Patents by Inventor Natsumi FUNASE

Natsumi FUNASE 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: 11865871
    Abstract: A tire has a tread portion provided with three or four circumferential grooves including a shoulder circumferential groove to form a shoulder land region and a middle land region. The middle land region is provided with a middle circumferential sipe and middle lateral sipes. The shoulder land region is provided with shoulder lateral grooves extending from the shoulder circumferential groove to a tread edge, and shoulder lateral sipes extending from the shoulder circumferential groove and terminated without reaching the tread edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Natsumi Funase, Kozo Yoshimura
  • Publication number: 20220063345
    Abstract: A tire has a tread portion provided with three or four circumferential grooves including a shoulder circumferential groove to form a shoulder land region and a middle land region. The middle land region is provided with a middle circumferential sipe and middle lateral sipes. The shoulder land region is provided with shoulder lateral grooves extending from the shoulder circumferential groove to a tread edge, and shoulder lateral sipes extending from the shoulder circumferential groove and terminated without reaching the tread edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Natsumi FUNASE, Kozo YOSHIMURA