Patents by Inventor Kazuchika SUGAHARA

Kazuchika SUGAHARA 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: 20230415513
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to improve propulsion performance on a snow-covered road surface, and provided is a tire with a tread portion having a groove, wherein the cap rubber layer forming the tread portion contains 40 parts by mass or more and 80 parts by mass or less of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) having a styrene content of 25% by mass or less in 100 parts by mass of its rubber component, and 60 parts by mass or more of a filler with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and is formed from a rubber composition having a loss tangent 10° C. tan ? measured under the conditions of temperature of 10° C., frequency of 10 Hz, initial strain of 5%, and dynamic strain rate of 1% and in deformation mode; tensile of less than 0.28, and a glass transition temperature Tg (° C.) of ?40° C. or lower; and the glass transition temperature Tg (° C.) and the depth G(mm) of the groove satisfy Tg??0.5×G?35.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuchika SUGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20230415515
    Abstract: Provided is a tire with a tread portion having a circumferential groove communicating in the circumferential direction, wherein the cap rubber layer forming the tread portion is formed from a rubber composition which contains 40 parts by mass or more and 80 parts by mass or less of styrene-butadiene rubber (SBR) having a styrene content of 25% by mass or less, and 60 parts by mass or more of a filler with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and has a loss tangent 10° C. tan ? of less than 0.28, and a glass transition temperature Tg (° C.) of ?40° C. or lower; and the glass transition temperature Tg (° C.) and the depth G (mm) of the circumferential groove satisfy Tg??0.5×G?35; and an object of the present invention is to improve off-road performance of a tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 20, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kazuchika SUGAHARA