Patents by Inventor Ryosuke MORIMURA

Ryosuke MORIMURA 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: 12472777
    Abstract: A motorcycle tire comprises a tread portion having a first tread edge, a second tread edge and a ground contacting surface. The ground contacting surface comprises a first ground contacting surface from the tire equator to the first tread edge. When the first ground contacting surface is equally axially divided into a first, a second, a third, a fourth and a fifth zone in order from the tire equator to the first tread edge, a land ratio of the second zone is larger than a land ratio of the first zone and larger than a land ratio of the third zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Date of Patent: November 18, 2025
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryosuke Morimura
  • Patent number: 12370835
    Abstract: A motorcycle tire set S includes a front wheel tire S1 and a rear wheel tire S2 each provided with a plurality of inclined grooves 3. Each inclined groove 3 includes a first portion 11 extending in a crown region Cr, a second portion 12 extending in a shoulder region Sh, and a third portion 13 connecting the first portion 11 and the second portion 12. The third portion 13 has a smaller groove width than the first portion 11 and the second portion 12. The first portion 11, the second portion 12, and the third portion 13 are inclined in the same direction with respect to a tire circumferential direction. Each inclined groove 3 of the rear wheel tire S2 comes into contact with the ground from the first portion 11 toward the third portion 13 based on a tire rotation direction R.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi Otani, Ryosuke Morimura
  • Publication number: 20250121632
    Abstract: A motorcycle tire comprises a tread portion having a first tread edge, a second tread edge and a ground contacting surface. The ground contacting surface comprises a first ground contacting surface from the tire equator to the first tread edge. When the first ground contacting surface is equally axially divided into a first, a second, a third, a fourth and a fifth zone in order from the tire equator to the first tread edge, a land ratio of the second zone is larger than a land ratio of the first zone and larger than a land ratio of the third zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2024
    Publication date: April 17, 2025
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryosuke MORIMURA
  • Patent number: 12187079
    Abstract: A motorcycle tire has a tread portion. The tread portion has a ground contact surface curved in an arc shape convex outward in a tire radial direction. The ground contact surface includes a central region and a first outer region. The ground contact surface has oblique grooves each including a portion inclined with respect to a tire circumferential direction. Each of the oblique grooves extends across the central region and the first outer region. Each of the oblique grooves includes a vertical groove portion extending at an angle ? of 20 degrees or less with respect to the tire circumferential direction. A minimum distance in a tire axial direction along the ground contact surface between the vertical groove portion and an outer edge of the central region is 30% or less of a maximum width in the tire axial direction of the central region along the ground contact surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryosuke Morimura
  • Publication number: 20240246366
    Abstract: A motorcycle tire set S includes a front wheel tire S1 and a rear wheel tire S2 each provided with a plurality of inclined grooves 3. Each inclined groove 3 includes a first portion 11 extending in a crown region Cr, a second portion 12 extending in a shoulder region Sh, and a third portion 13 connecting the first portion 11 and the second portion 12. The third portion 13 has a smaller groove width than the first portion 11 and the second portion 12. The first portion 11, the second portion 12, and the third portion 13 are inclined in the same direction with respect to a tire circumferential direction. Each inclined groove 3 of the rear wheel tire S2 comes into contact with the ground from the first portion 11 toward the third portion 13 based on a tire rotation direction R.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2023
    Publication date: July 25, 2024
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masafumi OTANI, Ryosuke MORIMURA
  • Publication number: 20230294458
    Abstract: A motorcycle tire has a tread portion. The tread portion has a ground contact surface curved in an arc shape convex outward in a tire radial direction. The ground contact surface includes a central region and a first outer region. The ground contact surface has oblique grooves each including a portion inclined with respect to a tire circumferential direction. Each of the oblique grooves extends across the central region and the first outer region. Each of the oblique grooves includes a vertical groove portion extending at an angle ? of 20 degrees or less with respect to the tire circumferential direction. A minimum distance in a tire axial direction along the ground contact surface between the vertical groove portion and an outer edge of the central region is 30% or less of a maximum width in the tire axial direction of the central region along the ground contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 2, 2023
    Publication date: September 21, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Ryosuke MORIMURA
  • Patent number: D1028856
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryosuke Morimura
  • Patent number: D1028860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Ryosuke Morimura