Patents by Inventor Shun Ogane

Shun Ogane 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: 10647160
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire can improve the heat dissipation effect in the tread portion while guaranteeing land portion rigidity and can also suppress degradation of the heat dissipation effect. The pneumatic tire includes a narrow groove (10) on a tread surface (1), extending at an inclination to the tire circumferential direction, the groove width (W1) being smaller than the groove depth (D1), an air inflow part (11) opening to the tread surface (1) and formed on at least one of the groove walls (10c) of the narrow groove (10) that face each other in the tire circumferential direction, and a wear prevention portion (12) formed by a protrusion or concavity on a groove wall (10c) that faces the other groove wall (10c) on which the air inflow part (11) is formed or on the tread surface (1) connecting to the groove wall (10c) that faces the other groove wall (10c).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shun Ogane
  • Patent number: 9962998
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a recess formed on a groove wall surface of a circumferential groove opposite to a widthwise groove. A wall surface defined by the recess includes an inclined surface inclined towards the widthwise groove from a tire radial direction outer side towards a tire radial direction inner side and a curved surface connecting a tire radial direction inner end of the inclined surface to a bottom defined by the recess, the curved surface having a center of curvature on the side of the widthwise groove. As a connection point between the inclined surface and the curved surface is at a position in the tire circumferential direction at which a width W of the recess in the tire width direction is smaller, the connection point is located further inward in the tire radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shun Ogane
  • Patent number: 9815337
    Abstract: A tire is a tire in which circumferential grooves, and lug grooves comprising opening portion in tread end and which extend in the tread width direction from the tread end to the circumferential groove, are formed. Projection parts are provided in the groove bottom of the circumferential grooves. The projection parts extend from one side wall forming a circumferential groove to the other side wall opposite the one side wall. Multiple lug grooves are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. In the tread surface view of the tire, given points of intersection as the points at which a circumferential groove extension that passes through a circumferential groove intersects with a lug groove extension that passes through a lug groove, the projection parts are provided between a first point of intersection and a second point of intersection adjacent to the first point of intersection in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazutaka Matsuzawa, Shun Ogane, Yuki Kawakami
  • Patent number: 9643458
    Abstract: A tire (1) is provided with multiple projection parts (500) in a groove bottom (50B2) of a groove portion. The projection parts (500) extend from one side wall (50B1) to the other side wall (50B3) opposed to the one side wall (50B1), the side walls forming the groove portion. The projection parts (500) are arranged at predetermined intervals in the groove portion. A relationship of 0.75 L?P?10 L is satisfied where L denotes a length of the projection parts (500) and P denotes the predetermined intervals. In addition a relationship of 0.4?FW/W<1 is satisfied, where W denotes a groove width of the groove portion and FW denotes a length of the projection parts (500) in an orthogonal direction which is orthogonal to the extending direction of the groove portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shun Ogane
  • Publication number: 20170072748
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire for heavy load including, on a tread surface thereof, land portions defined by a plurality of lug grooves each extending in the tread width direction while opening at one end thereof to the tread ground-contact end, in which: the tire has a negative ratio Nc of 2% to 10% in a tread center side region; the lug groove has a depth da, the land portion has a width Rw, and the land portion has an extending length L, so that the land portion center line has a length of 0.5 L or more in a segment where Rw/da is 1.3 to 2.5; and the land portion center line has a length of 0.3 L or more in a segment having a tilt angle ? of 60° or less relative to the tire equator direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Publication date: March 16, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun OGANE, Yuki KAWAKAMI, Kenji TOYODA, Hiroaki ONO
  • Patent number: 9592707
    Abstract: A tire is provided with multiple projection parts in a groove bottom of a groove portion. The projection parts extend from one side wall to the other side wall opposed to the one side wall, the side walls forming the groove portion. The projection parts are arranged at predetermined intervals in the groove portion. Lateral groove portions that extend from the groove portion to a buttress section, and have openings in the buttress section are formed. Air supply mechanisms that supply air to the lateral groove portions are formed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Shun Ogane, Yuki Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20160193885
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a recess formed on a groove wall surface of a circumferential groove opposite to a widthwise groove. A wall surface defined by the recess includes an inclined surface inclined towards the widthwise groove from a tire radial direction outer side towards a tire radial direction inner side and a curved surface connecting a tire radial direction inner end of the inclined surface to a bottom defined by the recess, the curved surface having a center of curvature on the side of the widthwise groove. As a connection point between the inclined surface and the curved surface is at a position in the tire circumferential direction at which a width W of the recess in the tire width direction is smaller, the connection point is located further inward in the tire radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shun OGANE
  • Publication number: 20160193887
    Abstract: A tire (1) is provided with multiple projection parts (500) in a groove bottom (50B2) of a groove portion. The projection parts (500) extend from one side wall (50B1) to the other side wall (50B3) opposed to the one side wall (50B1), the side walls forming the groove portion. The projection parts (500) are arranged at predetermined intervals in the groove portion. A relationship of 0.75 L?P?10 L is satisfied where L denotes a length of the projection parts (500) and P denotes the predetermined intervals. In addition a relationship of 0.4?FW/W<1 is satisfied, where W denotes a groove width of the groove portion and FW denotes a length of the projection parts (500) in an orthogonal direction which is orthogonal to the extending direction of the groove portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shun OGANE
  • Publication number: 20160152085
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire for heavy load including, on a tread surface thereof, land portions defined by a plurality of lug grooves each extending in the tread width direction while opening at one end thereof to the tread ground-contact end, in which: the tire has a negative ratio Nc of 2% to 10% in a tread center side region; the lug groove has a depth da, the land portion has a width Rw, and the land portion has an extending length L, so that the land portion center line has a length of 0.5 L or more in a segment where Rw/da is 1.3 to 2.5; and the land portion center line has a length of 0.3 L or more in a segment having a tilt angle ? of 60° or less relative to the tire equator direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2014
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Shun OGANE, Yuki KAWAKAMI, Kenji TOYODA, Hiroaki ONO
  • Publication number: 20160023519
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire can improve the heat dissipation effect in the tread portion while guaranteeing land portion rigidity and can also suppress degradation of the heat dissipation effect. The pneumatic tire includes a narrow groove (10) on a tread surface (1), extending at an inclination to the tire circumferential direction, the groove width (W1) being smaller than the groove depth (D1), an air inflow part (11) opening to the tread surface (1) and formed on at least one of the groove walls (10c) of the narrow groove (10) that face each other in the tire circumferential direction, and a wear prevention portion (12) formed by a protrusion or concavity on a groove wall (10c) that faces the other groove wall (10c) on which the air inflow part (11) is formed or on the tread surface (1) connecting to the groove wall (10c) that faces the other groove wall (10c).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 28, 2016
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shun OGANE
  • Publication number: 20150321521
    Abstract: A groove bottom of a groove in a tire is provided with multiple protrusions. The protrusions extend from one side wall to the other side wall opposed to the one side wall, the side walls forming the groove. The protrusions are disposed at predetermined intervals in the groove. If the length of the protrusion is denoted as L, and the predetermined intervals are denoted as P, the relationship 0.75 L?P?10 L is satisfied. Lateral grooves, which extend from the groove portion to a buttress and have openings, are formed in the buttress. In a tread surface view of the tire, the lateral grooves extend on an angle with respect to a tread width direction (twd), and the angle of the lateral grooves with respect to the tread width direction is 15 degrees to 60 degrees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventor: Shun OGANE
  • Publication number: 20150191048
    Abstract: A tire (1) has a groove bottom (50B2) of a groove wherein multiple protrusions (500) are disposed. The protrusions (500) extend from one side wall (50B1) that forms the groove to the other side wall (50B3) opposed to the one side wall (50B1). The protrusions (500) are disposed at predetermined intervals in the groove. If the length of the protrusion (500) is denoted as L, and the predetermined intervals are denoted as P, the relationship 0.75 L?P?10 L is satisfied. The length (DL) in the tread width direction from an end of the shortest belt layer in the tread width direction to the groove center line (WL) is not more than 200 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shun Ogane
  • Publication number: 20150165829
    Abstract: A tire is provided with multiple projection parts in a groove bottom of a groove portion. The projection parts extend from one side wall to the other side wall opposed to the one side wall, the side walls forming the groove portion. The projection parts are arranged at predetermined intervals in the groove portion. Lateral groove portions that extend from the groove portion to a buttress section, and have openings in the buttress section are formed. Air supply mechanisms that supply air to the lateral groove portions are formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Inventors: Shun Ogane, Yuki Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20150151590
    Abstract: A tire is a tire in which circumferential grooves, and lug grooves comprising opening portion in tread end and which extend in the tread width direction from the tread end to the circumferential groove, are formed. Projection parts are provided in the groove bottom of the circumferential grooves. The projection parts extend from one side wall forming a circumferential groove to the other side wall opposite the one side wall. Multiple lug grooves are formed at predetermined intervals in the circumferential direction. In the tread surface view of the tire, given points of intersection as the points at which a circumferential groove extension that passes through a circumferential groove intersects with a lug groove extension that passes through a lug groove, the projection parts are provided between a first point of intersection and a second point of intersection adjacent to the first point of intersection in the circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2013
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazutaka Matsuzawa, Shun Ogane, Yuki Kawakami
  • Publication number: 20130118664
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire 1, a side surface (101), on a buttress portion (14) side, of a land portion block (100) is inclined to the inside of the land portion block (100). The length (Lb1), in a tread width direction, of an and portion (100B) of the land portion block (100) is smaller than the length (La1), in the tread width direction, of an end portion (100A). The end portion (100B) is located at a rear side in a rotational direction (R) in which the pneumatic tire (1) installed on a vehicle rotates when the vehicle moves forward, and the end portion (100A) is located at a front side in the rotational direction (R).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2011
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shun Ogane
  • Patent number: D741792
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2015
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ono, Shun Ogane, Yuki Kawakami
  • Patent number: D744416
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2015
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ono, Shun Ogane, Yuki Kawakami
  • Patent number: D744940
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2015
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ono, Shun Ogane, Yuki Kawakami
  • Patent number: D745454
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2015
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroaki Ono, Shun Ogane, Yuki Kawakami