Patents by Inventor Yukiko HINAMI

Yukiko HINAMI 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: 20240001718
    Abstract: A two-wheeled vehicle tire for running on rough terrain, the tire comprising a tread portion. The tread portion comprises a plurality of middle blocks located between a tire equator and a tread edge. The plurality of middle blocks comprises at least one first middle block having an outer surface in a tire radial direction, and at least one second middle block having an outer surface in the tire radial direction whose area is larger than an area of the outer surface of the at least one first middle block. The outer surface in the tire radial direction of the at least one first middle block is not provided with sipes. The outer surface of the at least one second middle block is provided with at least one sipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukiko HINAMI
  • Publication number: 20240001717
    Abstract: A two-wheeled vehicle tire for running on rough terrain includes a tread portion having a designated rotation direction. The tread portion includes at least one first block. The first block includes a pair of block pieces adjacent to each other in the tire axial direction, and a tie-bar connecting the block pieces. The tie-bar has an outer surface in the tire radial direction, and the outer surface of the tie-bar has a height increasing toward the trailing side in the rotation direction. The pair of block pieces each has an outer surface in the tire radial direction, and the outer surface of each block piece has an axially extending leading edge located on the leading side thereof. The leading edge of each block piece is inclined toward the trailing side in the rotation direction from the end on the tie-bar side outwardly in a block-width direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2023
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukiko HINAMI
  • Patent number: 11697313
    Abstract: A tyre for running on rough terrain has a tread portion including a plurality of blocks and tread crossing grooves extending between a first tread edge and a second tread edge without intersecting the blocks. Each of the tread crossing grooves includes a soil discharging space having a width of at least 10 mm or more and extending linearly so as to connect between the first tread edge and the second tread edge. The soil discharging space is inclined at an angle of 30 degrees or more and 50 degrees or less with respect to a tyre axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukiko Hinami
  • Publication number: 20230104245
    Abstract: A tire for running on rough terrain for which an intended tire rotational direction is specified. The tread portion is provided with blocks raised from a tread base portion. Each block has a first side wall surface comprising a radially outer portion extending substantially straight and radially inwardly, while inclining toward the toe side in the intended tire rotational direction, and a radially inner portion extending from the radially outer portion to the tread base portion while curving in an arc shape. The radially outer portion has a radial length of from 30% to 70% of a radial height of the block.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukiko HINAMI
  • Publication number: 20230105894
    Abstract: A tire for running on rough terrain for which an intended tire rotational direction is specified, and which comprises a tread portion provided with crown blocks disposed on the tire equator. Each of the crown blocks comprises a V-shaped crown block main portion which bends convexly toward a circumferential direction opposite to the intended tire rotation direction, and only two crown fin portions projecting from the crown block main portion toward the above-said circumferential direction opposite to the intended tire rotation direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukiko HINAMI
  • Patent number: 11427034
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion including a tire equator, a tread edge located axially outwardly of the tire equator, and at least one block. The at least one block includes a ground contact top surface having an axially extending first edge, and a first sidewall surface extending radially inwardly from the first edge. The first sidewall surface includes an axially inner portion located on the tire equator side and an axially outer portion located on the tread edge side. A maximum inclined angle of the inner portion with respect to a tire normal is greater than a maximum inclined angle of the outer portion with respect to a tire normal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukiko Hinami
  • Patent number: 11046118
    Abstract: A tire for two-wheel vehicle includes a tread portion having a designated rotation direction and being provided with a plurality of blocks and grooves. The plurality of blocks includes at least one V-shaped block having an axial center portion located rearwardly in the rotation direction with respect to its axial both end portions and a first sidewall located rearwardly in the rotation direction. The grooves include a groove bottom surface connected to the first sidewall, wherein the groove bottom surface is provided with ribs extending in a tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 29, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukiko Hinami
  • Publication number: 20200039299
    Abstract: A tyre for running on rough terrain has a tread portion including a plurality of blocks and tread crossing grooves extending between a first tread edge and a second tread edge without intersecting the blocks. Each of the tread crossing grooves includes a soil discharging space having a width of at least 10 mm or more and extending linearly so as to connect between the first tread edge and the second tread edge. The soil discharging space is inclined at an angle of 30 degrees or more and 50 degrees or less with respect to a tyre axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukiko HINAMI
  • Publication number: 20190054772
    Abstract: A tire includes a tread portion including a tire equator, a tread edge located axially outwardly of the tire equator, and at least one block. The at least one block includes a ground contact top surface having an axially extending first edge, and a first sidewall surface extending radially inwardly from the first edge. The first sidewall surface includes an axially inner portion located on the tire equator side and an axially outer portion located on the tread edge side. A maximum inclined angle of the inner portion with respect to a tire normal is greater than a maximum inclined angle of the outer portion with respect to a tire normal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: February 21, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukiko HINAMI
  • Publication number: 20180264888
    Abstract: A tire for two-wheel vehicle includes a tread portion having a designated rotation direction and being provided with a plurality of blocks and grooves. The plurality of blocks includes at least one V-shaped block having an axial center portion located rearwardly in the rotation direction with respect to its axial both end portions and a first sidewall located rearwardly in the rotation direction. The grooves include a groove bottom surface connected to the first sidewall, wherein the groove bottom surface is provided with ribs extending in a tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 20, 2018
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Yukiko HINAMI
  • Patent number: D956666
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2022
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukiko Hinami
  • Patent number: D1011269
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Yukiko Hinami