Patents by Inventor Toshiaki Makioka

Toshiaki Makioka 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: 20140216618
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire for an auto motorcycle, in which a plurality of different grooves are formed as three different oblique lug grooves (2a to 2c) extending, in a development plan view of the tread pattern, from a tread contact end of the tire to a tire equator line (e) as being curved to be deflected to the tire equator line side; three different oblique lug grooves (2a to 2c) each have lengths ?, ?, ?, respectively, the lengths satisfying Expression (I) ???<?, Expression (II) 1??/?<0.1; and the number n of the oblique lug grooves each intersecting with a meridian (m) of the tire is defined to satisfy Expression (III) n?4 (where the oblique lug grooves are assumed to be disposed within a range of 60% to 70% of the entire circumference of the tire).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Makioka, Kazunori Yoshiya
  • Publication number: 20130014869
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire for a motorcycle capable of improving grip performance while ensuring drainage performance, and also capable of attaining excellent wear resistance. The pneumatic tire for a motorcycle of the present invention includes a directional tread pattern having a plurality of different grooves formed on a tread surface, the grooves each converging forward in a rotation direction of the tire, in which: the plurality of different grooves are formed as three different oblique lug grooves (2a to 2c) extending, in a development plan view of the tread pattern, from a tread contact end of the tire to a tire equator line (e) as being curved to be deflected to the tire equator line side; the three different oblique lug grooves (2a to 2c) each have lengths ?, ?, ?, respectively, the lengths satisfying Expression (I) ???<?, Expression (II) 1??/?<0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2011
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Toshiaki Makioka, Kazunori Yoshiya
  • Patent number: D892714
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Oba, Akira Miyasato, Toshiaki Makioka
  • Patent number: D893402
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirofumi Oba, Akira Miyasato, Toshiaki Makioka