Patents by Inventor Naoya Nagahara

Naoya Nagahara 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: 10710415
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion being provided with a circumferentially and continuously extending outboard shoulder main groove, a circumferentially and continuously extending outboard crown main groove disposed between the outboard shoulder main groove and a tire equator, and an outboard middle land portion disposed between the outboard shoulder main groove and the outboard crown main groove. The outboard middle land portion is provided with a plurality of first outboard middle lug grooves extending from the outboard crown main groove and terminating within the outboard middle land portion, and a plurality of second outboard middle lug grooves extending from the outboard shoulder main groove and terminating within the outboard middle land portion, wherein the second outboard middle lug grooves are larger than the first outboard middle lug grooves in length in a tire axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki Mukai, Naoya Nagahara, Shingo Nobukuni, Eiki Osawa
  • Patent number: 10105993
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 has a tread portion 2 provided in a shoulder land region 5 with: axially inner shoulder sipes 8 each extending axially outwardly from a shoulder main groove 3 to its axially outer end 8e terminated within the shoulder land region 5; and axially outer shoulder sipes 9 each extending axially outwardly from its axially inner end 9i located axially outside the axially outer end 8e. The axially inner end 9i of each axially outer shoulder sipe 9 is positioned on an axially outward extension of one of the axially inner shoulder sipes 8.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 23, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Nagahara, Hiroshi Yamaoka, Seiji Inoue
  • Patent number: 9889712
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread, a pair of sidewalls extending from edges of the tread substantially in a radially inward direction, a pair of clinches extending from edges of the sidewalls substantially in the radially inward direction, a pair of beads positioned on axially inner sides of the clinches, and a carcass extending along an inner side of the tread and sidewalls such that the carcass is bridging the pair of beads. Each bead includes a fitting portion extending in a circumferential direction and formed to be fitted to a rim, the fitting portion has a bottom surface positioned on a radially inner side of the fitting portion and a side surface positioned on an axially outer side of the fitting portion, the bottom surface includes a heel on the axially outer side of the fitting portion, and the side surface includes a concave extending in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Nagahara, Junichi Nagata, Kiyotaka Ueyama, Yoshihiro Hada, Hiroshi Okagawa
  • Publication number: 20170368882
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion being provided with a circumferentially and continuously extending outboard shoulder main groove, a circumferentially and continuously extending outboard crown main groove disposed between the outboard shoulder main groove and a tire equator, and an outboard middle land portion disposed between the outboard shoulder main groove and the outboard crown main groove. The outboard middle land portion is provided with a plurality of first outboard middle lug grooves extending from the outboard crown main groove and terminating within the outboard middle land portion, and a plurality of second outboard middle lug grooves extending from the outboard shoulder main groove and terminating within the outboard middle land portion, wherein the second outboard middle lug grooves are larger than the first outboard middle lug grooves in length in a tire axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tomoyuki MUKAI, Naoya NAGAHARA, Shingo NOBUKUNI, Eiki OSAWA
  • Patent number: 9815335
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with circumferentially extending main grooves and lateral grooves. The main grooves include an inboard shoulder main groove, an outboard shoulder main groove, an inboard center main groove and an outboard center main groove. The lateral grooves includes a plurality of first outboard shoulder lateral grooves each having an axially inner end positioned between the outboard shoulder main groove and the outboard center main groove, and a plurality of first inboard shoulder lateral grooves each having an axially inner end positioned between the inboard shoulder main groove and the inboard center main groove, wherein the number of the first inboard shoulder lateral grooves is greater than the number of the first outboard shoulder lateral grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventor: Naoya Nagahara
  • Publication number: 20160082780
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 has a tread portion 2 provided in a shoulder land region 5 with: axially inner shoulder sipes 8 each extending axially outwardly from a shoulder main groove 3 to its axially outer end 8e terminated within the shoulder land region 5; and axially outer shoulder sipes 9 each extending axially outwardly from its axially inner end 9i located axially outside the axially outer end 8e. The axially inner end 9i of each axially outer shoulder sipe 9 is positioned on an axially outward extension of one of the axially inner shoulder sipes 8.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya NAGAHARA, Hiroshi YAMAOKA, Seiji INOUE
  • Publication number: 20150314654
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread, a pair of sidewalls extending from edges of the tread substantially in a radially inward direction, a pair of clinches extending from edges of the sidewalls substantially in the radially inward direction, a pair of beads positioned on axially inner sides of the clinches, and a carcass extending along an inner side of the tread and sidewalls such that the carcass is bridging the pair of beads. Each bead includes a fitting portion extending in a circumferential direction and formed to be fitted to a rim, the fitting portion has a bottom surface positioned on a radially inner side of the fitting portion and a side surface positioned on an axially outer side of the fitting portion, the bottom surface includes a heel on the axially outer side of the fitting portion, and the side surface includes a concave extending in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 1, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya NAGAHARA, Junichi NAGATA, Kiyotaka UEYAMA, Yoshihiro HADA, Hiroshi OKAGAWA
  • Publication number: 20150231929
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with circumferentially extending main grooves and lateral grooves. The main grooves include an inboard shoulder main groove, an outboard shoulder main groove, an inboard center main groove and an outboard center main groove. The lateral grooves includes a plurality of first outboard shoulder lateral grooves each having an axially inner end positioned between the outboard shoulder main groove and the outboard center main groove, and a plurality of first inboard shoulder lateral grooves each having an axially inner end positioned between the inboard shoulder main groove and the inboard center main groove, wherein the number of the first inboard shoulder lateral grooves is greater than the number of the first outboard shoulder lateral grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2015
    Publication date: August 20, 2015
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Ltd.
    Inventor: Naoya NAGAHARA
  • Publication number: 20070125466
    Abstract: A plurality of conductive rubber members each having an electric resistance value lower than that of a tread rubber body is embedded in the tread rubber body from a peripheral surface of the tread rubber body at predetermined intervals in a circumferential direction of a pneumatic tire. An outer end surface of each of the conductive rubber members in the radial direction of the pneumatic tire is exposed on a peripheral surface of a tread part. An inner end of each of the conductive rubber members in the radial direction is brought into contact with a steel belt layer formed at an inward position of the tread part in the radial direction or with a conductive rubber layer formed between the tread rubber body and the steel belt layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: June 7, 2007
    Inventor: Naoya Nagahara
  • Patent number: 7077182
    Abstract: A run-flat tire comprises: a carcass comprising a carcass ply of cords extending between bead portions and turned up around a bead core in each bead portion from the inside to outside of the tire so as to form a pair of turnup portions and a main portion therebetween a belt disposed radially outside the carcass in the tread portion and a reinforcing rubber layer comprising a pair of side parts each provided between the main portion and the turnup portion and extending from the bead core to the proximity of axially outer edge of the belt, and a center part disposed between the carcass and the belt and connected to the side parts of both side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoya Nagahara, Takayuki Shibata
  • Publication number: 20050211361
    Abstract: A run-flat tire comprises: a carcass comprising a carcass ply of cords extending between bead portions and turned up around a bead core in each bead portion from the inside to outside of the tire so as to form a pair of turnup portions and a main portion therebetween; a belt disposed radially outside the carcass in the tread portion; and a reinforcing rubber layer comprising a pair of side parts each provided between the main portion and the turnup portion and extending from the bead core to the proximity of axially outer edge of the belt, and a center part disposed between the carcass and the belt and connected to the side parts of both side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Naoya Nagahara, Takayuki Shibata
  • Patent number: D728464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2015
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Daisuke Kudo, Naoya Nagahara