Patents by Inventor Tooru Ubukata

Tooru Ubukata 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: 9333804
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire for a motorcycle which does not produce a failure such as early wear or uneven wear and which has improved grip while turning. The pneumatic tire for a motorcycle is a pneumatic tire for a motorcycle including a ring-shaped tread portion. The tire has, inside in the tire radial direction of the crown portion, at least one spiral belt layer having a width narrower than the width of the tread portion; at the shoulder portion of the tread portion, an inner layer rubber having a smaller modulus at 300% elongation at room temperature than that of a surface layer rubber is arranged; the inner layer rubber extends to a buttress portion; and the range of the ratio of the moduli between the inner layer rubber and the surface layer rubber is from 0.3 to 0.9.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2016
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya Muramatsu, Tooru Ubukata
  • Publication number: 20130153111
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire for a motorcycle which does not produce a failure such as early wear or uneven wear and which has improved grip while turning. The pneumatic tire for a motorcycle is a pneumatic tire for a motorcycle including a ring-shaped tread portion. The tire has, inside in the tire radial direction of the crown portion, at least one spiral belt layer having a width narrower than the width of the tread portion; at the shoulder portion of the tread portion, an inner layer rubber having a smaller modulus at 300% elongation at room temperature than that of a surface layer rubber is arranged; the inner layer rubber extends to a buttress portion; and the range of the ratio of the moduli between the inner layer rubber and the surface layer rubber is from 0.3 to 0.9.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2011
    Publication date: June 20, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoya Muramatsu, Tooru Ubukata