Patents by Inventor Takuya Oji

Takuya Oji 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: 10889150
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire which has both improved driving stability performance on a dry road surface and improved on-snow performance. A pneumatic tire has defined on the tread first lands and second lands. The first lands and the second lands are provided with recesses. The recesses include first recesses provided in first edges of the first lands, and also include second recesses provided in second edges of the second lands. The second recesses are provided so as not to intersect projection regions formed by projecting the first recesses onto the second edges in the axial direction of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Oji, Tatsuo Kimura
  • Patent number: 10814678
    Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion 2 comprising a shoulder main groove 5 extending on a side of a tread edge Te and comprising inner and outer groove walls 11 and 12. The inner groove wall 11 has an angle ?1 with respect to a tread normal line in a cross section of the shoulder main groove 5 periodically increasing and decreasing in a tire circumferential direction so as to comprise concave and convex wall portions 16 and 17 arranged alternately in the tire circumferential direction. The outer groove wall 12 has an angle ?2 with respect to a tread normal line in the cross section periodically increasing and decreasing in the tire circumferential direction so as to comprise convex and concave wall portions 22 and 21 arranged alternately in the tire circumferential direction. The angle ?2 is larger than the angle ?1 in any cross section of the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Patent number: 10814675
    Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion 2 comprising a shoulder main groove 5 extending on a side of a tread edge (Te). The shoulder main groove 5 comprises an inner groove wall 11 having an angle with respect to its tread normal line in a cross section of the shoulder main groove 5 periodically increasing and decreasing in a tire circumferential direction so that the inner groove wall 11 comprises concave wall portions 16 and convex wall portions 17 arranged alternately in the tire circumferential direction. The concave wall portions 16 are provided at inner end portions thereof in a tire axial direction with recess portions 20 locally recessed inwardly in the tire axial direction and having openings at a ground contacting surface of the tread portion 2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Patent number: 10737534
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread part having main grooves each continuously extending in a tire circumferential direction, and land portions demarcated by the main grooves. The tread part has a tread surface, each of the land portions has slots formed such that each of the slots is recessed from the tread surface and extending from a first end to a second end in a curve forming an arc shape, and each of the slots has an opening edge on the tread surface such that the opening edge is forming a crescent shape that is gradually increased in width from the first end and the second end toward a longitudinal direction central portion of each of the slots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Patent number: 10427469
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire which has both improved driving stability performance on a dry road surface and improved on-snow performance. A pneumatic tire has defined on the tread first lands and second lands. The first lands and the second lands are provided with recesses. The recesses include first recesses provided in first edges of the first lands, and also include second recesses provided in second edges of the second lands. The second recesses are provided so as not to intersect projection regions formed by projecting the first recesses onto the second edges in the axial direction of the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya Oji, Tatsuo Kimura
  • Patent number: 10328751
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with a circumferentially and continuously extending zigzag shoulder main groove located adjacent to a tread edge, a shoulder lateral groove extending axially outwardly from the shoulder main groove and a central lateral groove extending axially inwardly from the shoulder main groove. The shoulder main groove includes an inner corner portion protruding axially inwardly. The central lateral groove includes a first groove portion, a second groove portion and a confluence portion at which the first groove portion and the second groove portion meet. The confluence portion of the central lateral groove is communicated with the inner corner portion of the shoulder main groove. The shoulder lateral groove is located so that an extended portion in which the shoulder lateral groove is extended axially inwardly overlaps with the confluence portion at least partially.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Publication number: 20180162172
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread part having main grooves each continuously extending in a tire circumferential direction, and land portions demarcated by the main grooves. The tread part has a tread surface, each of the land portions has slots formed such that each of the slots is recessed from the tread surface and extending from a first end to a second end in a curve forming an arc shape, and each of the slots has an opening edge on the tread surface such that the opening edge is forming a crescent shape that is gradually increased in width from the first end and the second end toward a longitudinal direction central portion of each of the slots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 13, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya OJI
  • Publication number: 20180086151
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire which has both improved driving stability performance on a dry road surface and improved on-snow performance. A pneumatic tire has defined on the tread first lands and second lands. The first lands and the second lands are provided with recesses. The recesses include first recesses provided in first edges of the first lands, and also include second recesses provided in second edges of the second lands. The second recesses are provided so as not to intersect projection regions formed by projecting the first recesses onto the second edges in the axial direction of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2017
    Publication date: March 29, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya OJI, Tatsuo Kimura
  • Publication number: 20180015790
    Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion 2 comprising a shoulder main groove 5 extending on a side of a tread edge Te and comprising inner and outer groove walls 11 and 12. The inner groove wall 11 has an angle ?1 with respect to a tread normal line in a cross section of the shoulder main groove 5 periodically increasing and decreasing in a tire circumferential direction so as to comprise concave and convex wall portions 16 and 17 arranged alternately in the tire circumferential direction. The outer groove wall 12 has an angle ?2 with respect to a tread normal line in the cross section periodically increasing and decreasing in the tire circumferential direction so as to comprise convex and concave wall portions 22 and 21 arranged alternately in the tire circumferential direction. The angle ?2 is larger than the angle ?1 in any cross section of the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya OJI
  • Publication number: 20180015786
    Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion 2 comprising a shoulder main groove 5 extending on a side of a tread edge (Te). The shoulder main groove 5 comprises an inner groove wall 11 having an angle with respect to its tread normal line in a cross section of the shoulder main groove 5 periodically increasing and decreasing in a tire circumferential direction so that the inner groove wall 11 comprises concave wall portions 16 and convex wall portions 17 arranged alternately in the tire circumferential direction. The concave wall portions 16 are provided at inner end portions thereof in a tire axial direction with recess portions 20 locally recessed inwardly in the tire axial direction and having openings at a ground contacting surface of the tread portion 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2017
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya OJI
  • Patent number: 9586444
    Abstract: A tread portion of a pneumatic tire includes inner land portions between outer circumferential main grooves disposed most on tread ground-contact end sides and at least one inner circumferential main groove on the inner side thereof. The inner land portions are divided into inner blocks by inner lateral grooves inclined at an angle ? of 10 to 40°. The inner lateral grooves consist of first inner lateral grooves and second inner lateral grooves which are alternately arranged in a circumferential direction. The first inner lateral grooves include a wide-width part connecting to the outer circumferential main groove and a narrow-width part connecting to the inner circumferential main groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Publication number: 20160243900
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire which has both improved driving stability performance on a dry road surface and improved on-snow performance. A pneumatic tire has defined on the tread first lands and second lands. The first lands and the second lands are provided with recesses. The recesses include first recesses provided in first edges of the first lands, and also include second recesses provided in second edges of the second lands. The second recesses are provided so as not to intersect projection regions formed by projecting the first recesses onto the second edges in the axial direction of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2014
    Publication date: August 25, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takuya OJI, Tatsuo KIMURA
  • Publication number: 20160089939
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion provided with a circumferentially and continuously extending zigzag shoulder main groove located adjacent to a tread edge, a shoulder lateral groove extending axially outwardly from the shoulder main groove and a central lateral groove extending axially inwardly from the shoulder main groove. The shoulder main groove includes an inner corner portion protruding axially inwardly. The central lateral groove includes a first groove portion, a second groove portion and a confluence portion at which the first groove portion and the second groove portion meet. The confluence portion of the central lateral groove is communicated with the inner corner portion of the shoulder main groove. The shoulder lateral groove is located so that an extended portion in which the shoulder lateral groove is extended axially inwardly overlaps with the confluence portion at least partially.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2015
    Publication date: March 31, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya OJI
  • Patent number: D669024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 16, 2012
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Patent number: D758295
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2016
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Patent number: D781221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 14, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Patent number: D787434
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Patent number: D807283
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Patent number: D815021
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji
  • Patent number: D815022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Takuya Oji