Tokuhito NAKAJIMA 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).
Abstract: A tire includes a visible outer surface being provided with a decorative region at least partially, the decorative region having 2 to 10 micro-protrusions per 1 mm2. The micro-protrusions protrude in a tapered manner toward outwardly of the tire. The micro-protrusions include first protrusions having a first taper angle and a second protrusions having a second taper angle greater than the first taper angle.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
September 10, 2021
Date of Patent:
November 14, 2023
Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Inventors:
Yuta Sakakibara, Tomohiro Hamada, Tokuhito Nakajima, Sawa Ogihara, Suxiang Yuan
Abstract: A tire includes a visible outer surface being provided with a decorative region at least partially, the decorative region having 2 to 10 micro-protrusions per 1 mm2. The micro-protrusions protrude in a tapered manner toward outwardly of the tire. The micro-protrusions include first protrusions having a first taper angle and a second protrusions having a second taper angle greater than the first taper angle.
Type:
Application
Filed:
September 10, 2021
Publication date:
March 17, 2022
Applicant:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
Inventors:
Yuta SAKAKIBARA, Tomohiro HAMADA, Tokuhito NAKAJIMA, Sawa OGIHARA, Suxiang YUAN