Sidewall Or Shoulder Patents (Class D12/605)
  • Patent number: 12172473
    Abstract: In a tire, first and second ridge parts extending in a tire radial direction each have a central portion in the tire radial direction located on an inner side in the tire radial direction with respect to a central portion of the first ridge part in the tire radial direction are provided on an outer surface of a side wall part. A decorative area provided in an outer surface of the side wall part includes a dense area in which the first ridge part and the second ridge part face each other in the tire circumferential direction, and a sparse area in which either the first ridge parts or the second ridge parts face each other in the tire circumferential direction without interposing the other therebetween.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shiho Kamada
  • Patent number: 11951776
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a block group including shoulder blocks adjacent to each other with a shoulder lug groove therebetween and side blocks adjacent to each other with a side groove positioned on an extension of a shoulder lug groove between the shoulder blocks. Contour lines of side surfaces of the shoulder blocks on the outer side in the tire width direction and contour lines of the top surfaces of the side blocks extend on identical straight lines. Contour lines of the top surfaces of the side blocks, contour lines on a side away from the side groove between the side blocks, and contour lines of the narrow grooves formed on the side blocks each include straight portions extending along the tire radial direction on the side of the shoulder blocks and inclined portions extending in a converging manner toward the side groove between the side blocks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Yousuke Sakamoto
  • Patent number: 11938760
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a sidewall extending in a tire radial direction, the sidewall comprises a first side block which protrudes outwardly in a tire axial direction, the first side block comprises a first region which is arranged at an inwardmost location in the tire radial direction of the first side block, a second region which is contiguous with a location toward an exterior in the tire radial direction of the first region, and a third region which is contiguous with a location toward an exterior in the tire radial direction of the second region, the second region protrudes more than the first region, and the third region protrudes more than the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Shingo Sano
  • Patent number: 11878556
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a sidewall surface 10 having a profile surface formed in a curved surface shape and a decorative area 11 provided on the sidewall surface 10, in which a plurality of planes 19, 20 with a rhombus shape and a plurality of planes 21, 22 with a shape of part of a rhombus are tightly arranged in the decorative area 11 so that sides and vertices of the rhombuses correspond to one another, two planes 20, 21 and two planes 19, 22 in which perpendicular line directions are different are aligned in a tire radial direction, and vertices to be contact points between the two planes 20, 21 and between the two planes 19, 22 aligning in the tire radial direction are protruding vertices 23, 24 protruding in a normal line direction of the profile surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Hikaru Kuriyama
  • Patent number: 11850890
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire. Side blocks are provided at extension positions of shoulder blocks on an inner side in a tire lateral direction, and each of the side block is formed into an L-shape in which a radial portion extending in a tire radial direction and a circumferential portion extending in a tire circumferential direction are coupled in a hook portion. Of the side blocks, first blocks having the circumferential portions oriented to the shoulder block side and second blocks having the radial portions oriented to the shoulder block side form pairs by facing each other so that the circumferential portions of the first blocks and the second blocks overlap with each other. The side block pairs formed of the first blocks and the second blocks are arrayed in the tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Takahisa Murata
  • Patent number: D1005224
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Ishii, Yoshifumi Koishikawa
  • Patent number: D1005225
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Maxwell, Stephanie Sue Horvath
  • Patent number: D1005226
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Maxwell, Steve Harbert
  • Patent number: D1006724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Maxwell, Cheryl Lynn Hackathorn
  • Patent number: D1006725
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Brian David Digman, Marc Christopher Nowacki, Brett Alan Bogner, Jonathan James Shondel, Richard Mark Wieland, Michael Tecca, IV
  • Patent number: D1008161
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 3, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: Hankook Tire & Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Myungjoong Lee, Minwoo Baik
  • Patent number: D1008945
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Dale Edward Umstot, Jonathan James Shondel
  • Patent number: D1009773
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiki Sato
  • Patent number: D1009774
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Tetsuji Miyazaki
  • Patent number: D1013616
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiki Sato
  • Patent number: D1013617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventor: Heloise Debordeaux
  • Patent number: D1014418
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiki Sato
  • Patent number: D1015998
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin E. Scheifele
  • Patent number: D1018442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Wendy Therese Frida El-Sebaly
  • Patent number: D1020608
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Maxwell, Cheryl Lynn Hackathorn, Martin Feller
  • Patent number: D1021754
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Craig R. Davenport, Patrick J. Bonifas
  • Patent number: D1022868
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventor: Kevin E. Scheifele
  • Patent number: D1023905
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiki Sato
  • Patent number: D1026799
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: DuPont Polymers, Inc.
    Inventors: Mohammed Rezaul Karim, Karl P. Maurer
  • Patent number: D1032491
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2024
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Armand Rene Gabriel Leconte, Sebastien Willy Fontaine, Frederic Ngo, Christophe Balducci
  • Patent number: D1041376
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: SANDCRAFT, LLC.
    Inventors: Brent G. Reynolds, Jonathan D. Roberts
  • Patent number: D1043548
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2024
    Assignee: Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations, LLC
    Inventors: Paula R. Lundgren, Richard S. Parr
  • Patent number: D1044699
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2024
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Nomura
  • Patent number: D1045768
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Maxwell, Stephanie Sue Horvath
  • Patent number: D1045769
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventors: Paul Bryan Maxwell, Stephanie Sue Horvath
  • Patent number: D1048762
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takamitsu Nakamura
  • Patent number: D1051030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventor: Heloise Debordeaux
  • Patent number: D1052514
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2024
    Assignee: The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company
    Inventor: Nicholas Thomas Schoeppner
  • Patent number: D1056821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2025
    Assignee: OMNI UNITED (S) PTE LTD
    Inventor: Gajendra Singh Sareen
  • Patent number: D1060203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Shunsuke Ito, Gurmukh Bhasin
  • Patent number: D1061405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiki Sato
  • Patent number: D1062594
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiki Sato
  • Patent number: D1062595
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2025
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiki Sato
  • Patent number: D1065022
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventor: Adrien Traverse
  • Patent number: D1065035
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Hiroki Endo, Noboru Kuwahara
  • Patent number: D1065040
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Sakamoto, Noboru Kuwahara
  • Patent number: D1065041
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2025
    Assignee: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yosuke Sakamoto, Noboru Kuwahara
  • Patent number: D1067169
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2025
    Assignee: Toyo Tire Corporation
    Inventor: Yoshiki Sato
  • Patent number: D1067860
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Sotaro Iwabuchi, Takayuki Fukunaga
  • Patent number: D1068637
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: OMNI UNITED (S) PTE. LTD
    Inventor: Gajendra Singh Sareen
  • Patent number: D1068638
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Inventors: Kenta Yagi, Luis Gonzalez
  • Patent number: D1069683
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Masayoshi Nomura, Eliska Stepankova
  • Patent number: D1069684
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Inventors: Wenlan Liang, Xiaoqun Hu, Xubo Wang
  • Patent number: D1070736
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventors: Masayoshi Nomura, Eliska Stepankova
  • Patent number: D1071834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Compagnie Generale Des Etablissements Michelin
    Inventor: Arnaud Larregain