Patents by Inventor Shiho OKABAYASHI

Shiho OKABAYASHI 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).

  • Publication number: 20240123767
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread. The tread can include a cap portion and a base portion. The cap portion can include an outer cap portion on an outer side in a width direction of a vehicle when the tire is mounted to the vehicle, and an inner cap portion on an inner side in the width direction of the vehicle when the tire is mounted to the vehicle. A 300% modulus of the inner cap portion can be not less than 5.0 MPa. A 300% modulus of the outer cap portion can be higher than the 300% modulus of the inner cap portion, and can be not greater than 9.0 MPa. A first shoulder land portion can include a boundary between the outer cap portion and the inner cap portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Shiho OKABAYASHI
  • Publication number: 20230286323
    Abstract: A tire has a tread portion including a first shoulder land region. The first shoulder land region is provided with first shoulder sipes. Each of the first shoulder sipes is provided with a chamfered portion over an entire lengthwise range from a first longitudinal edge to a first tread edge. Each of the chamfered portions includes a first chamfered portion defined between a shoulder center position and the first longitudinal edge and a second chamfered portion defined between the shoulder center position and the first tread edge. The second chamfered portion has a chamfer volume larger than a chamfer volume of the first chamfered portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 15, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Shiho OKABAYASHI, Shotaro ABE, Ryuhei SANAE, Sho NAKAJIMA