Patents by Inventor Tatsuro Shinzawa
Tatsuro Shinzawa 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).
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Patent number: 11752805Abstract: In a pneumatic tire including main grooves extending in a tire circumferential direction in a tread portion, and including a sipe extending in a tire lateral direction on a rib defined by the main grooves, the sipe includes an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side, chamfered portions shorter than a sipe length of the sipe are formed on respective edges, non-chamfered regions on which no other chamfered portion exists exist on portions opposing to respective chamfered portions in the sipe, a maximum depth x (mm) of the sipe and a maximum depth y (mm) of the chamfered portion satisfy x×0.1?y?x×0.3+1.0, and a sipe width of the sipe is constant in a range from an end portion positioned inside in a tire radial direction of the chamfered portion to a groove bottom of the sipe.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: September 12, 2023Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Hiraku Kouda, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takanori Uemura
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Patent number: 11712929Abstract: A surface of each of the portions of a pneumatic tire includes a ridge pattern region provided with a plurality of ridges continuously extending in one direction and provided at intervals, a non-ridge pattern region including a smooth surface and not provided with the ridges, and a two-dimensional code including a dot pattern formed from two types of gray scale elements distinguishably formed using surface irregularities. The two-dimensional code is engraved entirely overlapping the ridge pattern region or engraved overlapping the ridge pattern region and the non-ridge pattern region.Type: GrantFiled: December 14, 2018Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Tatsuro Shinzawa, Kazuya Ishiguro
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Patent number: 11701926Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a sipe includes an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side; the edge and the edge each include a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe; a non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present is provided at portions facing the chamfered portions of the sipe; and for all chamfered portions, including at least the chamfered portions of the sipe, formed on grooves other than main grooves, with a ground contact width being equally divided into three in the tire lateral direction, a total projected area ACE of chamfered portions provided in a center region centrally located in the tire lateral direction and each of total projected areas ASH of chamfered portions provided in shoulder regions located on either side of the center region satisfy a relationship ACE<ASH.Type: GrantFiled: December 26, 2017Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takanori Uemura, Takayuki Shiraishi, Hiraku Kouda, Tatsuro Shinzawa
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Publication number: 20220410626Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, an elongation at break (EB) of carcass cords constituting a carcass layer satisfies a condition of EB?15%. A tread portion includes a pair of center main grooves each extending in a tire circumferential direction with a tire equator line interposed therebetween, and a center land portion defined by the pair of center main grooves. A ratio (Wc/Wb) of a width (Wc) of the center land portion to a width (Wb) of a widest belt within a belt layer in the tire width direction satisfies a condition of 0.10?Wc/Wb?0.20. An elongation at break (EB) of the carcass cords and the ratio (Wc/Wb) of the width (Wc) of the center land portion to the width (Wb) of the widest belt satisfy a condition of 350?10×1/(Wc/Wb)+20×EB?900.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: December 29, 2022Inventors: Tatsuro SHINZAWA, Atsuhito NAKANO, Kenta HOMMA
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Patent number: 11535065Abstract: A pneumatic tire is provided. A rib includes a lug groove that opens at a first end portion to one of the main grooves and terminates at a second end portion within the rib, a first sipe that opens at a first end portion to the one of the main grooves the lug groove opens to and opens at a second end portion to the lug groove, and a second sipe that opens at a first end portion to another main groove located on the opposite side of the one of the main grooves the lug groove opens to and opens at a second end portion to the lug groove; and the first sipe and the second sipe each include a chamfered portion on the edge on the leading side or the edge on the trailing side.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: December 27, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Hiraku Kouda, Takayuki Shiraishi, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takanori Uemura
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Publication number: 20220402304Abstract: A pneumatic tire is provided. A carcass layer includes carcass cords formed of organic fiber cords obtained by intertwining a filament bundle of organic fibers, and includes turn-up portions formed by turning up end portions of a pair of bead portions to an outer side in a tire width direction. The carcass cords have an elongation at break (EB) satisfying EB?15%. A portion of a belt layer located in a width range of 10% of a width of a second widest belt in the belt layer on each of a left side and a right side of a tire equator line in a tire width direction has a belt angle (?c) satisfying 0.349 rad??c?0.56 rad. The elongation at break (EB) of the carcass cords and the belt angle (?c) satisfy 800<1140×?c+20×EB<1400.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2020Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Atsuhito NAKANO, Tatsuro SHINZAWA, Kenta HOMMA
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Publication number: 20220388340Abstract: A carcass layer of a pneumatic lire includes carcass cords of organic fiber cords obtained by intertw ining a filament bundle of organic fibers, and includes turn-up portions formed by turning back end portions of the carcass layer at bead portions toward an outer side in a width direction. The carcass cords have an elongation at break (EB) satisfying EB?15%. An averagetotal gauge (GC)of a center land portion located within a width of 10% of a width of a second widest belt in a belt layer on right and left sides of an equatorial plane in the width direction, an average thickness(SG) of a sound absorptive member inside the pneumatic tire and located within a range identical to that of the center land portion, and the elongation at break (EB) of the carcass cords satisfy 15?GC/(GC+SG/10)×EB (%)?25.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2020Publication date: December 8, 2022Inventors: Tatsuro SHINZAWA, Atsuhito NAKANO, Kenta HOMMA
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Publication number: 20220371368Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes at least one carcass layer between bead portions on an inner side in a radial direction of sidewall portions on both sides of a tread portion extending in a circumferential direction and having an annular shape, and the carcass layer includes carcass cords formed of organic fiber cords obtained by intertwining a filament bundle of organic fibers. The carcass layer includes turn-up portions formed by being turned back at an end portion of the bead portions to an outer side in a tire width direction. The carcass cords have an elongation at break EB satisfying EB?15%, a cap tread rubber compound of the tread portion has a 300% modulus MD satisfying 4 MPa?MD?13 MPa, and the elongation at break EB and the 300% modulus MD satisfy 600?40×MD+20×EB (%)?1300.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2020Publication date: November 24, 2022Inventors: Tatsuro SHINZAWA, Atsuhito NAKANO, Kenta HOMMA
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Patent number: 11453254Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire, a mounting direction of which is specified with respect to a vehicle, which includes: a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and having an annular shape; a pair of sidewall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion; and a pair of bead portions disposed inward of the sidewall portions in a tire radial direction; wherein a sound absorbing member is fixed via an adhesive layer to an inner surface of the tread portion along the tire circumferential direction, and a center position in a width direction of the sound absorbing member is disposed on a vehicle outer side.Type: GrantFiled: November 9, 2018Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventor: Tatsuro Shinzawa
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Patent number: 11453253Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, first and second sound absorbing members are adhered to an inner surface of a tread, have a total volume ranging from 10% to 40% of a capacity of a tire cavity, and are separated from each other by 60% of the width of a center land. The first sound absorbing member is on one side in a lateral direction with respect to a position of 40% of a width of the center land from one end of the center land on one side in the lateral direction to the other side in the lateral direction. The second sound absorbing member is on the other side in the lateral direction with respect to a position of 40% of the width of the center land from the other end of the center land in the lateral direction to the one side in the lateral direction.Type: GrantFiled: April 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventor: Tatsuro Shinzawa
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Patent number: 11446965Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a sipe includes an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side; the edge on the leading side and the edge on the trailing side each include a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe; a non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present is provided at portions facing the chamfered portions of the sipe; and for all chamfered portions, including at least the chamfered portions of the sipe, formed on grooves other than main grooves, a total projected area AIN of the chamfered portions located on a vehicle mounting inner side and a total projected area AOUT of the chamfered portions located on a vehicle mounting outer side satisfy a relationship AIN>AOUT.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 20, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Takanori Uemura, Takayuki Shiraishi, Hiraku Kouda, Tatsuro Shinzawa
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Patent number: 11433712Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire. A sipe is formed, on each of a leading side edge and a trailing side edge, with a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of a sipe, a non-chamfered region in which no other chamfered portion is present is provided in a part facing each of the chamfered portions, at least one end of the sipe communicates with the auxiliary groove, one end of the chamfered portion adjacent to the auxiliary groove in the rib communicates with the auxiliary groove, a maximum depth×(mm) of the sipe and a maximum depth y (mm) of the chamfered portion satisfy a relationship x×0.1?y?x×0.3+1.0, and a sipe width W of the sipe is constant in a range from an end positioned in the radial direction inside the chamfered portion to a groove bottom of the sipe.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Takanori Uemura, Takayuki Shiraishi, Hiraku Kouda, Tatsuro Shinzawa
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Patent number: 11433710Abstract: A pneumatic tire is provided with a sipe including an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side. The edge on the leading side and the edge on the trailing side each include a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe. A non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present is provided at portions facing the chamfered portions of the sipe. For all chamfered portions, including at least the chamfered portions of the sipe, formed on grooves other than main grooves, a total volume SIN of the chamfered portions located on a vehicle mounting inner side and a total volume SOUT of the chamfered portions located on a vehicle mounting outer side satisfy a relationship SIN>SOUT.Type: GrantFiled: December 22, 2017Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Takayuki Shiraishi, Hiraku Kouda, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takanori Uemura
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Patent number: 11433713Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, a sipe includes an edge on a leading side and an edge on a trailing side; the edge and the edge each include a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe; a non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present is provided at portions facing the chamfered portions of the sipe; and for all chamfered portions, including at least the chamfered portions of the sipe, formed on grooves other than main grooves, with a ground contact width being equally divided into three in the tire lateral direction, a total volume SCE of chamfered portions provided in a center region centrally located in the tire lateral direction and each of total volumes SSH of chamfered portions provided in shoulder regions located on either side of the center region satisfy a relationship SCE<SSH.Type: GrantFiled: December 27, 2017Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Hiraku Kouda, Takayuki Shiraishi, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takanori Uemura
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Publication number: 20220258536Abstract: A carcass layer of a run-flat tire includes a carcass cord formed by twisting together organic fibers, wherein a breaking elongation Eb of the carcass cord, an average thickness Gs of a sidewall between a tire maximum width position of the sidewall and a position separated from the tire maximum width position to the outer side in a tire radial direction by a length equivalent to 15% of a tire cross-section height, and an average thickness Gsh in a tread between a shoulder position where a straight line orthogonal to the carcass layer and passing through a maximum width belt layer maximum width position intersects a surface of the tread and a position separated from the shoulder position toward the inner side in the tire width direction by a length equivalent to 15% of a maximum width belt layer maximum width satisfy: Eb?20%; Gsh?10 mm; Gs?9 mm; and 60%?Eb·Gsh/Gs?18%.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2020Publication date: August 18, 2022Inventors: Kenta HOMMA, Tatsuro SHINZAWA, Atsuhito NAKANO
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Patent number: 11370252Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire including a plurality of main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction in a tread portion and including a sipe extending in a tire width direction on a rib defined by a main groove, the sipe includes a leading side edge and a trailing side edge, a chamfered portion shorter than a sipe length of the sipe is formed in each of the leading side edge and the trailing side edge, a non-chamfered region including no other chamfered portion is present in a part facing each chamfered portion of the sipe, and the rib includes an intersecting groove intersecting with at least one out of the sipe and the chamfered portion.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Hiraku Kouda, Takayuki Shiraishi, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takanori Uemura
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Patent number: 11364746Abstract: A rib of a pneumatic tire includes a first sipe extending from one of main grooves positioned on both sides of the rib and a second sipe extending from another one of the main grooves, one end portion of the first and second sipes terminating within the rib. The first and second sipes form a pair of sipes including edges on leading and trailing sides. Chamfered portions shorter than a total sipe length of the pair of sipes are formed on respective edges and non-chamfered regions exist on portions opposing respective chamfered portions in the pair of sipes. A maximum depth x (mm) of the sipes and a maximum depth y (mm) of the chamfered portion satisfy x×0.1?y?x×0.3+1.0. A sipe width is constant in a range from a portion positioned inside in a tire radial direction of the chamfered portion to a bottom of the sipes.Type: GrantFiled: February 14, 2017Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Takanori Uemura, Hiraku Kouda, Tatsuro Shinzawa
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Patent number: 11331955Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire. A sipe includes, on each of a leading side edge and a trailing side edge, a chamfered portion and a non-chamfered region in which no other chamfered portion is present. A maximum depth of the chamfered portion is shallower than a maximum depth of the sipe, and a width of the sipe is substantially constant. In a cross-sectional view perpendicular to a lengthwise direction of the sipe, at least one chamfered portion has a profile line that projects outwards in the radial direction beyond a chamfer reference line connecting the end portions of the chamfered portion, and a cross-sectional area of a chamfered region that is surrounded by the profile line, the sipe, and a tread contact surface of a tread portion is smaller than a cross-sectional area of a reference region surrounded by the chamfer reference line, the sipe, and the tread contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2017Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takayuki Shiraishi, Hiraku Kouda, Takanori Uemura
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Patent number: 11331966Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes: an annular-shaped tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction; a pair of sidewall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion; and a pair of bead portions disposed on an inner side in a tire radial direction of the sidewall portions; wherein a band-like sound absorbing member is adhered on an inner surface of the tread portion in the tire circumferential direction; and a plurality of cuts with an angle ? with regard to the tire circumferential direction within a range of 40°???90° are formed on both end portions in a lateral direction of the band-like sound absorbing member, and the cuts are connected only to one end portion in the lateral direction of the band-like sound absorbing member.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2016Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Takashi Hoshiba, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Masahiro Naruse
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Patent number: 11331965Abstract: A pneumatic tire is provided, including: an annular-shaped tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction; a pair of sidewall portions disposed on both sides of the tread portion; and a pair of bead portions disposed on an inner side in a tire radial direction of the sidewall portions; wherein a band-like sound absorbing member is adhered on an inner surface of the tread portion in the tire circumferential direction; and the band-like sound absorbing member has a plurality of cuts extending in two mutually intersecting directions, and of the cuts, a cut extending in one direction is a cut extending parallel with regard to a tire lateral direction or tire circumferential direction.Type: GrantFiled: October 11, 2016Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Masahiro Naruse, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takashi Hoshiba