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).

  • Patent number: 11964516
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoko Ishikawa, Yasuo Himuro, Sotaro Iwabuchi
  • Publication number: 20220063348
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2019
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Naoko ISHIKAWA, Yasuo HIMURO, Sotaro IWABUCHI
  • Patent number: 10493805
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Himuro, Dyta Itoi
  • Patent number: 9555670
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Himuro, Atsushi Miyasaka
  • Patent number: 9550397
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sotaro Iwabuchi, Takamitsu Nakamura, Dyta Itoi, Yasuo Himuro
  • Publication number: 20140332135
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Himuro, Atsushi Miyasaka
  • Publication number: 20140261948
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yasuo Himuro, Dyta Itoi
  • Publication number: 20140216623
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichirou KAWAI, Yuichiro OGAWA, Atsushi MIYASAKA, Sotaro IWABUCHI, Yasuo HIMURO, Dyta ITOI
  • Publication number: 20130299056
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2011
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sotaro Iwabuchi, Takamitsu Nakamura, Dyta Itoi, Yasuo Himuro
  • Publication number: 20130292024
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2011
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Seiichirou Kawai, Yuichiro Ogawa, Atsushi Miyasaka, Sotaro Iwabuchi, Yasuo Himuro, Dyta Itoi
  • Patent number: 8448681
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Atsushi Miyasaka, Yasuo Himuro
  • Publication number: 20100193101
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2008
    Publication date: August 5, 2010
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Atsushi Miyasaka, Yasuo Himuro
  • Publication number: 20070163692
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2004
    Publication date: July 19, 2007
    Inventors: Atsushi Miyasaka, Yasuo Himuro
  • Patent number: D524721
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2006
    Assignee: Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC
    Inventors: Keith A. Dumigan, Francis Byrne, Yasuo Himuro, John P. Rodak, David C. Spragg, Andrew Svenson, Jon I. Stuckey
  • Patent number: D558662
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2008
    Assignees: Bridgestone Firestone North American Tire, LLC, Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Keith A. Dumigan, Yasuo Himuro
  • Patent number: D562223
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo Himuro
  • Patent number: D572187
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo Himuro
  • Patent number: D584221
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2009
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Yasuo Himuro
  • Patent number: D611893
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Sotaro Iwabuchi, Yasuo Himuro, Paula R. Lundgren, Jon I. Stuckey
  • Patent number: D660784
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2012
    Assignees: Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Sotaro Iwabuchi, Yasuo Himuro, Paula R. Lundgren, Jon I. Stuckey