Patents by Inventor SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUCTRIES, LTD.

SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUCTRIES, LTD. 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: 20130118661
    Abstract: A run-flat tire comprises a tread portion having a left-right asymmetry tread pattern including an inboard tread edge and an outboard tread edge defining a tread width therebetween, a circumferentially extending inner crown main groove disposed in an inner crown area being 20% width of the tread width from a tire equator toward the in-board tread edge, a plurality of inner lateral grooves extending from the inner crown main groove to the in-board tread edge, a plurality of inner blocks separated by the inner crown main groove, inner lateral grooves and the inboard tread edge, wherein each inner block is not provided with any circumferential grooves, or is provided with at least one narrow circumferential groove having a groove width of less than 2.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUCTRIES, LTD.