Patents by Inventor Tadashi WAKIYAMA

Tadashi WAKIYAMA 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: 10639939
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread having a tread surface, circumferential main grooves on the tread, and land portions formed between the circumferential main grooves. Each of the circumferential main grooves has, in a lateral cross-sectional view, a groove bottom surface, an outside groove wall surface, an inside groove wall surface, an outside curved portion connecting the groove bottom surface with the outside groove wall surface, and an inside curved portion connecting the groove bottom surface with the inside groove wall surface. In the lateral cross-sectional view, (a minimum curvature radius of the outside curved portion)>(a minimum curvature radius of the inside curved portion) is satisfied. (the groove wall angle ? [between a tread normal line and the outside groove wall surface])<(the groove wall angle ? [between a tread normal line and the inside groove wall surface]) is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ietomo Matsunaga, Tadashi Wakiyama
  • Patent number: 10245892
    Abstract: An object is to improve noise performance of a tire while enhancing movement performance thereof. At least one of the land portions (20) includes an outer wall surface (30) positioned on a vehicle outer side, an inner wall surface (31) positioned on a vehicle inner side, a tread surface (32) on an outer side in a tire radial direction, an outer edge (33) of the tread surface (32) in contact with the outer wall surface (30), and an inner edge (34) of the tread surface (32) in contact with the inner wall surface (31). The tread surface (32) is formed in a convex shape which is smoothly curved between the outer edge (33) and the inner edge (34) and which has a top portion (43) most protruded outward in the tire radial direction, in a cross section of the land portion (20) in a tire width direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi Wakiyama, Shoji Hayashi, Ietomo Matsunaga, Masaki Wada, Masafumi Koide, Tatsuya Nakai
  • Publication number: 20170100966
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread having a tread surface, circumferential main grooves on the tread, and land portions formed between the circumferential main grooves. Each of the circumferential main grooves has, in a lateral cross-sectional view, a groove bottom surface, an outside groove wall surface, an inside groove wall surface, an outside curved portion connecting the groove bottom surface with the outside groove wall surface, and an inside curved portion connecting the groove bottom surface with the inside groove wall surface. In the lateral cross-sectional view, (a minimum curvature radius of the outside curved portion)>(a minimum curvature radius of the inside curved portion) is satisfied. (the groove wall angle ? [between a tread normal line and the outside groove wall surface])<(the groove wall angle ? [between a tread normal line and the inside groove wall surface]) is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 22, 2015
    Publication date: April 13, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Ietomo MATSUNAGA, Tadashi WAKIYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160236519
    Abstract: An object is to improve noise performance of a tire while enhancing movement performance thereof. At least one of the land portions (20) includes an outer wall surface (30) positioned on a vehicle outer side, an inner wall surface (31) positioned on a vehicle inner side, a tread surface (32) on an outer side in a tire radial direction, an outer edge (33) of the tread surface (32) in contact with the outer wall surface (30), and an inner edge (34) of the tread surface (32) in contact with the inner wall surface (31). The tread surface (32) is formed in a convex shape which is smoothly curved between the outer edge (33) and the inner edge (34) and which has a top portion (43) most protruded outward in the tire radial direction, in a cross section of the land portion (20) in a tire width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2014
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tadashi WAKIYAMA, Shoji HAYASHI, Ietomo MATSUNAGA, Masaki WADA, Masafumi KOIDE, Tatsuya NAKAI