Patents by Inventor Yasuaki Tsurunaga

Yasuaki Tsurunaga 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: 5002110
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a tread formed with a plurality of laterally extending groove portions and land portions which are alternatively arranged with a substantially constant pitch in a circumferential direction of the tire, wherein a land portion ratio of a total length of the land portion on a cross line, which is substantially perpendicular to the circumferential direction, to a width of the tread, varies along the cricumferential direction, has not less than two maximum values per the constant pitch and has minimum values, the maximum values each having almost the same values, and the minimum values being not less than 55 percent of the maximum values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 1989
    Date of Patent: March 26, 1991
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yasuaki Tsurunaga, Satoshi Yoshizaki
  • Patent number: 4779660
    Abstract: A pneumatic bias tire for use on rough road is disclosed, having a carcass with an improved durability. The carcass composed of not less than twelve carcass plies toroidally extending from a tread to sidewalls wherein rubber sheets are interposed between carcass plies of at least the outermost and the innermost bundles each of which comprises at least two carcass plies, the bead side ends and the tread side ends of the rubber sheets being terminated in specific regions, respectively to provide rubber material having an increased thickness between carcass plies so that the rigidity of carcass at the sidewall portion subjected to large compression strain and at the turned-back ends of carcass plies subjected to shearing strain is improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 25, 1988
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuaki Tsurunaga
  • Patent number: 4378041
    Abstract: A pneumatic bias tire for off-road vehicles is disclosed. This tire comprises a bias-structured carcass composed of plural plies each containing organic fiber cords embedded in rubber. In the carcass, the inner plies located near the inner surface of the tire have a rubberized cord arrangement of a more slackened state as compared with the outer plies and further medium plies existent between the inner and outer plies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1983
    Assignee: Bridgestone Tire Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yasuaki Tsurunaga, Shinji Usui
  • Patent number: 4349062
    Abstract: A highly durable pneumatic tire comprising a bias laid carcass construction formed of superimposed stacked plies is disclosed. The tire comprises a carcass body composed of at least two kinds of ply groups including cords whose diameters are different from one another. The ply groups are arranged such that the cords of outer plies are smaller in diameter than those of inner plies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 1980
    Date of Patent: September 14, 1982
    Assignee: Bridgestone Tire Company Limited
    Inventors: Yasuaki Tsurunaga, Masaru Abe, Hideaki Hashimoto, Junichi Tsuzura
  • Patent number: D313386
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 1, 1991
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Akihito Goto, Yasuaki Tsurunaga