Patents Issued in May 30, 2019
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Publication number: 20190160845Abstract: A device for the reversible indication of applied pressure by a colour change comprising a translucent layer and a coloured layer comprising an elastomer associated by means of an apertured layer, comprising one or more apertures.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Bryan Greener
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Publication number: 20190160846Abstract: A thermal transfer sheet and intermediate transfer medium, and a print forming method, capable of forming a thermal transfer image having good transferability when transferring a transfer layer including a receiving layer onto a transfer receiving article, and capable of improving the durability of a print obtained by transferring the transfer layer including the receiving layer, on which the thermal transfer image has been formed, onto a transfer receiving article. The thermal transfer sheet includes a substrate, primer layer and colorant layer, wherein the primer layer contains one or more selected from the group consisting of particles derived from colloidal inorganic particles, polyvinyl alcohol resins, polyvinyl pyrrolidone resins, and polyurethane resins. The intermediate transfer medium includes another substrate, a protective layer, and a receiving layer, wherein the protective layer and the receiving layer are layered in this order on one surface of the another substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 23, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Dai Nippon Printing Co., Ltd.Inventors: Shinya YODA, Emi MATSUBA
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Publication number: 20190160847Abstract: Provided are a sheet processing device and a sheet manufacturing apparatus capable of removing color material from printed parts without excess or deficiency. A sheet processing device has a detector configured to detect a printed part printed on a sheet; and an eraser configured to selectively remove at least a surface part of a printed area including the printed part detected by the detector. The eraser includes a grinding tool to grind the sheet, and a pressure mechanism configured to selectively increase contact pressure between the sheet and the grinding tool in the printed area.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATIONInventors: Tsukasa OTA, Toru SHINOHARA, Jun TAKIZAWA
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Publication number: 20190160848Abstract: A curable composition includes an infrared absorber having at least one element in Group XIII of the periodic table on a mother nucleus structure and having a chain-like polymethine structure, in which two or more hetero atoms are bonded to carbon atoms at non-meso positions. Also, a lithographic printing plate precursor in which the curable composition is used, and a method for producing a lithographic printing plate in which the lithographic printing plate precursor is used are provided.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 30, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: FUJIFILM CorporationInventor: Yohei ISHIJI
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Publication number: 20190160849Abstract: A cover is releasably secured over an opening by an apparatus or a fastener system and may be used in a book-clock system having a clock movement housed within a space hollowed through the book's pages. A clock shaft protruding from the movement passes through an opening in a fastening element and then through a hole in the book's front cover. The clock shaft supports and moves the clock hands on the front. The fastening element may be a flexible strip. It may be positioned in a U-shape about the clock movement so at least a ferromagnetic part of the fastening element is adjacent to portion of the clock movement facing the back cover. A magnet is positioned on the back cover so when closed, the magnet meets the ferromagnetic part of the fastening element. A magnetic force is exerted and releasably holds the back cover of the book closed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 23, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Devin Michael Kain
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Publication number: 20190160850Abstract: The present invention relates to the field of magnetic assemblies and processes for producing optical effect layers (OEL) comprising magnetically oriented non-spherical magnetic or magnetizable pigment particles on a substrate. In particular, the present invention relates to magnetic assemblies and processes for producing said OELs as anti-counterfeit means on security documents or security articles or for decorative purposes.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 18, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Evgeny LOGINOV, Mathieu SCHMID, Claude-Alain DESPLAND
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Publication number: 20190160851Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a knock type pen including a body in which a lead and a spring which provides an elastic force to the lead are received, and a knock section which is coupled to a rear end of the body and includes a knock body and a rotary cam to push the lead out of a tip of the body or receive the lead inside, wherein the knock type pen includes a cutout groove which extends in one direction along an axial direction of the body, a slit hole which extends along a downward direction from an upper end of the cutout groove, an insert hole which is formed in a direction perpendicular to the slit hole from the upper end of the cutout groove, and a locking section which moves up and down along the slit hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Hakjae Kim
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Publication number: 20190160852Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a knock type pen including a housing in which a lead storing ink is received, a knock element which is placed moveably up and down in the housing, and has a button section protruding from an open upper side of the housing in an upper end part and a toothed protrusion coupled to a lower end part, and a rotary cam which is disposed between the lead and the knock element and rotatably placed in the housing, and has a guide protrusion which comes into contact with the toothed protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Hakjae Kim
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Publication number: 20190160853Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a knock type pen including a housing, a lead which is received in the housing and has an end to which a nib is coupled, and a knock element which protrudes from top of the housing and is pushed, a regulating element which is rotatably installed on an outer circumference of the housing, and a locking element which is provided in the housing and moves up and down by rotation of the regulating element, wherein when the locking element moves up, a press of the knock element is limited by the locking element.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Hakjae Kim
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Publication number: 20190160854Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a knock type pen including a housing in which a lead storing ink is received, a knock element which is placed moveably up and down in the housing, and has a button section protruding from an open upper side of the housing in an upper end part and a toothed protrusion coupled to a lower end part, and a rotary cam which is disposed between the lead and the knock element and rotatably placed in the housing, and has a guide protrusion which comes into contact with the toothed protrusion.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 28, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Hakjae Kim
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Publication number: 20190160855Abstract: An animated writing instrument sharpener for sharpening a writing instrument. The animated writing instrument sharpener having a housing, a sharpener, an illumination source and a circuit connecting the illumination source to the sharpener. The sharpener is disposed in the housing and is provided to sharpen the writing instrument. The electronic circuit connects the illumination source to the sharpener, such that when the writing instrument is received within the sharpener, the circuit sends an activation signal to activate the illumination source and cause animation to occur. A safety touch sensor is provided such that if a user contacts the entry to the sharpener, a motor driving the cutters of the sharpener is shut off.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 23, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: ALI BOUDA
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Publication number: 20190160856Abstract: Systems and methods of forming a mailpiece by folding an envelope sheet around one or more insert sheets (e.g., an insert stack) include creating the insert stack, staging the insert stack proximate to the transport path of the envelope sheet, dispensing the insert stack onto the envelope sheet, applying adhesive to the envelope sheet, using a buckle folder to wrap the envelope sheet at least partially around the insert stack to form an unsealed envelope without stopping the envelope sheet and without bending the insert stack, folding the envelope flap of the unsealed envelope onto the back thereof using a plow folder, and sealing the flap of the envelope to the back of the envelope, creating the mailpiece.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Neal J. Middelberg, Craig S. Adcock, Michelle Demers, Vince Tucci, Dale R. Curry, Todd Murdock
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Publication number: 20190160857Abstract: A thermal transfer apparatus includes a fixture that holds a transfer object, a pressing body that presses a thermal transfer foil placed on the transfer object, and a light source with a light output that varies depending on a temperature and which applies heat to the thermal transfer foil pressed by the pressing body, and also includes a foil transfer tool that transfers the thermal transfer foil onto a transfer object and a pressing body moving mechanism that moves the pressing body relative the fixture, and a fan that sends air to the light source.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Takuya HAYASHI
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Publication number: 20190160858Abstract: A method of producing preconfigured arrangements of mobile shape-designed particles. The method includes providing a composite structure comprising a substrate and a layer of particle material over a surface of the substrate; lithographically producing a plurality of shaped-designed particles from the layer of particle material such that the plurality of shaped-designed particles remain substantially in a layer proximate the substrate; and at least one of subsequent to or in conjunction with the lithographically producing, immersing the plurality of shaped-designed particles the substrate in a fluid material, at a preselected temperature. The fluid material comprises a depletion agent having particles having sizes and a volume fraction to provide depletion attraction between at least a portion of the shaped-designed particles and the substrate such that the shaped-designed particles remain substantially in the layer proximate the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: The Regents of the University of CaliforniaInventors: Thomas G. Mason, Po-Yuan Wang
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Publication number: 20190160859Abstract: The invention relates to a method for producing an abrasion-resistant wood material panel that has a decorative layer, including the following steps: applying one first resin layer to the decorative layer on the top and bottom sides of the wood material panel, scattering abrasion-resistant particles onto the resin layer on the top side of the panel; drying the resin layer provided with abrasion-resistant particles onto the first resin layers on the top and bottom sides of the panel in a drying device; applying another resin layer to the dried resin layers on both sides of the panel; drying the second resin layers on both sides of the panel in the drying device; and pressing the layer structure. The invention further relates to a production line for carrying out the method and to a wood material panel that can be produced by means of the method.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 4, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Norbert Kalwa, Ingo Lehnhoff
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Publication number: 20190160860Abstract: A paint can holster system includes a holster assembly having a semi-arcuate support member having a first-end, and a second-end, a stabilizing brace having an aperture, a first-fastener, and a second-fastener. The aperture is able to receive a belt for securing the holster assembly at a hip of a user-wearer for providing ready access to contents of the paint can. The paint can when secured within the semi-arcuate support member is adjacent to a body of the user-wearer. The device provides a hands-free paint can hip holster.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Danny Clarke, Derrick Blasco
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Publication number: 20190160861Abstract: The present application provides a composite wheel, including spokes, a rim and a central disc, one end of each spoke being connected to the central disc and the other end of each spoke being connected to the rim, each spoke includes a spoke skeleton and a spoke shell, and the spoke skeleton is wrapped by the spoke shell; and the spoke shell is made of plastic, rubber, nylon or resin. The technical solution of the present application brings the beneficial technical effects of overcoming the contradiction between the pursuit of the artistic design effect of the wheel and the pursuit of the lightweight of the wheel and meeting the strength requirement of the wheel.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: CITIC Dicastal CO., LTDInventor: Wenlin CHEN
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Publication number: 20190160862Abstract: A wheel fastening system for a wheeled mobile robot includes a chassis, a motor, a wheel, a thrust bearing, a stud, and a screw. The chassis has a base and a cover. The cover covers the base. The motor is disposed in the chassis. The motor has a shaft. The wheel has a hub by which the wheel is centered on the shaft of the motor. The thrust bearing is an interference fit between the wheel and the chassis and provides axial support for the wheel. The stud passes through the hub of the wheel to couple to the shaft of the motor. The screw is coupled to the stud, and is clamped between the base and the cover of the chassis. The stud and the screw prevent the wheel from radially shifting relative to the shaft of the motor.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: YU-CHUN SUN, ZHAN-SHENG LU, ZE-MIN WU
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Publication number: 20190160863Abstract: An end cover for enclosing and protecting a vehicle non-driven wheel hub assembly from a vehicle body inner side. The hub assembly includes an outer ring, an inner ring, and two rows of rolling bodies disposed therebetween. The outer and inner rings define an interior space of the hub assembly in a radial direction. An end of the outer ring facing the vehicle body inner side forms a spigot for connection purposes. The end cover is formed having a pressure fitting part tightly fitted to the spigot from a radial direction, and a radial main body part capable of closing the interior space of the hub assembly from an axial direction. The pressure fitting and the radial main body parts form an elastic retainer. The end cover is largely made of a plastic material, and an at least partially contained metal framework is formed in the elastic retaining region.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 8, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Zhengjiang Wu
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Publication number: 20190160864Abstract: A low impact turf wheel having a wheel rim including an inner and outer surface, a plurality of pegs extending radially outward from the outer surface of the wheel rim, wherein the plurality of pegs maintain the wheel rim above an area of turf, and a hub. A turf wheel having a wheel rim having an inner and outer surface, a plurality of pegs extending radially outward from the outer surface of the wheel rim, wherein the peg comprises a stem, a collar and a lug, and wherein the lug includes a limited surface area to provide a ground contacting tread, and a hub.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Ryan Cmich
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Publication number: 20190160865Abstract: The present invention relates to an omni wheel (312?, 312?, 312??) and an omni wheel arrangement allowing for easy movement of a medical device by using braking devices (307a, 307b, 307c, 307d).Type: ApplicationFiled: August 4, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Ravindra BHAT, Shailesh Kumar AGRAHARI
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Publication number: 20190160866Abstract: A wheel resonator, which is provided by integrating a first member having a first welding surface with a second member having a second welding surface and includes a volume chamber and a communicating tube. The volume chamber has a flat shape and is configured to extend along an outer surface of a vehicle wheel when the wheel resonator is attached to the vehicle wheel. The first welding surface and the second welding surface are welded to each other, and are provided on a single welding plane. The welding plane extends in a circumferential direction and a width direction of the vehicle wheel when the wheel resonator is attached to the vehicle wheel, is a plane on which the volume chamber is divided into two volume portions, and is a plane on which the communicating tube is divided into two communication portions. The communicating tube extends along the welding plane.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 13, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: TIGERS POLYMER CORPORATIONInventors: Takatsugu MIURA, Shogo KURODA, Toshinobu DOI, Tetsuji MIYAZAKI, Michio KIJIMA
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Publication number: 20190160867Abstract: A hollow caster structure includes a base, a caster body pivotally connected with the base, a first wheel unit mounted on the caster body, and a second wheel unit mounted on the caster body. Each of the first wheel unit and the second wheel unit forms a viewing space. Thus, the viewing space of each of the first wheel unit and the second wheel unit provides a visible effect. In addition, the hollow caster structure has a lighter weight by provision of the viewing space. Further, the parts of the hollow caster structure have different colors which are visible from the viewing space.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 24, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Shuen Hsuan Wang
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Publication number: 20190160868Abstract: A driven caster wheel assembly may include a wheel, an axle, a drive assembly, a drive shaft, and a bevel gear. The wheel may be mounted to the axle for rotation about a drive axis and steering about a substantially vertical steering axis. The drive shaft may extend along the steering axis from a first end to a second end, with the first end being connected to the axle and the second end being connected to the drive assembly such that the drive assembly controls rotation of the drive shaft about the steering axis. The bevel gear may connect the first end to the axle such that rotation of the drive shaft about the steering axis controls rotation of the wheel about the drive axis to drive the driven caster wheel assembly in a substantially horizontal direction. Various other assemblies and methods are also disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Scott C. Wiley, Andrew Gold, Ryan Christopher Cargo
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Publication number: 20190160869Abstract: The invention provides a caster having a wheel and a wheel lock assembly that is configured to lock the wheel against rotation about a first axis. The wheel lock assembly allows the caster to move between a locked configuration, in which the wheel is engaged by a detent of the wheel lock assembly, and an unlocked configuration, in which the detent is spaced from the wheel. In certain embodiments, the caster moves between its locked and unlocked configurations in response to rotation of a rotatable cam. Other embodiments provide a wheel lock assembly including a rotatable track wall, which comprises a generally cylindrical wall configured to rotate about a second axis. In such embodiments, the caster is configured such that the rotatable track wall rotates about the second axis when the caster moves between locked and unlocked configurations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Kyle C. Stoehr, David A. Neis
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Publication number: 20190160870Abstract: A tread assuring less temperature dependency of on-ice performance and good wet grip performance and a studless tire composed of the rubber composition includes a rubber component comprising an isoprene rubber, a terpene resin and a branched conjugated diene copolymer, wherein the branched conjugated diene copolymer is prepared by copolymerizing a branched conjugated diene compound represented by the general formula (1): wherein R1 is an aliphatic hydrocarbon having 6 to 11 carbon atoms and a conjugated diene compound represented by the general formula (2): R2 and R3 are the same or different and each is a hydrogen atom, an aliphatic hydrocarbon group having 1 to 3 carbon atoms or a halogen atom, and a copolymerization ratio of the branched conjugated diene compound (1) is 1 to 99% by weight and a copolymerization ratio of the conjugated diene compound (2) is 1 to 99% by weight.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Shuichiro ONO
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Publication number: 20190160871Abstract: Tyre (1) comprising sidewalls (2), a crown region (3) provided with a tread (4), a reinforcing structure (5) extending between the sidewalls (2) and passing via the crown region (3), at least one portion of the region of the tyre that is axially inside the reinforcing structure (5) comprising an insert (6) comprising a first elastomer composition serving as a matrix, within which a second elastomer composition originating from recycled tyres is distributed substantially uniformly, the proportion of said second elastomer composition being greater than or equal to 40%.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 14, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: JOSÉ MERINO LOPEZ, NATHALIE COSTE
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Publication number: 20190160872Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire in which not only the cutting resistance is enhanced but also the resistance to penetration of a foreign matter is improved without deterioration of the crack propagation resistance of an outermost belt layer. The pneumatic tire is a pneumatic tire 100 including a belt composed of at least three belt layers 103 on the tire radial-direction outer side of a carcass 102. In the pneumatic tire 100, a reinforcing material of at least an outermost belt layer 103c among the at least three belt layers 103 is a steel cord which has a layer-twisted structure including a core composed of two core filaments and a sheath composed of eight sheath filaments that are twisted together around the core, and a steel cord amount in the outermost belt layer 103c, which is represented by the following Equation (1), is 37 to 49: Steel cord diameter (mm)Ă—Steel cord end count (steel cords/50 mm) (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventor: Yuriko MORI
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Publication number: 20190160873Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire. One terminal of a carcass layer extends to a ground contact edge of a tread portion positioned on an opposite side with respect to a tire center line as a reference. The carcass layer has a double layer structure including an inner layer positioned inward in a tire radial direction in a tread region and an outer layer positioned outward in the tire radial direction of the inner layer in the tread region. A cord angle in the carcass layer in a tread central region with respect to a tire circumferential direction is different from a cord angle in at least one of the inner layer and the outer layer of the carcass layer in a side region with respect to the tire circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Jun Matsuda, Yuji Satoh, Yuji Kodama
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Publication number: 20190160874Abstract: The present invention provides a thin layer capply and a low-weight tire to which the thin layer capply is applied. The thin layer capply of the present invention has effects of reducing a rolling resistance of the tire through a weight reduction and improving fuel efficiency of a vehicle in which the tires are mounted while maintaining stiffness required for the tire, by forming the cord spinning layer in a thin tape form by spinning and depositing a plurality of cord strands, rather than twisting a plurality of cord strands to form the capply cord.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventor: Sang-Woo LEE
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Publication number: 20190160875Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion, a side wall portion, a buttress portion provided between the tread portion and the side wall portion, a recessed groove provided in the buttress portion and extending along a tire circumferential direction and small hole lines provided in a tire width direction inner side of a contact ground end in the tread portion, in which the small hole lines have a plurality of small holes provided at intervals along the tire circumferential direction, and the small holes communicate with the recessed groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 7, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Seiji Yokomakura
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Publication number: 20190160876Abstract: A shoulder land portion includes a main body land portion formed between a thin groove extending in a tire circumferential direction on a tire width direction inner side of a ground contact end and a shoulder main groove, and the main body land portion includes a contact region adjacent to the shoulder main groove provided along the tire circumferential direction and a non-contact region provided along the tire circumferential direction between the thin groove and the contact region. The contact region contacts a road surface in a normal load state, and the non-contact region is recessed to a tire radial direction inner side from a tread surface. The non-contact region does not contact the road surface in the normal road state, and when a length of the non-contact region is W1 and a length of the main body land portion both along the tire width direction is Rw, 0.2Rw?W1?0.5Rw.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuki Ohta
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Publication number: 20190160877Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a buttress portion provided between a tread portion and a side wall portion and an uneven portion provided in the buttress portion, in which the uneven portion includes three or more recessed grooves provided along a tire circumferential direction and two or more ridges provided between the recessed grooves, the recessed grooves and the ridges are continuously formed alternately in a tire radial direction to make a corrugated shape on a meridian section, and apexes of the ridges are positioned on a visible outline of the buttress portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Kazuki Ohta
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Publication number: 20190160878Abstract: The tire comprises a tread portion whose position when mounted on a vehicle is specified and having an asymmetric pattern with respect to a tire equator. The tread portion includes an outer shoulder main groove, an outer crown main groove, an inner crown main groove, an outer crown land region, and a center crown land region. The outer crown land region is provided with first outer crown sipes and second outer crown sipes. The center crown land region is provided with first center crown sipes and second center crown sipes. Each of the second outer crown sipes is arranged so as to be smoothly continuous with a respective one of the first center crown sipes with the outer crown main groove therebetween.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masashi WAKASUGI, Yuzo KAWASAKI, Takahiro KAWANOUE
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Publication number: 20190160879Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion whose position when mounted on a vehicle is specified. The tread portion includes an inner crown land region defined between a crown main groove and an inner shoulder main groove. The inner crown land region includes crown lateral grooves, first inner crown sipes, second inner crown sipes each extending from the inner shoulder main groove toward the crown main groove and having an inner end terminating within the inner crown land region, and third inner crown sipes each extending from the crown main groove toward the inner shoulder main groove and having an outer end terminating within the inner crown land region. The crown lateral grooves each have a length in a tire axial direction larger than that of each of the second inner crown sipes.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Mahito ARAI, Masashi WAKASUGI, Hiroki OMURA
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Publication number: 20190160880Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion. The tread portion comprises a first tread edge, a shoulder main groove extending continuously in a tire circumferential direction between the first tread edge and a tire equator, and a shoulder land region defined between the first tread edge and the shoulder main groove. The shoulder land region is provided with a shoulder sipe extending in a tire axial direction with a width less than 1.5 mm. The shoulder sipe includes a narrow sipe portion and a wide sipe portion having a width larger than that of the narrow sipe portion. The wide sipe portion is arranged on a side of the shoulder main groove.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventor: Masashi WAKASUGI
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Publication number: 20190160881Abstract: Various embodiments of a tire having a three-dimensional tire sipe are disclosed. In one embodiment, a tire sipe used in a tire is provided, the tire sipe comprising: a radially inner sipe taper portion having a radially inner sipe width W3 and a radially inner sipe transition width W4, wherein the radially inner sipe width W3 is greater than the radially inner sipe transition width W4; a radially outer sipe taper portion having a radially outer sipe width W1 and a radially outer sipe transition width W2, wherein the radially outer sipe width W1 is greater than the radially outer sipe transition width W2; and a sipe radially central portion having a plurality of individual sipe radially angled portions oriented in a zig-zag pattern, wherein the sipe radially central portion is oriented radially between the radially inner sipe taper portion and the radially outer sipe taper portion.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 27, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Jean Y. Chen, Justin M. Gehres, Domenic Giampaolo, Neel K. Mani
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Publication number: 20190160882Abstract: A pneumatic tyre including a tread portion, wherein the tread portion has a groove which is oriented at an angle between +45 and ?45 degrees with respect to the rolling direction of the tyre, the groove having a depth extending in the radial dimension, wherein the groove includes a plurality of protrusions extending along the direction of the groove, wherein each protrusion has a length in the direction of the groove, a width perpendicular to its length and a height. Each protrusion has a length of at least 75% of the circumferential length of the tyre tread.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Ydwer Rinske WOUDSTRA, Ysbrand Hans WIJNANT, Dirk Anton BEKKE
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Publication number: 20190160883Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a shoulder portion that constitutes an outer portion of a ground contact surface in a tire width direction. A groove portion connected to the ground contact surface in a tire circumferential direction is formed in the shoulder portion. The groove portion includes a deep groove portion, and a shallow groove portion formed outside in a tire width direction with respect to the deep groove portion and having a small groove depth. The groove depth of the shallow groove portion cyclically increases and decreases in the tire circumferential direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Masashi Nakamura
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Publication number: 20190160884Abstract: An off-road tread profile with radially elevated profile elements, which are separated by circumferential channels, and with transversely running channels which open into circumferential channels, wherein the circumferential channels are formed, along their extent over the circumference of the tire, with a varied axial inclination, wherein, in the channel base of a circumferential channel, elevated stone deflectors are formed so as to be free from contact with the channel walls, which stone deflectors are formed from a cylindrical or frustoconical central body with maximum diameter D, the cylinder or cone axis of which is oriented in the radial direction, and from in each case one web-like body situated in front of the body in the extent direction of the circumferential channel and one web-like body situated behind, wherein the two web-like bodies are each formed so as to extend from the shell surface of the central body so as to be oriented parallel to the extent direction of the circumferential channel andType: ApplicationFiled: May 29, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Stephan Herbst, Stefan Rittweger
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Publication number: 20190160885Abstract: An apparatus and method for detecting the mileage of a tyre. The apparatus includes a tyre state detector (100) and a data processor (200). The tyre state detector (100) is configured to detect and send a first identity identifier and state detection parameters of the tyre state detector (100) to the data processor (200); and the data processor (200) is configured to obtain a second identity identifier of the tyre and usage scenario information of the tyre and determine mileage data of the tyre, so as to generate and send tyre mileage detection information corresponding to the tyre. By determining the mileage data of the tyre, and establishing a correspondence relation so as to generate and send the tyre mileage detection information corresponding to the tyre, the detection of the mileage of the tyre can be realized, thereby realizing the intelligent management of the tyre.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2019Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: HAMATON AUTOMOTIVE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Jianer Zhang, Zhiyong Jie
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Publication number: 20190160886Abstract: A tire deterioration state prediction method for predicting, by a computer, the deterioration state of a tire using a tire model configured from multiple elements comprises an information acquisition step for acquiring information relating to a use environment, which includes the pressure history and the temperature history in an air chamber during tire use, and the history of load acting on the tire, and information relating to the tire characteristics, including the material characteristics of members configuring the tire; a temperature history calculation step for calculating, for each element, the temperature history of the tire on the basis of the information acquired in the information acquisition step; an oxygen concentration history calculation step for calculating, for each element, the oxygen concentration history on the basis of the information and the temperature history of each element; and a tire deterioration state evaluation step for evaluating the deterioration state of the tire on the basisType: ApplicationFiled: May 23, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATIONInventors: Daisuke TAMURA, Keiichi SAKAI, Shinichiro YAMAZAKI, Seita KOMORI
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Publication number: 20190160887Abstract: A tire sidewall portion is provided with a circumferentially extending decorative zone which comprises a serrated region formed from ridges extending in a radial direction and arranged side by side in the tire circumferential direction. The ridges include continuous ridges and discontinuous ridges with a discontinuity part. A diagonal pattern is formed by discontinuity-pattern elements each formed from the discontinuity parts of the discontinuous ridges positioned adjacently in the tire circumferential direction. In the diagonal pattern, one of the continuous ridges is disposed between every two of the adjacent discontinuity-pattern elements.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masashi WAKASUGI, Daiki IMAI
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Publication number: 20190160888Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes: paired bead portions respectively including annular bead cores and bead fillers disposed on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the bead cores; sidewall portions respectively extending outward in the tire radial direction from the bead portions; a tread portion connected to cuter ends in the tire radial direction of the sidewali portions to form a tread; and a carcass layer suspended between the bead portions. The carcass layer has a first ply that continuously extends between the bead portions and that has opposite end portions respectively and a second ply that continuously extends on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the first ply, wherein the first ply has higher tensile strength than that of the second ply, and the end portion is positioned on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the end.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Hirokazu Sakata
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Publication number: 20190160889Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes: paired bead portions respectively including annular bead cores and bead fillers disposed on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the bead cores; sidewall portions respectively extending outward in the tire radial direction from the bead portions; a tread portion connected to outer ends in the tire radial direction of the sidewall portions to form a tread; a carcass layer suspended between the bead portions; and a belt layer provided on an outer side in the tire radial direction of the carcass layer in the tread portion. The carcass layer has a first ply that continuously extends between the bead portions and that has opposite end portions and a second ply that extends from a position in contact with an inner peripheral face of an end portion, wherein the second ply has higher tensile strength than the tensile strength of the first ply.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: TOYO TIRE & RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Hirokazu Sakata
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Publication number: 20190160890Abstract: In a pneumatic tire, first and second sound absorbing members are adhered to an inner surface of a tread, have a total volume ranging from 10% to 40% of a capacity of a tire cavity, and are separated from each other by 60% of the width of a center land. The first sound absorbing member is on one side in a lateral direction with respect to a position of 40% of a width of the center land from one end of the center land on one side in the lateral direction to the other side in the lateral direction. The second sound absorbing member is on the other side in the lateral direction with respect to a position of 40% of the width of the center land from the other end of the center land in the lateral direction to the one side in the lateral direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 27, 2017Publication date: May 30, 2019Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventor: Tatsuro Shinzawa
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Publication number: 20190160891Abstract: The present invention provides a pneumatic tire, which includes a belt layer laminated and formed on an upper side of a carcass ply inside a tread portion, and a plurality of air vent cords arranged between the carcass ply and the belt with a predetermined interval, wherein at least a part of the air vent cords is formed so as to have electrical conductivity, thus to electrically communicate the carcass ply and the belt layer with each other, such that a static electricity generated in a body of an automobile is discharged through the tread grounded to the road surface via the carcass ply which electrically contacts with a tire wheel, thereby preventing an accident that may occur due to the static electricity in the automobile.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Byung-Chul PARK, Sang-Woo LEE, Chung-Soo KIM
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Publication number: 20190160892Abstract: Embodiments described herein relate to the field of transport, in particular motor vehicle transport, and to a controller for a ground connection device of a vehicle: such as a tire, a shock absorber, etc. A controller is able to automatically adjust at least one ground connection device of a vehicle as a function of a predicted item of data characteristic of the current journey of the vehicle on the basis of data supplied by at least one sensor of the ground connection device. Thus, the controller makes it possible to optimize the stability of the vehicle regardless of the journey, in particular on a deteriorated road or on bends, in order to avoid the vehicle leaving its trajectory, by taking into consideration various characteristics in relation to the journeys, such as speed, the state of the road surface, weather conditions, the pressure of the tires, or certain accidents.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 29, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Régis Esnault, William Correa, Dominique Jezequel
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Publication number: 20190160893Abstract: An apparatus for measuring the pressure of a two-wheeler tire comprises: an adapter component which comprises a joining mechanism to connect the apparatus to a valve of the two-wheeler tire; a valve opener to open the valve so that in a state connected to the valve pressurized air flows from the two-wheeler tire through the valve into the until the which can be connected to the adapter component; and a sensor component which can be connected to the adapter component. The sensor component comprises a pressure measurement device to measure the pressure in the apparatus and a transmitter to wirelessly transmit information corresponding to the measured pressure.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: Davor KISKER, Michael BESTE
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Publication number: 20190160894Abstract: A warrant recording system includes a setting apparatus and a tire pressure detector. The setting apparatus is connected with the internet for acquiring a standard time. The setting apparatus writes the acquired standard time into the tire pressure detector, such that an initial timestamp is recorded in the tire pressure detector. Therefore, the setting apparatus automatically inputs a warrant period into the tire pressure detector, thus assuring the accurate record of the initial time point of the warrant period.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 5, 2018Publication date: May 30, 2019Inventors: SAN-CHUAN YU, CHAO-CHING HU, LI-LI CHEN, YA-LING CHI