Patents by Inventor Naoto Kashihara

Naoto Kashihara 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: 8215355
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a belt arranged in such a manner that cords are inclined with respect to a tire circumferential direction. A quarter portion is set to a portion which is between 50 to 80% of a belt width around a tire equator line, a center portion is set to a portion which is inside than the quarter portion, and a shoulder portion is set to a portion which is outside than the quarter portion. A relation ?c>?s>?q is satisfied on the assumption that a cord angle in the quarter portion is set to ?q, a cord angle in the center portion is set to ?c, and a cord angle in the shoulder portion is set to ?s, with regard to the cord angle of the belt with respect to the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoto Kashihara
  • Publication number: 20100200153
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire provided with a pair of bead cores, a troidal-shaped carcass surrounding said bead cores, a tread rubber, a carcass, a plurality of belt layers reinforced by steel cords, wherein in at least one of said belt layers, the maximum value of deviation of an angle ?c of said steel cords is not greater than 3 degrees with respect to the angle made by said steel cords at the center in the tire width direction and the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Naoto Kashihara
  • Publication number: 20100084068
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a belt arranged in such a manner that cords are inclined with respect to a tire circumferential direction. A quarter portion is set to a portion which is between 50 to 80% of a belt width around a tire equator line, a center portion is set to a portion which is inside than the quarter portion, and a shoulder portion is set to a portion which is outside than the quarter portion. A relation ?c>?s>?q is satisfied on the assumption that a cord angle in the quarter portion is set to ?q, a cord angle in the center portion is set to ?c, and a cord angle in the shoulder portion is set to ?s, with regard to the cord angle of the belt with respect to the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: April 8, 2010
    Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoto Kashihara
  • Publication number: 20070193670
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire of the present invention provided with a pair of bead cores, a troidal-shaped carcass surrounding said bead cores, a tread rubber, a carcass, a plurality of belt layers 6 reinforced by a steel cords 7, wherein in at least one of said belt layers 6, the maximum value of deviation of an angle ?c of said steel cords 7 is not greater than 3 degrees with respect to the angle made by said steel cords 7 at the center in the tire width direction and the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2007
    Publication date: August 23, 2007
    Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoto Kashihara