Patents by Inventor Tomohisa Nishino

Tomohisa Nishino 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: 10639937
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising circumferential main grooves, a land portion defined by the circumferential main grooves, and a plurality of lug grooves disposed in the land portion that open to the circumferential main grooves. The land portion comprises notch portions formed on opening portions of the lug grooves and chamfered portions formed on edge portions of the notch portions. The notch portions have an edge portion with a V-shape projecting in a tire circumferential direction. A maximum width W2 of the notch portions and a width W3 of the chamfered portions have the relationship 0.30?W3/W2?1.80.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohisa Nishino
  • Patent number: 10556467
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes at least four circumferential main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction; and at least five rows of land portions including a center land portion, a pair of second land portions, and a pair of shoulder land portions, which are defined by the circumferential main grooves. Additionally, at least one row of the second land portions is provided with a plurality of lug grooves penetrating through the second land portion in the tire width direction, and a plurality of blocks defined by the plurality of lug grooves. Moreover, the plurality of blocks include one of the circumferential narrow grooves, respectively, which penetrates through the blocks in the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2020
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohisa Nishino
  • Patent number: 10518587
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a plurality of circumferential main grooves, and a land portion defined by a pair of the plurality of circumferential main grooves. The land portion comprises a plurality of first lug grooves, a plurality of second lug grooves that are wider than the first lug grooves, and a plurality of notch portions formed on only the opening portions of the first lug grooves. A groove width Wg1 of the first lug grooves and a groove width Wg2 of the second lug grooves have the relationship 1.0 mm?Wg2?Wg1?4.0 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohisa Nishino
  • Publication number: 20180272808
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a plurality of circumferential main grooves, and a land portion defined by a pair of the plurality of circumferential main grooves. The land portion comprises a plurality of first lug grooves, a plurality of second lug grooves that are wider than the first lug grooves, and a plurality of notch portions formed on only the opening portions of the first lug grooves. A groove width Wg1 of the first lug grooves and a groove width Wg2 of the second lug grooves have the relationship 1.0 mm?Wg2?Wg1?4.0 mm.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventor: Tomohisa Nishino
  • Publication number: 20180009270
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising circumferential main grooves, a land portion defined by the circumferential main grooves, and a plurality of lug grooves disposed in the land portion that open to the circumferential main grooves. The land portion comprises notch portions formed on opening portions of the lug grooves and chamfered portions formed on edge portions of the notch portions. The notch portions have an edge portion with a V-shape projecting in a tire circumferential direction. A maximum width W2 of the notch portions and a width W3 of the chamfered portions have the relationship 0.30?W3/W2?1.80.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Tomohisa Nishino
  • Publication number: 20170239997
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes at least four circumferential main grooves extending in the tire circumferential direction; and at least five rows of land portions including a center land portion, a pair of second land portions, and a pair of shoulder land portions, which are defined by the circumferential main grooves. Additionally, at least one row of the second land portions is provided with a plurality of lug grooves penetrating through the second land portion in the tire width direction, and a plurality of blocks defined by the plurality of lug grooves. Moreover, the plurality of blocks include one of the circumferential narrow grooves, respectively, which penetrates through the blocks in the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2015
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventor: Tomohisa Nishino