Patents by Inventor Kentaro Kozuki

Kentaro Kozuki 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: 10427459
    Abstract: To reduce noise while suppressing increase in rolling resistance, without affecting the formation of a carcass line, provided is a pneumatic tire 10 comprising an inner liner 17. The thickness of the inner liner 17 at least in part of a side portion 18 is 1.5 mm or more. When the tire 10 is mounted to a rim, and an internal pressure of 250 kPa or more is applied to the tire, in a case where a sectional width SW of the tire is less than 165 mm, a ratio of the sectional width SW to an outer diameter OD of the tire, SW/OD, is 0.26 or less; and in a case where the sectional width SW of the tire is 165 mm or more, the sectional width SW and the outer diameter OD of the tire satisfy a relation expression OD?2.135×SW+282.3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Kuwayama, Shintaro Hatanaka, Kentaro Kozuki
  • Patent number: 10166817
    Abstract: To reduce noise while suppressing increase in rolling resistance, without affecting the formation of a carcass line, provided is a pneumatic tire (10) including: a carcass (13); an inclined belt (14), and an inner liner (17). The inclined belt (14) is disposed on the tire radial outer side of the crown portion of the carcass (13). The inclined belt (14) includes at least one inclined belt layer (16). The inclined belt layer (16) has cords extending as being inclined at 35° or more with respect to the tire circumferential direction. The inner liner (17) has a thickness of 1.5 mm or more at least in part of a side portion (19).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao Kuwayama, Shintaro Hatanaka, Kentaro Kozuki
  • Publication number: 20170028788
    Abstract: To reduce noise while suppressing increase in rolling resistance, without affecting the formation of a carcass line, provided is a pneumatic tire (10) including: a carcass (13); an inclined belt (14), and an inner liner (17). The inclined belt (14) is disposed on the tire radial outer side of the crown portion of the carcass (13). The inclined belt (14) includes at least one inclined belt layer (16). The inclined belt layer (16) has cords extending as being inclined at 35? or more with respect to the tire circumferential direction. The inner liner (17) has a thickness of 1.5 mm or more at least in part of a side portion (19).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2015
    Publication date: February 2, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao KUWAYAMA, Shintaro HATANAKA, Kentaro KOZUKI
  • Publication number: 20170021669
    Abstract: To reduce noise while suppressing increase in rolling resistance, without affecting the formation of a carcass line, provided is a pneumatic tire 10 comprising an inner liner 17, The thickness of the inner liner 17 at least in part of a side portion 18 is 1.5 mm or more. When the tire 10 is mounted to a rim, and an internal pressure of 250 kPa or more is applied to the tire, in a case where a sectional width SW of the tire is less than 165 mm, a ratio of the sectional width SW to an outer diameter OD of the tire, SW/OD, is 0.26 or less; and in a case where the sectional width SW of the tire is 165 mm or more, the sectional width SW and the outer diameter OD of the tire satisfy a relation expression OD?2.135×SW+282.3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2015
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Isao KUWAYAMA, Shintaro HATANAKA, Kentaro KOZUKI
  • Publication number: 20150122392
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire with improved noise performance while preserving the steering stability and rolling resistance includes, on radially outer side of the crown portion of a carcass, an inclined belt consisting of inclined belt layer(s) having cords inclined at an angle of 35° to 90° relative to the tire circumferential direction, a circumferential belt consisting of circumferential belt layer(s) having cords extending along the circumferential direction, and a tread on radially outer side of the circumferential belt. The circumferential belt includes a high rigidity region across the tire equator wherein the circumferential rigidity per unit width is higher at any location thereof than at any location in the remaining regions. The circumferential rigidity per unit width in the remaining regions is constant in the tire width direction or increases toward the high rigidity region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Inventor: Kentaro Kozuki