Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro NISHINO

Mitsuhiro NISHINO 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: 20230271457
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion including at least one circumferential groove extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction. The at least one circumferential groove includes a groove bottom having a plurality of protrusions projecting in a tire radial direction. Each of the plurality of protrusions has a longitudinally elongated shape with a width in a tire axial direction and a length in the tire circumferential direction that is greater than the width. Each of the plurality of protrusions includes a tapered portion whose width decreases in the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2023
    Publication date: August 31, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Mitsuhiro NISHINO, Koichi NAKAJIMA, Yoshifumi KAWAGOE