Patents by Inventor Yuto Ohte

Yuto Ohte 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: 12269297
    Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion comprising circumferential grooves and land portions divided thereby. The land portions include a first shoulder land portion and a first middle land portion adjacent thereto. The first shoulder land portion is provided with first shoulder sipes. The middle land portion is provided with first middle sipes. Each of the first shoulder sipes and the first middle sipes comprises a main portion extending in the tire radial direction, and a widened portion having a width greater than the main portion and opened at the tread surface of the land portion. The opening width of the first shoulder sipe at the tread surface is larger than the opening width of the first middle sipe at the tread surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Keiji Higuchi, Ryota Ikeda, Yuto Ohte, Takuya Osawa
  • Publication number: 20240316991
    Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion comprising circumferential grooves and land portions divided thereby. The land portions include a first shoulder land portion and a first middle land portion adjacent thereto. The first shoulder land portion is provided with first shoulder sipes. The middle land portion is provided with first middle sipes. Each of the first shoulder sipes and the first middle sipes comprises a main portion extending in the tire radial direction, and a widened portion having a width greater than the main portion and opened at the tread surface of the land portion. The opening width of the first shoulder sipe at the tread surface is larger than the opening width of the first middle sipe at the tread surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keiji HIGUCHI, Ryota IKEDA, Yuto OHTE, Takuya OSAWA
  • Patent number: 11912069
    Abstract: Provided is a 5-rib tire that can have improved steering stability and noise performance A tread portion 2 includes four circumferential grooves 3 and five land portions 4. Two tread ends are ends of a 50%-load ground-contact surface. Each of the five land portions 4 is provided with no groove having a groove width greater than 2.0 mm, and is provided with only sipes 9. The five land portions 4 include a shoulder land portion 11. The shoulder land portion 11 is provided with a plurality of shoulder sipes 20. At least one of the shoulder sipes 20 includes an inclined portion 21 and an axial portion 22. The axial portion 22 cross the tread end.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei Miyoshi, Ryota Ikeda, Yuto Ohte
  • Patent number: 11904635
    Abstract: A tread portion 2 includes four circumferential grooves 3 and five land portions 4. Each of the five land portions 4 is provided with no groove having a groove width greater than 2.0 mm, and is provided with only sipes 9. The four circumferential grooves 3 include a shoulder circumferential groove 5. The five land portions 4 include a shoulder land portion 11 and a middle land portion 13. The middle land portion 13 is provided with a plurality of middle sipes 30. The shoulder land portion 11 is provided with a plurality of shoulder sipes 20 each extending from the shoulder circumferential groove 5 to a position beyond a tread end. At least one of the shoulder sipes 20 includes an inclined portion 21. A maximum angle of the inclined portion 21 with respect to a tire axial direction is not greater than a maximum angle of the middle sipe 30 with respect to the tire axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo Fukuda, Ryota Ikeda, Yuto Ohte, Kohei Miyoshi
  • Patent number: 11780271
    Abstract: A tread portion 2 can include an inner tread end, an outer tread end, circumferential grooves, and land portions. The circumferential grooves can include an inner shoulder circumferential groove and an outer shoulder circumferential groove. The land portions can include an inner shoulder land portion and an outer shoulder land portion. The inner shoulder land portion can include inner shoulder lateral grooves and inner shoulder sipes. The outer shoulder land portion can include outer shoulder lateral grooves and outer shoulder sipes. Each outer shoulder sipe can have a chamfered portion at each of sipe edges on both sides. The chamfered portion can have a chamfered width that increases from a terminating end side toward the outer shoulder circumferential groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuto Ohte, Ryota Ikeda
  • Publication number: 20230078520
    Abstract: A tread portion 2 includes four circumferential grooves 3 and five land portions 4. Each of the five land portions 4 is provided with no groove having a groove width greater than 2.0 mm, and is provided with only sipes 9. The four circumferential grooves 3 include a shoulder circumferential groove 5. The five land portions 4 include a shoulder land portion 11 and a middle land portion 13. The middle land portion 13 is provided with a plurality of middle sipes 30. The shoulder land portion 11 is provided with a plurality of shoulder sipes 20 each extending from the shoulder circumferential groove 5 to a position beyond a tread end. At least one of the shoulder sipes 20 includes an inclined portion 21. A maximum angle of the inclined portion 21 with respect to a tire axial direction is not greater than a maximum angle of the middle sipe 30 with respect to the tire axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kengo FUKUDA, Ryota IKEDA, Yuto OHTE, Kohei MIYOSHI
  • Publication number: 20230083870
    Abstract: Provided is a 5-rib tire that can have improved steering stability and noise performance A tread portion 2 includes four circumferential grooves 3 and five land portions 4. Two tread ends are ends of a 50%-load ground-contact surface. Each of the five land portions 4 is provided with no groove having a groove width greater than 2.0 mm, and is provided with only sipes 9. The five land portions 4 include a shoulder land portion 11. The shoulder land portion 11 is provided with a plurality of shoulder sipes 20. At least one of the shoulder sipes 20 includes an inclined portion 21 and an axial portion 22. The axial portion 22 cross the tread end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2022
    Publication date: March 16, 2023
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kohei MIYOSHI, Ryota IKEDA, Yuto OHTE
  • Publication number: 20220396100
    Abstract: A tread portion 2 can include an inner tread end, an outer tread end, circumferential grooves, and land portions. The circumferential grooves can include an inner shoulder circumferential groove and an outer shoulder circumferential groove. The land portions can include an inner shoulder land portion and an outer shoulder land portion. The inner shoulder land portion can include inner shoulder lateral grooves and inner shoulder sipes. The outer shoulder land portion can include outer shoulder lateral grooves and outer shoulder sipes. Each outer shoulder sipe can have a chamfered portion at each of sipe edges on both sides. The chamfered portion can have a chamfered width that increases from a terminating end side toward the outer shoulder circumferential groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2022
    Publication date: December 15, 2022
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuto OHTE, Ryota IKEDA
  • Patent number: D902132
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: Yuto Ohte
  • Patent number: D902133
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2020
    Inventor: Yuto Ohte
  • Patent number: D963557
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Inventors: Teppei Nakamichi, Yuto Ohte, Minoru Terada, Kenji Ueda, Hiroki Uno, Hideki Osawa, Tomo Niura, Etsuro Takada, Daisuke Morito
  • Patent number: D964919
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Inventors: Teppei Nakamichi, Yuto Ohte, Minoru Terada, Kenji Ueda, Hiroki Uno, Hideki Osawa, Tomo Niura, Etsuro Takada, Daisuke Morito
  • Patent number: D1015997
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Ikeda, Takashi Hagihara, Yuto Ohte, Kengo Fukuda
  • Patent number: D1020615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Ikeda, Takashi Hagihara, Yuto Ohte, Kengo Fukuda