Patents by Inventor Yasuo Himuro
Yasuo Himuro 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).
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Patent number: 11964516Abstract: A pneumatic tire including: a tread portion is in contact with a road surface; and a side wall portion is continuous to the tread portion and positioned inside a tire radial direction of the tread portion. A large region including a plurality of small regions having different arithmetic average roughness outside in a tire width direction is formed on outer surface of the side wall portion. A plurality of large regions are formed along a tire circumferential direction and the tire radial direction. In a boundary line of adjacent large region, small regions having different arithmetic average roughness come into contact with each other.Type: GrantFiled: November 29, 2019Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Naoko Ishikawa, Yasuo Himuro, Sotaro Iwabuchi
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Publication number: 20220063348Abstract: A pneumatic tire including: a tread portion is in contact with a road surface; and a side wall portion is continuous to the tread portion and positioned inside a tire radial direction of the tread portion. A large region including a plurality of small regions having different arithmetic average roughness outside in a tire width direction is formed on outer surface of the side wall portion. A plurality of large regions are formed along a tire circumferential direction and the tire radial direction. In a boundary line of adjacent large region, small regions having different arithmetic average roughness come into contact with each other.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2019Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Naoko ISHIKAWA, Yasuo HIMURO, Sotaro IWABUCHI
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Patent number: 10493805Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a pair of bead portions each having a bead core embedded therein, a pair of sidewall portions extending radially outwardly from bead portions, a tread portion extending across both side wall portions, an annular outer decorative portion arranged radially outward and formed by means of printing on a side portion consisting of the sidewall and bead portions, and an annular inner decorative portion arranged radially inward of the outer decorative portion and formed by means of printing on the side portion. The inner decorative portion is provided with decoration in which first inner elements and second inner elements are alternately arrayed in a circumferential direction of the tire. The outer decorative portion is provided with decoration different from the decoration provided on the inner decorative portion.Type: GrantFiled: November 7, 2012Date of Patent: December 3, 2019Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo Himuro, Dyta Itoi
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Patent number: 9555670Abstract: A tire includes an annular decoration printing portion, at least a portion thereof being provided on an outer surface of a side portion further toward a tire radial direction outer side than a tire maximum width position. The decoration printing portion includes an annular design portion and an annular gradation portion provided at least on the tire radial direction outer side of the design portion. The gradation portion incrementally decreases in value outward in the tire radial direction, with a value of 100% being a pure color and a value of 0% being pure black in an HSV color space.Type: GrantFiled: October 22, 2012Date of Patent: January 31, 2017Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo Himuro, Atsushi Miyasaka
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Patent number: 9550397Abstract: The present invention provides a tire capable of effectively enhancing the visibility of marks. The tire is provided with a mark 3 on a surface of a side portion 1, in which the mark 3 is formed so as to vary at least one of the hue, brightness and saturation.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2011Date of Patent: January 24, 2017Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Sotaro Iwabuchi, Takamitsu Nakamura, Dyta Itoi, Yasuo Himuro
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Publication number: 20140332135Abstract: A tire includes an annular decoration printing portion, at least a portion thereof being provided on an outer surface of a side portion further toward a tire radial direction outer side than a tire maximum width position. The decoration printing portion includes an annular design portion and an annular gradation portion provided at least on the tire radial direction outer side of the design portion. The gradation portion incrementally decreases in value outward in the tire radial direction, with a value of 100% being a pure color and a value of 0% being pure black in an HSV color space.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 22, 2012Publication date: November 13, 2014Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo Himuro, Atsushi Miyasaka
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Publication number: 20140261948Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a pair of bead portions each having a bead core embedded therein, a pair of sidewall portions extending radially outwardly from bead portions, a tread portion extending across both side wall portions, an annular outer decorative portion arranged radially outward and formed by means of printing on a side portion consisting of the sidewall and bead portions, and an annular inner decorative portion arranged radially inward of the outer decorative portion and formed by means of printing on the side portion. The inner decorative portion is provided with decoration in which first inner elements and second inner elements are alternately arrayed in a circumferential direction of the tire. The outer decorative portion is provided with decoration different from the decoration provided on the inner decorative portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2012Publication date: September 18, 2014Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Yasuo Himuro, Dyta Itoi
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Publication number: 20140216623Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire in which a display part of the tire is made less susceptible to dirt and damages and is also improved in appearance. The tire of the present invention includes, on a tire side portion (4), a display part (5) having at least one of an emblem and a decorative band, the emblem and the decorative band being formed by means of any one of printing, painting, a sticker, and exposure of a color rubber, in which the tire side portion (4) has, in a region adjacent to the display part (5), a projection (6) protruding from the surface of the display part (5) and extending along the display part (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2014Publication date: August 7, 2014Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Seiichirou KAWAI, Yuichiro OGAWA, Atsushi MIYASAKA, Sotaro IWABUCHI, Yasuo HIMURO, Dyta ITOI
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Publication number: 20130299056Abstract: The present invention provides a tire capable of effectively enhancing the visibility of marks. The tire is provided with a mark 3 on a surface of a side portion 1, in which the mark 3 is formed so as to vary at least one of the hue, brightness and saturation.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2011Publication date: November 14, 2013Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Sotaro Iwabuchi, Takamitsu Nakamura, Dyta Itoi, Yasuo Himuro
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Publication number: 20130292024Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire in which a display part of the tire is made less susceptible to dirt and damages and is also improved in appearance. The tire of the present invention includes, on a tire side portion (4), a display part (5) having at least one of an emblem and a decorative band, the emblem and the decorative band being formed by means of any one of printing, painting, a sticker, and exposure of a color rubber, in which the tire side portion (4) has, in a region adjacent to the display part (5), a projection (6) protruding from the surface of the display part (5) and extending along the display part (5).Type: ApplicationFiled: June 27, 2011Publication date: November 7, 2013Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Seiichirou Kawai, Yuichiro Ogawa, Atsushi Miyasaka, Sotaro Iwabuchi, Yasuo Himuro, Dyta Itoi
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Patent number: 8448681Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of turbulence generation ridges 13 which extend on a surface of a tire side portion 7 in a tire-radial direction and which are arranged at a pitch in a tire-circumferential direction. A protrusion 15 rising from the surface 7a of the tire side portion 7 is formed in the tire side portion 7. Either an inner end portion 13A of the turbulence generation ridge 13 or an outer end portion 13B of turbulence generation ridge 13 is smoothly continuous to a surface of the protrusion 15. An inner end height (H1), which is a height of the inner end portion 13A from the surface 7a of the tire side portion 7, is larger than an outer end height (H2), which is a height of the outer end portion 13B from the surface 7a of the tire side portion 7.Type: GrantFiled: July 30, 2008Date of Patent: May 28, 2013Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Atsushi Miyasaka, Yasuo Himuro
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Publication number: 20100193101Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 according to the present invention includes a plurality of turbulence generation ridges 13 which extend on a surface of a tire side portion 7 in a tire-radial direction and which are arranged at a pitch in a tire-circumferential direction. A protrusion 15 rising from the surface 7a of the tire side portion 7 is formed in the tire side portion 7. Either an inner end portion 13A of the turbulence generation ridge 13 or an outer end portion 13B of turbulence generation ridge 13 is smoothly continuous to a surface of the protrusion 15. An inner end height (H1), which is a height of the inner end portion 13A from the surface 7a of the tire side portion 7, is larger than an outer end height (H2), which is a height of the outer end portion 13B from the surface 7a of the tire side portion 7.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 30, 2008Publication date: August 5, 2010Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Atsushi Miyasaka, Yasuo Himuro
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Publication number: 20070163692Abstract: A pneumatic tire is provided, which readily achieves rain groove wandering resistance without sacrificing wet performance and other performances. Plural steep-angle grooves 16 are provided at opposite sides of the tire equatorial plane CL. Each steep-angle groove 16 is inclined at an angle of not more than 45 degrees relative to the tire circumferential direction, such that the steep-angle groove 16 contacts the ground from a tire equatorial plane CL side. Recessed portions 36 are formed along a tread surface side edge of a land portion adjacent to an inner side in a tire axial direction of the steep-angle transverse groove 16. A depth of the recessed portion 36 gradually increases and a width thereof gradually decreases along a middle portion in a longitudinal directional toward end portion at the tire equatorial plane CL of the steep-angle transverse groove 16.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 24, 2004Publication date: July 19, 2007Inventors: Atsushi Miyasaka, Yasuo Himuro
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Patent number: D524721Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2005Date of Patent: July 11, 2006Assignee: Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLCInventors: Keith A. Dumigan, Francis Byrne, Yasuo Himuro, John P. Rodak, David C. Spragg, Andrew Svenson, Jon I. Stuckey
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Patent number: D558662Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: January 1, 2008Assignees: Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Keith A. Dumigan, Yasuo Himuro
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Patent number: D562223Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: February 19, 2008Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventor: Yasuo Himuro
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Patent number: D572187Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2006Date of Patent: July 1, 2008Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventor: Yasuo Himuro
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Patent number: D584221Type: GrantFiled: July 31, 2006Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventor: Yasuo Himuro
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Patent number: D611893Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2009Date of Patent: March 16, 2010Assignee: Bridgestone CorporationInventors: Sotaro Iwabuchi, Yasuo Himuro, Paula R. Lundgren, Jon I. Stuckey
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Patent number: D660784Type: GrantFiled: September 15, 2010Date of Patent: May 29, 2012Assignees: Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLCInventors: Sotaro Iwabuchi, Yasuo Himuro, Paula R. Lundgren, Jon I. Stuckey