respect to the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Publication date: April 30, 2015
    Inventors: Hideki Hamanaka, Kohshi Iga, Kouichi Koutoku
  • Patent number: 9010391
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, center land portions include a circumferential narrow groove extending in the tire circumferential direction so as to partition the center land portions in a tire width direction; a plurality of lug grooves disposed in each region of each of the center land portions partitioned by the circumferential narrow groove, extending in the tire width direction, so as to partition each of the regions of the center land portions in the tire circumferential direction; and a plurality of blocks partitioned by the circumferential narrow groove and the plurality of lug grooves. Blocks of the center land portions include one open sipe extending in the tire width direction so as to partition the blocks in the tire circumferential direction, and three or more closed sipes disposed in each of the regions of each of the blocks partitioned by the open sipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2015
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Hamanaka
  • Publication number: 20150101727
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a carcass layer, a belt layer disposed on an outer side of the carcass layer in a tire radial direction, and a tread rubber disposed on the outer side of the belt layer in the tire radial direction. The belt layer formed by laminating an angle belt having a belt angle?45° and ?70° in absolute values, a pair of cross belts, having belt angles of ?10° and ?45° in absolute values and having belt angles of mutually opposite signs, and a circumferential reinforcing layer having a belt angle within a range of ±5° with respect to a tire circumferential direction. A tread width TW and a total tire width SW such that 0.79?TW/SW?0.89. A width Ws of the circumferential reinforcing layer and a cross-sectional width Wca of the carcass layer such that 0.60?Ws/Wca?0.70.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2012
    Publication date: April 16, 2015
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Hamanaka
  • Patent number: 8978724
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire/rim assembly which is improved in the run-flat durability with the mass of the tire being reduced. In a pneumatic tire/rim assembly with a run-flat capability, an air bladder (2) made of a circular ring-shaped film body is inserted inside a pneumatic tire (1) mounted on a rim (R). At least part of the film body is formed of a sealing layer (3) made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending an elastomer in a thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2015
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Hamanaka
  • Patent number: 8967211
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, center land portions include a circumferential narrow groove extending in the tire circumferential direction so as to partition the center land portions in a tire width direction; a plurality of lug grooves disposed in each region of each of the center land portions partitioned by the circumferential narrow groove, extending in the tire width direction, so as to partition each of the regions of the center land portions in the tire circumferential direction; and a plurality of blocks partitioned by the circumferential narrow groove and the plurality of lug grooves. Blocks of the center land portions include one open sipe extending in the tire width direction so as to partition the blocks in the tire circumferential direction, and three or more closed sipes disposed in each of the regions of each of the blocks partitioned by the open sipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2015
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Hamanaka
  • Publication number: 20140326381
    Abstract: In the pneumatic tire, the blocks above the circumferential reinforcing layer have at least one sipe. Also, the sipe has a bent shape, in a plan view, with two flex points P1, P2, and has a closed structure with two end points Q1, Q2 terminating within the block. Also, the angle ? between the line that connects the flex points P1, P2 and the tire circumferential direction is within the range such that 0°???10°. Also, the angle ?1 between the line connecting the flex point P1 and the end point Q1 and the tire circumferential direction, and the angle ?2 between the line connecting the flex point P2 and the end point Q2 and the tire circumferential direction are within the range such that 35°?1?55° and 35°??2?55°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2011
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Hamanaka
  • Publication number: 20120305155
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, center land portions include a circumferential narrow groove extending in the tire circumferential direction so as to partition the center land portions in a tire width direction; a plurality of lug grooves disposed in each region of each of the center land portions partitioned by the circumferential narrow groove, extending in the tire width direction, so as to partition each of the regions of the center land portions in the tire circumferential direction; and a plurality of blocks partitioned by the circumferential narrow groove and the plurality of lug grooves. Blocks of the center land portions include one open sipe extending in the tire width direction so as to partition the blocks in the tire circumferential direction, and three or more closed sipes disposed in each of the regions of each of the blocks partitioned by the open sipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: December 6, 2012
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD
    Inventor: Hideki Hamanaka
  • Publication number: 20110030868
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire/rim assembly which is improved in the run-flat durability with the mass of the tire being reduced. In a pneumatic tire/rim assembly with a run-flat capability, an air bladder (2) made of a circular ring-shaped film body is inserted inside a pneumatic tire (1) mounted on a rim (R). At least part of the film body is formed of a sealing layer (3) made of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition obtained by blending an elastomer in a thermoplastic resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2009
    Publication date: February 10, 2011
    Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Hideki Hamanaka
  • Patent number: D686975
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Hideki Hamanaka