Patents by Inventor Norihiko Kodama
Norihiko Kodama 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).
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Patent number: 11584170Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion 16, a sidewall portion 14, a buttress portion 18, and a hollow portion 50. A cross-sectional shape of a bottom surface of the hollow portion 50 is a curved shape in which a plurality of arcs having different radii of curvature are disposed in a tire radial direction and adjacent arcs are connected at a contact point C where the adjacent arcs have a common tangent line, or is a shape in which a plurality of arcs having different radii of curvature are connected by a straight line connecting contact points where the adjacent arcs have a common tangent line. An outside end 32a, in the tire radial direction, of a sidewall rubber 32 provided on the sidewall portion 14 is located on an outside Ro in the tire radial direction from the groove bottom 36B1 of the shoulder main groove 36B.Type: GrantFiled: December 2, 2020Date of Patent: February 21, 2023Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATIONInventor: Norihiko Kodama
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Publication number: 20210170798Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion 16, a sidewall portion 14, a buttress portion 18, and a hollow portion 50. A cross-sectional shape of a bottom surface of the hollow portion 50 is a curved shape in which a plurality of arcs having different radii of curvature are disposed in a tire radial direction and adjacent arcs are connected at a contact point C where the adjacent arcs have a common tangent line, or is a shape in which a plurality of arcs having different radii of curvature are connected by a straight line connecting contact points where the adjacent arcs have a common tangent line. An outside end 32a, in the tire radial direction, of a sidewall rubber 32 provided on the sidewall portion 14 is located on an outside Ro in the tire radial direction from the groove bottom 36B1 of the shoulder main groove 36B.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 2, 2020Publication date: June 10, 2021Applicant: Toyo Tire CorporationInventor: Norihiko Kodama
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Publication number: 20200130307Abstract: To suppress occurrence of curl at an edge part of a bead filler at the time of producing a pneumatic tire. A method of producing a pneumatic tire includes the steps of fabricating a bead member by integrating a bead filler formed by extrusion molding with a bead core in a state where a temperature difference between an edge part and a root part of the bead filler is 25° C. or less as well as a temperature at the edge part is 39° C. or more, cooling the bead member by being placed on a support surface supporting a side surface of the bead filler and forming a green tire using the cooled bead member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: April 30, 2020Applicant: Toyo Tire CorporationInventor: Norihiko Kodama
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Patent number: 8967214Abstract: A wind-up side cord of a chafer is arranged in such a manner that an angle of inclination of a first line connecting a first point and a second point with respect to a tire circumferential direction is 20 to 40 degrees, and is formed as a circular arc shape which is convex to an outer side in the tire radial direction, a turn-up side cord of the chafer is arranged in such a manner that an angle of inclination of a second line connecting a third point and a fourth point with respect to the tire circumferential direction is 30 to 50 degrees, and is equal to or less than 5 degrees in a change of the angle of inclination with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and a distance in the tire circumferential direction from a fifth point to the first line is 2 to 12 mm.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 2013Date of Patent: March 3, 2015Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Norihiko Kodama
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Patent number: 8701729Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire has a carcass ply which extends between bead cores arranged in a pair of bead portions. The carcass ply is wound up to an outer side in a tire radial direction around the bead cores. A chafer is arranged in such a manner as to wrap around the carcass ply from an inner side to an outer side in a tire width direction, around the bead core. An inner end of the chafer positioned in the inner side in the tire width direction is arranged in the outer side in the tire radial direction than a winding end of the carcass ply. A reinforcing rubber tapering off toward the outer side in the tire radial direction is provided adjacently to the outer side in the tire radial direction of the inner end of the chafer.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2011Date of Patent: April 22, 2014Assignee: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Norihiko Kodama
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Publication number: 20130240108Abstract: A wind-up side cord of a chafer is arranged in such a manner that an angle of inclination of a first line connecting a first point and a second point with respect to a tire circumferential direction is 20 to 40 degrees, and is formed as a circular arc shape which is convex to an outer side in the tire radial direction, a turn-up side cord of the chafer is arranged in such a manner that an angle of inclination of a second line connecting a third point and a fourth point with respect to the tire circumferential direction is 30 to 50 degrees, and is equal to or less than 5 degrees in a change of the angle of inclination with respect to the tire circumferential direction, and a distance in the tire circumferential direction from a fifth point to the first line is 2 to 12 mm.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 11, 2013Publication date: September 19, 2013Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Norihiko Kodama
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Publication number: 20130037196Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire has a carcass ply wound up around a bead core, a chafer wound up around the bead core to be arranged in an outer side of the carcass ply, and a side wall rubber. A reinforcing rubber is provided between a rubber filler and the side wall rubber to pinch a wind-up end of the carcass ply and a wind-up end of the chafer. The reinforcing rubber has a monolithic layer extending in a tire diametrical direction. An upper end of the monolithic layer is positioned at a height which is 0.9 to 1.1 times a height of a tire maximum width position based on a rim reference line. A lower end of the monolithic layer is positioned in an outer side of the chafer at a height within ±10 mm based on the rim reference line.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2012Publication date: February 14, 2013Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Norihiko KODAMA
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Publication number: 20120186717Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire has a carcass ply which extends between bead cores arranged in a pair of bead portions. The carcass ply is wound up to an outer side in a tire radial direction around the bead cores. A chafer is arranged in such a manner as to wrap around the carcass ply from an inner side to an outer side in a tire width direction, around the bead core. An inner end of the chafer positioned in the inner side in the tire width direction is arranged in the outer side in the tire radial direction than a winding end of the carcass ply. A reinforcing rubber tapering off toward the outer side in the tire radial direction is provided adjacently to the outer side in the tire radial direction of the inner end of the chafer.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2011Publication date: July 26, 2012Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Norihiko Kodama