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).

  • Publication number: 20190193474
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Takanori Uemura, Takayuki Shiraishi, Hiraku Kouda, Tatsuro Shinzawa
  • Publication number: 20190193473
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takayuki Shiraishi, Hiraku Kouda, Takanori Uemura
  • Publication number: 20190193475
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes chamfered portions respectively formed on a leading side edge and a trailing side edge of a sipe. The sipe includes a non-chamfered region in which other chamfered portions are not present, in a plan view of a tread portion. At least one of the chamfered portions includes an outer edge profile line not parallel to a ridge line of the sipe. When the chamfered portion including the outer edge profile line not parallel to the ridge line of the sipe is divided into an inner region and an outer region corresponding to half a chamfer length of the chamfered portion in a tire width direction, a projected area of the outer region positioned on a rib outer side is larger than a projected area of the inner region positioned on a rib inner side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Takayuki Shiraishi, Hiraku Kouda, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takanori Uemura
  • Publication number: 20190193476
    Abstract: 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 including no other chamfered portion. The maximum depth of the chamfered portion is shallower than the maximum depth of the sipe, and the sipe width is substantially constant. In a cross-sectional view, at least one chamfered portion includes a profile line that is convex inward in a tire radial direction with respect to a chamfer reference line connecting both ends 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 equal to or greater than a cross-sectional area of a reference region, the reference region being surrounded by the chamfer reference line, the sipe, and the tread contact surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2017
    Publication date: June 27, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takayuki Shiraishi, Hiraku Kouda, Takanori Uemura
  • Publication number: 20190184752
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventors: Hiraku Kouda, Takayuki Shiraishi, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takanori Uemura
  • Publication number: 20190160890
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2017
    Publication date: May 30, 2019
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuro Shinzawa
  • Publication number: 20190152272
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has an asymmetrical tread pattern and a designated vehicle mounting direction. A sipe includes a leading-side edge and a trailing-side edge, each provided with a chamfered portion shorter than a length of the sipe, and a non-chamfered region where other chamfered portions do not exist disposed in an area opposite the chamfered portion. The sipe has a maximum depth x (mm) and the chamfered portion has a maximum depth y (mm) that satisfy x×0.1?y?x×0.3+1.0. The sipe has a constant width in a range from an end portion of the chamfered portion positioned inward in a tire radial direction to a groove bottom of the sipe. A groove area of the chamfered portions and the sipes included within a ground contact region is greater on a vehicle mounting inner side than on a vehicle mounting outer side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Hiraku Kouda, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takanori Uemura
  • Publication number: 20190030963
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire that can achieve sufficient quietness via a band-shaped sound absorbing member attached to a tire inner surface and prevent a reduction in high-speed durability caused by the accumulation of heat in the band-shaped sound absorbing member during high-speed travel. The pneumatic tire includes a band-shaped sound absorbing member (10) bonded along a tire circumferential direction to the tire inner surface in a tread portion (1); at least one full cover layer (8f) covering the entire width of belt layers (7) on the outer circumferential side of the belt layers (7); and a center cover layer (8c) disposed on the outer circumferential side of the full cover layer (8f), the center cover layer (8c) locally covering the tire lateral direction center region of the belt layers (7); a width SW of the band-shaped sound absorbing member (10) and a width BW of the belt layers (7) satisfying a relationship SW/BW=0.3 to 0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: Tatsuro Shinzawa
  • Publication number: 20190030962
    Abstract: In a pneumatic tire provided with a band-like sound absorbing member adhered on a tire inner surface of a tread portion in a tire circumferential direction, a rubber composition constituting the tread portion contains a particular cyclic polysulfide, a compounded amount thereof is in a particular range specified by an average thickness of the sound absorbing member in the tire circumferential direction or by a ratio of an average width of the sound absorbing member in the tire circumferential direction to a width of a belt layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2016
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Inventor: Tatsuro Shinzawa
  • Publication number: 20180326798
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a band-like sound absorbing member adhered on an inner surface of a tread portion along the tire circumferential direction. Cuts are formed on the band-like sound absorbing member mutually intersecting such that angles ?1, ?2 with regard to the tire width direction are within a range where 0°??1?90° or 0°??2?90°. The cuts are locally disposed in a region adjacent to an end portion on a vehicle inner side of the band-like sound absorbing member. A width of the placement region of the cuts is from 10% to 80% with regard to a width of the band-like sound absorbing member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2016
    Publication date: November 15, 2018
    Inventors: Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takashi Hoshiba, Masahiro Naruse
  • Publication number: 20180312013
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2016
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Takashi Hoshiba, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Masahiro Naruse
  • Publication number: 20180297419
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventors: Masahiro Naruse, Tatsuro Shinzawa, Takashi Hoshiba
  • Patent number: 9718314
    Abstract: A center rib is formed by two circumferential main grooves. A main inclined groove and an auxiliary inclined groove are formed in the center rib. The main inclined groove is inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction to become distanced from the tire equatorial plane from a leading side toward a trailing side in a tire rotational direction, a plurality of the main inclined grooves being juxtaposed in the tire circumferential direction and disposed alternately in the tire circumferential direction on both sides of the tire equatorial plane. The auxiliary inclined groove inclines with respect to the tire circumferential direction to become distanced from the tire equatorial plane from the leading side toward the trailing side in the tire rotational direction, a leading end and a trailing end terminating within the center rib while intersecting at least two of the main inclined grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuro Shinzawa
  • Publication number: 20120312438
    Abstract: A center rib is formed by two circumferential main grooves. A main inclined groove and an auxiliary inclined groove are formed in the center rib. The main inclined groove is inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction to become distanced from the tire equatorial plane from a leading side toward a trailing side in a tire rotational direction, a plurality of the main inclined grooves being juxtaposed in the tire circumferential direction and disposed alternately in the tire circumferential direction on both sides of the tire equatorial plane. The auxiliary inclined groove inclines with respect to the tire circumferential direction to become distanced from the tire equatorial plane from the leading side toward the trailing side in the tire rotational direction, a leading end and a trailing end terminating within the center rib while intersecting at least two of the main inclined grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2012
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD
    Inventor: Tatsuro Shinzawa
  • Patent number: D781778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2017
    Assignee: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuro Shinzawa
  • Patent number: D787429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tatsuro Shinzawa