Patents by Inventor Mina Takata

Mina Takata 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: 12036820
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes circumferential grooves aligned in a lateral direction and extending in a circumferential direction, lateral grooves aligned in the circumferential direction and extending to cross the circumferential direction, communicating at ends with the circumferential grooves and defining a block-shaped land portion between the circumferential grooves, two narrow grooves aligned in the lateral direction and extending in the circumferential direction, communicating at ends with a lateral groove and dividing the land portion defined by each of the circumferential grooves and each of the lateral grooves into small land portions, the narrow grooves having a smaller groove width than the circumferential grooves and being formed with a bent portion in an intermediate portion, the bent portion being disposed inward in the lateral direction, and bend points of the bent portions being disposed at positions offset from one another in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2024
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Mina Takata
  • Publication number: 20220134807
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes circumferential grooves aligned in a lateral direction and extending in a circumferential direction, lateral grooves aligned in the circumferential direction and extending to cross the circumferential direction, communicating at ends with the circumferential grooves and defining a block-shaped land portion between the circumferential grooves, two narrow grooves aligned in the lateral direction and extending in the circumferential direction, communicating at ends with a lateral groove and dividing the land portion defined by each of the circumferential grooves and each of the lateral grooves into small land portions, the narrow grooves having a smaller groove width than the circumferential grooves and being formed with a bent portion in an intermediate portion, the bent portion being disposed inward in the lateral direction, and bend points of the bent portions being disposed at positions offset from one another in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2022
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventor: Mina Takata
  • Patent number: 11235623
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes circumferential grooves aligned in a lateral direction and extending in a circumferential direction, lateral grooves aligned in the circumferential direction and extending to cross the circumferential direction, communicating at ends with the circumferential grooves and defining a block-shaped land portion between the circumferential grooves, two narrow grooves aligned in the lateral direction and extending in the circumferential direction, communicating at ends with a lateral groove and dividing the land portion defined by each of the circumferential grooves and each of the lateral grooves into small land portions, the narrow grooves having a smaller groove width than the circumferential grooves and being formed with a bent portion in an intermediate portion, the bent portion being disposed inward in the lateral direction, and bend points of the bent portions being disposed at positions offset from one another in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2022
    Inventor: Mina Takata
  • Patent number: 11052708
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes: a protrusion portion projecting outward in a tire lateral direction disposed in a buttress portion; and a linear portion with a linear shape when viewed in a tire meridian cross section, the linear portion constituting a surface of the protrusion portion at a position inward in a tire radial direction from a corner portion, the corner portion being an end portion of the protrusion portion outward in the tire lateral direction; the corner portion being located within a retreading development width position, which is a range in the tire radial direction in which a boundary for removing a tread when retreading is located; and the linear portion having an angle ranging from 45° to 90° with respect to a horizontal line parallel with a tire rotation axis at a position inward of the linear portion in the tire lateral direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 6, 2021
    Inventor: Mina Takata
  • Publication number: 20190337336
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes: a protrusion portion projecting outward in a tire lateral direction disposed in a buttress portion; and a linear portion with a linear shape when viewed in a tire meridian cross section, the linear portion constituting a surface of the protrusion portion at a position inward in a tire radial direction from a corner portion, the corner portion being an end portion of the protrusion portion outward in the tire lateral direction; the corner portion being located within a retreading development width position, which is a range in the tire radial direction in which a boundary for removing a tread when retreading is located; and the linear portion having an angle ranging from 45° to 90° with respect to a horizontal line parallel with a tire rotation axis at a position inward of the linear portion in the tire lateral direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2017
    Publication date: November 7, 2019
    Inventor: Mina Takata
  • Publication number: 20190092100
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes circumferential grooves aligned in a lateral direction and extending in a circumferential direction, lateral grooves aligned in the circumferential direction and extending to cross the circumferential direction, communicating at ends with the circumferential grooves and defining a block-shaped land portion between the circumferential grooves, two narrow grooves aligned in the lateral direction and extending in the circumferential direction, communicating at ends with a lateral groove and dividing the land portion defined by each of the circumferential grooves and each of the lateral grooves into small land portions, the narrow grooves having a smaller groove width than the circumferential grooves and being formed with a bent portion in an intermediate portion, the bent portion being disposed inward in the lateral direction, and bend points of the bent portions being disposed at positions offset from one another in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2017
    Publication date: March 28, 2019
    Inventor: Mina Takata