Patents by Inventor Kenji Karato

Kenji Karato 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).

  • Heavy duty pneumatic radial tires
    Patent number: 4541467
    Abstract: A heavy duty pneumatic radial tire is disclosed, which comprises a tread portion, a pair of side portions, a pair of bead portions each reinforced with a bead ring, a radial carcass ply, a metal cord reinforcing layer and a composite rubber filler. In this tire, the carcass ply is a rubberized layer of aromatic polyamide fiber cords and a tip of its turnup portion terminates at a position lower than an upper end of a rim flange when the tire is mounted on a rim. In the metal cord reinforcing layer, one end facing the turnup portion terminates over the tip of the turnup portion and the other end facing the carcass ply extends toward the side portion over a position corresponding to the above-mentioned one end facing the turnup portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1984
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1985
    Assignee: Bridgestone Tire Company Limited
    Inventors: Masao Nakamura, Kenji Karato
  • Automobile tire
    Patent number: D288548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 1984
    Date of Patent: March 3, 1987
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Hiroshi Kojima, Hideaki Nishio, Kenji Karato
  • Automobile tire
    Patent number: D296316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 21, 1988
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Hideaki Nishio, Kenji Karato