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| 20080314494 | Method of Producing Tire - There is provided a method of producing a tire comprising the steps of: applying a chafer rubber | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090032161 | Pneumatic Tire - To provide a pneumatic tire having a tire side portion with an enhanced durability according to the present invention, a run flat tire ( | 02-05-2009 |
| 20090139624 | Tube-shaped tubeless tire - A tube-shaped tubeless tire includes a tire body having two sidewalls and an inner surface, each of the two sidewalls being externally provided along a radially inner edge with an annular recess; a lining belt having two outer edges separately connected to the inner surface of the tire body, making the tire body a closed tube-shaped body; and a wheel rim being provided along two opposite annular outer edges with a laterally inward protruded annular rib each to face toward the annular recess on the sidewalls of the tire body. When pumping air into the tire body, the tire body and the lining belt are gradually expanded to push the annular recesses on the tire body against the annular ribs on the wheel rim, so that the tire body is completely held to the wheel rim. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100000648 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire according to the present invention enhances visibility of a mark formed on a sidewall portion, and reduces cure trouble due to an air pocket produced during molding of the mark. | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100000649 | TIRE - The present invention provides a tire | 01-07-2010 |
| 20100018624 | TIRE - The object of the present invention is to provide a tire having a mark consisting of a character string capable of improving a readability of the character string without decreasing a visibility of the mark. A sidewall of the tire is configured such that at least one mark has a property that an inner envelope curve 13 in a tire radial direction has an arc-like shape convex outwardly in the tire radial direction, and a radius of curvature r | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100051159 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire has a distinguishing mark is formed on a surface of a side wall portion. The pneumatic tire comprises a first protruding portion protruding along a profile of the mark and a second protruding portion protruding at a height which is lower than the first protruding portion, adjacent to an outer side of the first protruding portion. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20100139830 | SIDEWALL PROTECTOR RIBS - A pneumatic tire for use with telescopic material handlers includes a first concentrically continuous sidewall protector rib projecting radially outward from the sidewall and located above a midpoint of the sidewall. A second non-continuous sidewall protector rib is located concentrically outward of the first sidewall protector rib. The tire is a relatively low aspect ratio tire having a relatively flat sidewall profile. This provides a tire having the advantage of added sidewall protection without increasing the overall width of the inflated tire. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100139831 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire has a pair of bead portions, side wall portions, a tread portion, and a carcass ply rolled up in its end portion so as to pinch a bead filler. An outer surface of the side wall portion is provided with a concavo-convex region formed by arranging a lot of projecting lines extending in a tire circumferential direction in parallel in the tire diametrical direction, and an arranged density of the projecting lines becomes larger toward the outer side in the tire diametrical direction. An outer peripheral end of the concavo-convex region is positioned in the outer side than a position where an interface between a tread rubber and a side rubber is exposed, and an inner peripheral end of the concavo-convex region is positioned in an inner side than a leading end of the bead filler. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100139832 | Pneumatic Vehicle Tire with Protected Sidewall Markings - A pneumatic vehicle tire has a profiled tread, two side walls, and at least one protective rib running on the surface of the side wall over its circumference. The protective rib is disposed above and with a spacing distance from a side wall marking or a side wall decoration. The protective rib has a lower negative contour with at least one recess, which is configured to correspond to the positive contour of the side wall marking or side wall decoration facing the protective rib, such that the protective rib at least partially accommodates the upper half of the side wall marking or side wall decoration in the recess. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100170608 | MEDALLION ASSEMBLY SECURED TO A TIRE SIDEWALL - A medallion assembly for a pneumatic tire, in accordance with the present invention, includes a protruding portion, a fastener, and a medallion. The protruding portion is integrally formed with a sidewall of the tire and extends away from the sidewall of the tire. The protruding portion has an annular tapered outer surface. The fastener has an annular tapered inner surface and an annular outer surface. The annular tapered inner surface engages the annular tapered outer surface of the protruding portion. The medallion has an annular inner surface for engaging the annular outer surface of the fastener such that the medallion is secured to the fastener and both the medallion and the fastener are secured to the protruding portion of the sidewall of the tire. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100170609 | FASTENER ASSEMBLY SECURED TO A TIRE SIDEWALL - A fastener assembly for a pneumatic tire includes a protruding portion, a fastener, and a securable attachment. The protruding portion is integrally formed with a sidewall of the tire and extends away from the sidewall of the tire. The protruding portion has an annular outer surface and a knob. The fastener has an annular inner surface and an annular outer surface. The annular inner surface engages the annular outer surface of the protruding portion. The annular outer surface has a recess. The securable attachment has an annular inner surface for engaging the recess of the outer surface of the fastener such that the securable attachment is secured to the fastener and both the securable attachment and the fastener are secured to protruding portion of the sidewall of the tire. | 07-08-2010 |
| 20100193100 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire with improved steering stability without raising air columnar resonance noise is provided. The pneumatic tire comprises first oblong holes | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100193101 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100193102 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention includes a run-flat tire | 08-05-2010 |
| 20100230027 | DEVICE FOR REDUCING THE POWER OF WATER EXPULSION FOR A TIRE - Tire having a tread, sidewalls extending the edges of the tread and, on at least one of its sidewalls, a rib for modifying the path of the expelled water in the case of the tire running on wet ground, this rib furthermore including a power-reducing device positioned on the external wall of the rib so as to reduce the power of the water expelled in the transverse direction while the tire is running on ground covered with water, said power-reducing device comprising at least one protuberance placed in the circumferential direction and extending in the radial direction. | 09-16-2010 |
| 20100258231 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes: a decorative portion formed on an external surface of a sidewall portion so as to extend in a tire circumferential direction, wherein the decorative portion including: a first belt decorative portion having a first ridge arrangement density and a first ridge inclination direction; and a second belt decorative portion having a second ridge arrangement density that is lower than the first ridge arrangement density and a second ridge inclination direction that is different from the first ridge inclination direction, wherein the first belt decorative portion and the second belt decorative portion are disposed to be adjacent to each other in a tire radial direction to share a boundary, and wherein 10% or more of the ridges of the first belt decorative portion are formed to be discontinuous with the ridges of the second belt decorative portion at the boundary. | 10-14-2010 |
| 20100276052 | COMPOSITE BALL-BOUNCING TYRE - The present invention relates to a composite ball-bouncing tyre, comprising a subtyre and an inner tube inside it, wherein the subtyre includes a space between a ring-shaped base and its side walls, and the space includes a plurality of rails and fastening grooves that are arranged at intervals on its inner walls. A slope part that converges against the rolling-forward direction is established atop on both sides of the plurality of the rails, and at the bottom of the fastening grooves, there is a plurality of fixing grooves. One or more resilient balls are established in each rail and the inner tube includes a plurality of fixing parts on top of outer walls of a base component. When the subtyre and inner tube rolls, the resilient balls will be pushed into the rails along the slope part and be pressed to bounce, thus producing supplementary force to drive the tyre to move forward. Besides, when the inner tube is inflated, its fixing parts can be combined with the fastening grooves of the subtyre, while the inner tube is deflated, it can be disengaged from the subtyre, thus allowing the subtyre or inner tube to be replaced independently. | 11-04-2010 |
| 20100294412 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire which is provided with a turbulent flow generation projection for generating a turbulent flow at least in a portion of a surface of the tire and has an outer diameter of not less than 2 m The turbulent flow generation projection extends linearly or curvilinearly along a tire radial direction. A relationship of h=√{1/(V/R)}×coefficient κ is satisfied where “h” is a projection height (mm) from the surface of the tire to a most protruded position of the turbulent flow generation projection, “V” is a speed of a vehicle (km/h), “R” is a tire outer diameter (m), provided that coefficient κ=27.0 to 29.5. | 11-25-2010 |
| 20100300594 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion, a pair of sidewall portions, a pair of bead portions, and a carcass extending between the bead portions through the tread portion and sidewall portions. The outer surface of the tire is provided in its region radially inside a maximum width position of the carcass with vent lines extending in a tire circumferential direction, wherein the vent lines include a radially inner first vent line and a radially outer second vent line. The area between the first vent line and second vent line is formed as a serrated area comprising a plurality of circumferentially spaced small ribs extending from the first vent line to the second vent line. The serrated area has deepest parts and shallowest parts. The shallowest parts are located inside the ridge of each of the vent lines, and the deepest parts are located at the same level as or outside a virtual tire outer surface. The virtual tire outer surface is defined as smoothly connecting a tire outer surface immediately radially inside the radially inner first vent line and a tire outer surface immediately radially outside the radially outer second vent line. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20110011508 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A tire includes a rim protector ( | 01-20-2011 |
| 20110088826 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The aspect of the present invention is a pneumatic tire comprising a plurality of radial protrusions | 04-21-2011 |
| 20110094646 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The characteristic of the present invention is a pneumatic tire comprising a plurality of radial protrusions | 04-28-2011 |
| 20110139326 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Protruding ridges on a surface of a side wall portion extending in a tire radial direction for a predetermined range in the tire radial direction and being provided in a plurality in a row arrangement in a tire circumferential direction, wherein the ridges are formed continuously in the predetermined range from a first edge in the tire radial direction to a second edge; and characters are formed by the ridges including reference parts provided on a reference line that connects the first edge in the tire radial direction to the second edge, and curved parts that depart from and return to the reference line by bending or curving. | 06-16-2011 |
| 20110253278 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - This pneumatic tire has a plurality of recesses | 10-20-2011 |
| 20120006460 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprises a plurality of protect ribs extending at an angle α of 0 to 20° with respect to a tire radial direction line and provided on outer surfaces S of sidewall portions at distances from each other in a circumferential direction of a tire. Each of the protect ribs includes a maximum height portion whose height from the outer surface S is maximum. A vertical cross section shape which passes through the maximum height portion is of substantially triangular shape. This s substantially triangular shape includes an outer end-side inclined portion having the height which is gradually reduced from the maximum height portion to a radial outer end Ra, and an inner end-side inclined portion having the height which is gradually reduced from the maximum height portion to a radial inner end Rb. A distance La between the maximum height portion and the radial outer end Ra in the length direction is in a range of 0.1 to 0.3 times of a distance LR in the length direction between the radial outer end Ra and the inner end Rb of the protect rib, and a tire radial distance Ha between the radial outer end Ra of the protect rib and a bead base line is in a range of 0.6 to 0.8 times of a tire cross section height HT. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120055603 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND VULCANIZATION MOLD FOR THE SAME - A pneumatic tire including a decorative portion having at least one ridge group that extends band-like in the tire circumferential direction on the outer surface of the side wall. Each of the ridge groups is formed from a bundle of ridges. An entirety of each of the ridge groups is formed into a wave-like shape that extends in the tire circumferential direction, and each of the ridge groups is arranged so as to mutually cross at a plurality of locations in the tire circumferential direction. Therefore, the decorative portion is noticeable, and the decoratability of the tire can be enhanced. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120060994 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - [Object] A pneumatic tire | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120073719 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprising a plurality of protector ribs | 03-29-2012 |
| 20120085473 | TIRE - Disclosed is a pneumatic tire, in which turbulent flow-creating ridges extending from the inner circumference side to the outer circumference side are formed at intervals in the tire circumference direction on the tire surface of a tire side part, wherein: said turbulent flow-creating ridges have edge parts, as viewed in the sectional shape cut in the radial direction; the front wall angle, which is made between the front wall faces of the turbulent flow creating ridges to be hit by an air flow and the tire surface, ranges from | 04-12-2012 |
| 20120097304 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes: a plurality of projections provided on a tire outer side surface of the pneumatic tire, wherein each of the projections has a height in a range from 0.5 mm to 4 mm and a maximum height at a position outer, in the tire radial direction, than a position where a tire total width is maximum, and wherein the pneumatic tire includes: an outer diameter and a total width excluding the projections are set to fall within ranges from 0 mm to 6 mm with respect to lower limits of standard dimensions in a state where the pneumatic tire is fitted to a standard rim and a normal internal pressure is applied; and a tread ground contact width at 60% load being set to fall within a range from 60% to 75% of the total width excluding the projections. | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120097305 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire ( | 04-26-2012 |
| 20120103495 | TIRE AND WHEEL FOR A CYCLE - A tire for the wheel of a cycle, such as a bicycle, as well as a wheel equipped with such a tire, the tire having a substantially toroidal geometry and including a mounting base adapted to be fixed to a rim that is wider than the tire, when inflated, a tread adapted to be in contact with the ground, and two sidewalls connecting the mounting base to the tread. The tire is provided, between each sidewall and the tread, with a spoiler for retaining a closed loop air circulation, whereby aerodynamic resistance is reduced. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120118466 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire has no spew or no spew trace on a sidewall surface of the pneumatic tire and reduces air resistance. The tire includes a plurality of dimple-like recesses and a plurality of linear valley portions. The dimple-like recesses are provides in a first region including a tire maximum width position of the sidewall surface of the tire. The linear valley portions which are formed by serration of the sidewall surface, extend linearly in one direction in the first region and provided around each of the recesses so as to enclose each of the recesses. When a size of an occupied area of each of the recesses on the sidewall surface is represented by an equivalent diameter of a circle, an interval distance between the linear valley portions is smaller than the equivalent diameter. | 05-17-2012 |
| 20120152427 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and a pair of sidewall sections on both sides of the tread portion, respectively, with regard to a tire width direction. At least one of the sidewall sections includes partitions and a plurality of first and second minute regions. The partitions have a prescribed spacing in the tire circumferential direction and extend linearly in a tire radial direction. The first and second minute regions are provided in each of a plurality of partitioned regions and are visually distinguishable from surrounding sidewall surface regions. The first minute regions are also visually distinguishable from the second minute regions. The first and second minute regions are provided alternately along the tire radial direction, and the radial positions of the first minute regions and the second minute regions are varied with respect to the tire circumferential direction. | 06-21-2012 |
| 20120199261 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion extending in a tire circumferential direction and a pair of sidewall sections disposed on both sides of the tread portion in a tire width direction. At least one sidewall section includes a surface pattern region having a plurality of minute regions arranged along the circumferential direction and a tire radial direction. The minute regions are visually distinguishable from surrounding regions due to light reflection characteristics or surface unevenness. Width dimensions along the circumferential direction of adjacent minute regions juxtaposed with each along the circumferential direction vary among at least three different widths. The width dimensions of adjacent minute sections vary continuously or in steps along the circumferential direction. The adjacent minute regions are juxtaposed next to each other at at least three different interval sizes, and are arranged along the circumferential direction at prescribed intervals whose sizes vary continuously or in steps. | 08-09-2012 |
| 20120298274 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire has a plurality of recesses provided on the surface of each figures of a first indication portion. The recesses are provided so as to extend in the tire circumferential direction and are aligned side by side with each other in a direction crossing the extending direction. One end side and the other end side in the width direction of each recess are formed by curved surfaces of which a center of curvature is disposed at the outside in the tire width direction. Therefore, gradation of brightness occurs on the curved surface on the each recess. The gradation on the each recess changes depending on the viewing direction or the lighting direction. Therefore, each figure in the first indication portion looks three-dimensionally and can become more conspicuous than the other portions of a side wall. | 11-29-2012 |
| 20120318423 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire having inconspicuous sidewall surface irregularities. The pneumatic tire includes a plurality of sidewall parts and a tread portion extending between the sidewall parts. At least one sidewall part has a pattern extending in the tire circumferential direction that can be visually differentiated from the surrounding regions of the sidewall surface by an irregularity or reflectance properties of light of the sidewall surface. The pattern includes a plurality of linear protrusions or grooves that extend in a wave shape in a tire circumferential direction while deflecting in a tire radial direction with a period of λ | 12-20-2012 |
| 20130000808 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A side wall portion including, in a specific region in a tire radial direction, a decorative region including two or more decorative portions that are continuously disposed so as to be contiguous in a tire circumferential direction, the decorative portions including multiple convex ridges that are disposed on an outer surface so as to be adjacent in the tire circumferential direction. The ridges in the same decorative portion have a same ridge arrangement angle, and the ridge arrangement angle of the contiguous decorative portion differs therefrom not less than 20° and not more than 160°. In all regions in the tire circumferential direction, at least one side in the tire radial direction of the decorative portion overlaps with the contiguous decorative portion. A distance between a first imaginary boundary line and a second imaginary boundary line is less than 1 mm. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130008579 | AIR MAINTENANCE PUMPING ASSEMBLY AND TIRE - A groove is positioned within the bending region of the first tire sidewall and deforms segment by segment within the rolling tire footprint. An air tube positioned within the sidewall groove is in contacting engagement with groove sidewalls and resiliently squeezes and collapses segment by segment as the groove constricts segment by segment within the rolling tire footprint. A series of adjacent projecting ridges extend from a groove sidewall segment into the groove air passageway, the projecting ridges operatively positioned to vary the applied pressure on the air tube increase the air pressure within the air tube passageway as the air tube rolls segment by segment with the tire through tire footprint. The series of projecting ridges are constructed having a variable amplitude and/or spacing frequency in a direction of air flow within the air passageway to increase the pressure applied to the air tube and air pressure of the air flowing through the tube passageway. | 01-10-2013 |
| 20130014876 | AIR MAINTENANCE PUMPING TUBE AND TIRE ASSEMBLYAANM Delgado; Andres IgnacioAACI MedinaAAST OHAACO USAAGP Delgado; Andres Ignacio Medina OH USAANM Dyrlund; Christopher DavidAACI CantonAAST OHAACO USAAGP Dyrlund; Christopher David Canton OH US - A groove defined by groove sidewalls is positioned within the bending region of a tire sidewall. An elongate air tube positioned within the sidewall groove is in contacting engagement with the groove sidewalls and resiliently squeezes and collapses segment by segment as the groove constricts segment by segment within the rolling tire footprint. A longitudinally oriented projecting locking rib extends from a tube sidewall and registers within a complementary configured and located detent extending adjacent the groove to deter lateral movement of the tube within the groove after insertion. An annular projecting ridge extends from the groove for engaging the sidewalls of the air tube to deter an axial movement of the tube within the groove after insertion. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130014877 | VEHICLE TIRE HAVING A SIDEWALL SECTION WITH A PLURALITY OF CURVED PROTRUSIONSAANM AHN; Jae SungAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP AHN; Jae Sung Seoul KRAANM Choi; Yoon JinAACI SeoulAACO KRAAGP Choi; Yoon Jin Seoul KR - Disclosed herein is a vehicle tire, which can increase fuel efficiency by improving aerodynamic performance and lowering rotation resistance of the tire, and enhances safety by allowing stable contact between the tire and a road when travelling at high speeds. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130032265 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire with a side wall portion includes a decorative region including two or more decorative portions that are continuously disposed so as to be contiguous in a tire circumferential direction and the tire radial direction, the decorative portions including multiple convex ridges that are disposed on an outer surface so as to be adjacent in the tire circumferential direction. A ridge arrangement angle is the same in the same decorative portion, and a ridge arrangement angle of the contiguous decorative portion differs therefrom. A distance between a first imaginary boundary line joining end portions of the ridges of the decorative portion that are on a side adjacent to the contiguous decorative portion and a second imaginary boundary line joining end portions of the ridges of the contiguous decorative portion on a side adjacent to the first imaginary boundary line is less than 1 mm. | 02-07-2013 |
| 20130061996 | AIR MAINTENANCE PUMPING ASSEMBLY AND TIRE - A tire assembly includes a tire, sidewalls, and a sidewall groove. The tire has a pneumatic cavity. The sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending when radially within a rolling tire footprint of the tire. The sidewall groove is defined by groove sidewalls positioned within the bending region of the tire sidewall. The sidewall groove deforms segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to the bending of the sidewall bending region when radially within the rolling tire footprint. An air passageway is defined by the sidewall groove and a cover strip. The air passageway resiliently deforms segment by segment between an expanded condition and an at least partially collapsed condition in response to respective segment by segment deformation of the sidewall groove when radially within the rolling tire footprint. | 03-14-2013 |
| 20130075005 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire has a sidewall comprising a plurality of circumferentially oriented pattern element rows having a plurality of pattern elements defining an identical contour shape in succession in a tire circumferential direction, and a plurality of radially oriented pattern element rows having a plurality of pattern elements in succession in a tire radial direction. The light-reflectance properties of each pattern element changes in one direction and determine the orientation in which the pattern elements are arranged relative to the tire circumferential or radial direction. When the pattern elements are viewed along the circumferentially oriented pattern element rows, the arrangement orientation changes periodically along the tire circumferential direction. When the plurality of pattern elements are viewed along each of the radially oriented pattern element rows, the arrangement orientation between adjacent pattern elements is different, and the absolute value of the difference in the arrangement orientation angles is fixed. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075006 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire includes a turbulent flow generating fin on a surface of a tire side portion. A plurality of the fins is arranged in a tire radial direction having a predetermined gap so as to form a fin row. Additionally, a plurality of the fin rows is disposed in a tire circumferential direction at a predetermined pitch. Moreover, the adjacent fins are disposed so as to overlap each other in the tire circumferential direction and a tire radial direction. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075007 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire including a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses of at least one tire side portion. The protrusions are formed as convexities having a longitudinal shape in a predetermined direction. A region including the protrusions is provided on an outermost side in a tire radial direction. A region including the recesses is provided inward in the tire radial direction of the region including the protrusions. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130075008 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire having tire side portions S on both sides that form regions from a ground contact edge to a rim check line includes a plurality of inner side recesses provided in a surface of the tire side portion on a vehicle inner side, when mounted on a vehicle; and a plurality of outer side recesses provided in a surface of the tire side portion on a vehicle outer side, when mounted on a vehicle. In this pneumatic tire, a region where the plurality of inner side recesses is provided is an inner side disposal region and a region where the plurality of outer side recesses is provided is an outer side disposal region. The inner side disposal region and the outer side disposal region are different regions in a plane projected in a tire width direction. | 03-28-2013 |
| 20130092308 | TIRE WITH IMPROVED RESISTANCE TO SIDEWALL DAMAGE - A tire with improved resistance to sidewall damage such as splitting or puncture is provided. More particularly, the present invention provides a tire with tread features positioned along the sidewall in a manner that improves the protection of the sidewall against damage when contacting obstacles during operation of the tire. | 04-18-2013 |
| 20130146196 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire is disclosed. In one sidewall part, a sidewall rubber is formed by a black rubber over the whole circumference in a tire circumferential direction. In the other sidewall part, a different color rubber part for indicating marks on a tire outer surface is provided. The different color rubber part is divided into several sections in the circumferential direction, and the different color rubber part and the black rubber part are alternately and adjacently arranged in the circumferential direction. Side surfaces at both sides in the circumferential direction of the different color rubber part are formed into inclined surface shapes in a direction such that the side surfaces approach each other toward a tire inner surface side, thereby a size in the circumferential direction of the different color rubber part is decreased toward the tire inner surface side. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130160913 | TIRE WITH LABEL AND RELIEF GROOVE - A pneumatic tire comprising a tread and a sidewall with a flat label region is disclosed. One or more grooves may surround the flat label region. The flat label region may in its entirety be raised from the surface of the tire. A method of forming a label on a tire sidewall is also disclosed, wherein, the method includes the steps of: providing a tire mold having a sidewall plate with a cavity; inserting a label mold in said cavity, curing the tire in the mold and forming a first surface layer on the sidewall of the tire; removing the tire from the mold, and affixing a decorative label to the first surface area. | 06-27-2013 |
| 20130168002 | TIRE - Circumferential recesses have: first blocks protruding outward in the tire tread width direction, the first blocks having radial outer end sections and radial inner front end sections; and second blocks protruding outward in the tire tread width direction, the second blocks having radial inner end sections and radial outer front end sections. The radial inner front end sections of the first blocks and the radial outer front end sections of the second blocks are separated from each other in the tire circumferential direction or in the tire radial direction. | 07-04-2013 |
| 20130206305 | TIRE - The present invention provides a tire having a plurality of ridges | 08-15-2013 |
| 20130228261 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - Provided is a pneumatic tire with an annular decoration band and one or more marks on the outer surface of a tire side portion, wherein high visibility of the marks is maintained without detracting from the appearance of the tire, while the manufacturing costs of the vulcanization mold are reduced. | 09-05-2013 |
| 20130263991 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire is provided including a plurality of protrusions and a plurality of recesses of at least one tire side portion. A region including the recesses is provided in the outermost side in a tire radial direction. The protrusions are formed as convexities having a longitudinal shape in a predetermined direction. A region including the protrusions is provided inward in the tire radial direction of the region including the recesses. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130263992 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire is provided in the outer surface of each sidewall portion with a serrated zone formed by a number of serration grooves extending at an angle of at most 45 degrees with respect to the tire radial direction. Each of the serration grooves has a variable depth such that the deepest point lies between the radially outermost end and innermost end of the serration groove. The deepest point is positioned in a range between 0.2 time and 0.4 times a radial distance Ha from the maximum carcass section width position to the radially outermost end of the tire. As a result, the rolling resistance of the tire can be reduced. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130263993 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion, a pair of side wall portions, and a pair of bead portions. A plurality of protectors is concentrically disposed continuously in the tire circumferential direction in the side wall portions projecting from the surface of the tire. Each protector is formed with a triangular shape in a tire meridian cross-section. An inclination angle α with respect to the tire radial direction of an inclining face from the apex of the protector outward in the tire radial direction is from 15° to 45°. An inclination angle β with respect to a tire axial direction of the inclining face from the apex of the protector inward in the tire radial direction is from 0° to 30°. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130292024 | TIRE - 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 ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130292025 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130299056 | TIRE - The present invention provides a tire capable of effectively enhancing the visibility of marks. The tire is provided with a mark | 11-14-2013 |
| 20130333818 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire | 12-19-2013 |
| 20140008000 | Pneumatic Tire Unit - A pneumatic tire unit comprises a front tire to be mounted on a leading side of a vehicle, and a rear tire to be mounted on a trailing side of the vehicle. A plurality of recesses is provided in at least one tire side portion of the front tire, and a plurality of protrusions is provided on at least one tire side portion of the rear tire. A negative pressure region that can be generated at a back surface side of the vehicle is reduced and, therefore, air resistance of the vehicle is reduced and fuel economy is enhanced. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140027035 | PNEUMATIC TIRE AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE SAME - To provide a pneumatic tire that can prevent photoluminescent material from falling off and can maintain visibility and fashionability based on the photoluminescent material over a long period of time when providing a decorative portion decorated with a photoluminescent material in a tire side wall and a method for manufacturing the same. The pneumatic tire of the present technology is a pneumatic tire including a decorative portion in a tire side wall decorated with a photoluminescent material, wherein at least one recess is formed in the decorative portion and the photoluminescent material is adhered within the recess. | 01-30-2014 |
| 20140041782 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprises a sidewall portion is provided in the outer surface with a circumferentially continuous or discontinuous serrated zone in which radially extending serration ridges are arranged circumferentially of the tire. The serration ridges are grouped into circumferentially successively arranged groups each consisting of serration ridges whose angles θ with respect to the respective tire radial directions are different from each other, and gradually increased toward one circumferential direction. Each group has an equally-spaced position at which the serration ridges are equally spaced in the tire circumferential direction. | 02-13-2014 |
| 20140069562 | AERODYNAMIC BICYCLE TIRE - Provided is a bicycle tire for use with a bicycle wheel. The bicycle tire includes a tire body defining a closed loop and being configured to be engagable with the bicycle wheel. The tire body defines an outer periphery and includes an exposed portion extending radially outward from the bicycle wheel when engaged therewith. The exposed portion is externally configured to define a partial, non-circular ellipse in a cross sectional plane perpendicular to the tangent of the outer periphery. The partial ellipse includes a closed end portion at the outer periphery and an open end portion adjacent the bicycle wheel. A plurality of nubs is attached to the tire body, with the nubs being configured to remain attached thereto during the life of the bicycle tire. The nubs are sized and configured to enhance the aerodynamics of the bicycle tire as the tire rotates and translates through a fluid. | 03-13-2014 |
| 20140096883 | TIRE MOLD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PNEUMATIC TIRE, AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - A tire mold is provided with a groove-like saw cut in an area of a tire molding surface which comes into contact with a side surface of a tire. The saw cut comprises a pair of circumferential saw cuts arranged to be spaced in a tire diametrical direction, a grid-like saw cut which is expanded between the pair of circumferential saw cuts, and a plurality of frame-like saw cuts which are dotted between the pair of circumferential saw cuts. The frame-like saw cuts fringe a closed area which is wider than a smooth area defined by the grid-like saw cut. The grid-like saw cut surrounds the frame-like saw cuts to prevent the frame-like saw cuts from coming into contact with each other. The frame-like saw cuts are coupled to each other via the grid-like saw cut. | 04-10-2014 |
| 20140124116 | TIRE | 05-08-2014 |
| 20140144565 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - [Object] To provide a pneumatic tire | 05-29-2014 |
| 20140166177 | HIGH CONTRAST TIRE PATTERN - A rubber tire comprising a surface having, over at least a portion of this surface, a pattern comprising a plurality of bars placed substantially parallel with one another, each comprising a tip distant from the surface of the tire and a base materially integral with the tire. Each bar of the plurality of bars comprises two inclined walls extending on either side of the tip towards the base, the angle of inclination of each inclined walls less than or equal in absolute value to 25° relative to a direction perpendicular to the surface. The bases of the bars are not in contact with one another so that the bases of two adjacent bars delimit a residual surface between the bars. The width of the residual surface corresponding to a distance between the bases of the two adjacent bars is less than or equal to half the height of the adjacent bars, the height being between 0.1 mm and 0.8 mm. | 06-19-2014 |
| 20140174623 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprises at least one sidewall portion provided with a serration pattern on its outer surface, the serration pattern comprising a plurality of first groups being repeatedly arranged in the circumferential direction of the tire, each first group comprising a plurality of ridges which are arranged using gradually increasing pitches toward a first circumferential direction of the tire, wherein a region provided with the serration pattern on the outer surface of the sidewall portion has a radius of curvature in a range of not more than 70 mm in a cross section including a tire axis under a standard condition such that the tire is mounted on a standard rim and inflated to a standard pressure, but no tire load is loaded. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140190610 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A tire having a large number of circular dimples | 07-10-2014 |
| 20140216622 | TIRE COMPRISING A HIGH-CONTRAST PATTERN AND RIBS FOR PROTECTING THE PATTERN - The invention relates to a tire made of rubbery material comprising a sidewall on which there is formed at least one pattern that contrasts with this sidewall. The pattern comprises a plurality of strands distributed through the pattern with a density of at least five strands per square millimetre (mm | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140216623 | TIRE - 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 ( | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140238572 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - [Object] To provide a pneumatic tire which is excellent in durability. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20140246137 | TYRE FOR A ROAD VEHICLE, COMPRISING FINS - The invention relates to a tyre ( | 09-04-2014 |
| 20140261946 | TIRE/WHEEL STRUCTURE - A tire/wheel structure includes a body, such as an automobile tire, and guide blocks mounted to two sidewalls of the body in a circumferentially arranged cascade series. Each guide block has a side facing a forward rotation direction of the body and forming at least one inclined guide face in such a way that the inclined guide face and an adjacent one of the guide blocks define therebetween a wind-assisting groove, whereby when the body is in a forward rotating condition, the inclined guide faces of the guide blocks and the wind-assisting grooves help enhance airflow guiding, reduce wind resistance, and generating an assistive driving force and when the inclined guide faces of the guide blocks and the wind-assisting grooves are moved to a position in a lower half of the circumference of the body, a follow-the-trend driving assisting force and a moving stabilizing effect are achieved. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140261947 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING TIRE AND PNEUMATIC TIRE MANUFACTURED THEREBY - A method for manufacturing a tire having a sidewall portion provided with a projecting marking is disclosed. A stencil plate for molding the projecting marking is made of a thin metallic plate whose thickness is 0.2 to 0.8 mm and mounted in a recess formed in a sidewall molding surface of the tire vulcanization mold. A concave marking part for molding the projecting marking is formed by press working upon the metallic plate. Edge portions of the stencil plate are turned back. The backward extension H2 of the turnback is substantially the same as the depth of the concave marking part. | 09-18-2014 |
| 20140283968 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire with a pair of sidewall portions, which comprises at least one of said sidewall portions with a radially outer region being radially outside than a tire maximum width position of its outer surface, the radially outer region being provided with a serration pattern, the serration pattern comprising a first serration group and a second serration group, the first serration group comprising a plurality of concentrically arranged first arc-shaped ridges at regular intervals around a first center point O | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140326385 | Pneumatic Tire - The side wall portion of the pneumatic tire has a pattern formed by linear portions extending without intersecting each other along a first direction A that is the tire radial direction or the tire circumferential direction with gaps in a second direction B that is the tire radial direction or the tire circumferential direction. The linear portions include inclined pattern portions that extend inclined with respect to direction A. Ends of the inclined pattern portions on a first side in direction B are aligned in direction A, and ends on a second side in direction B are aligned in direction A, and, between the inclined pattern portions provided on linear portions that are adjacent in direction B, the ends on a first side in direction A are aligned in direction B, and the ends on a second side in direction A are aligned in direction B. | 11-06-2014 |
| 20150041037 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire comprises a sidewall portion provided in the outer surface with a serrated area defined by radially-extending circumferentially-arranged ridges. The serrated area has circumferentially-arranged groups each including: at least one first ridge being straight over the entire length; and a plurality of second ridges, circumferentially arranged side-by-side, and each provided with an irregular part and otherwise being straight. In each of the ridge groups, the irregular parts of the second ridges are gradually radially shifted so that the irregular parts are arranged along a line inclined with respect to a tire radial direction, and by the irregular parts, an oblique pattern is formed in the ridge group. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150053325 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire has a side wall having a side surface and dimples formed on the side surface. The side surface has the tire maximum width point, the dimples are aligned along circumferential rows in concentric form with respect to the tire axis such that the dimples form lateral ribs and longitudinal ribs, the lateral ribs each have radially outer side surface and radially inner side surface and include first and second ribs, the first rib is formed such that the height from the dimple bottom at the inner side surface and the height from the dimple bottom at the outer side surface are equal, the second rib is formed such that the height from the dimple bottom at the inner side surface is greater than the height from the dimple bottom at the outer side surface, and the second rib is positioned radially inward from the maximum width point. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150075693 | TIRE STRUCTURE FOR EXTERNALLY MOUNTED DEVICE - A method of mounting an object on a tire includes providing a tire having a sidewall, wherein the sidewall includes a mounting portion configured to receive an object. The method further includes mounting the object on the mounting portion of the sidewall, such that the object is visible without extending outwardly beyond the mounting portion. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150075694 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire, comprising: a carcass provided in a toroidal shape across a pair of bead cores; a bead filler provided on the outer side in the tire radial direction of each bead core; and a rim guard to protrude on the outer side in the tire width direction for rim protection, wherein a contour of a portion of the rim guard has radius of curvature in the range of 5 mm to 40 mm in a widthwise cross section of the tire, and provided that “1CSH” represents a distance in the tire radial direction between the innermost end and the outermost end of the carcass, a distance in the tire radial direction between the outermost end in the tire width direction of the rim guard and the outermost end in the tire radial direction of a bead filler is in the range of −0.2CSH to 0.05CSH. | 03-19-2015 |
| 20150114538 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - The present invention includes a run-flat tire comprising a plurality of turbulence generation ridges which extend on a surface of a tire side portion in a tire-radial direction and which are arranged at a pitch in a tire-circumferential direction and relationship Si>So is satisfied. Si is the sum of sidewall areas of all the turbulence generation ridges located at the inner side, in the tire-radial direction, of a maximum width position of the pneumatic tire. So is the sum of sidewall areas of all the turbulence generation ridges located at the outer side, in the tire-radial direction, of the tire maximum width position. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150136292 | Pneumatic Tire - In a tire, protrusions are disposed at intervals in the tire circumferential direction in at least one tire side portion, extending in an elongated manner from the inner side to the outer side in the tire radial direction including the maximum tire width position, the extension direction of each of the protrusions is inclined with respect to the tire radial direction, and the each of the protrusions adjacent to each other in the tire circumferential direction is disposed with the opposite orientation of the inclination with respect to the tire radial direction. | 05-21-2015 |
| 20150290981 | TIRE SIDEWALL MARKINGS REDUCING AERODYNAMIC DRAG - Tire for a passenger vehicle, including a crown portion on its exterior with a tread, extended laterally by sidewalls terminating in beads to contact with rim parts (J) on which the tire is mounted, each sidewall including an inner wall and an outer wall, at least one of the sidewalls includes a plurality of first sectors and second sectors, formed on the outer wall of a first sidewall portion between the crown portion the axially outermost points when this tire is mounted inflated, wherein the first sectors are completely without raised markings, i.e. raised markings of a height greater than 0.2 mm, whereas the second sectors are provided with raised markings, these raised markings having a height equal to at least 0.2 mm, wherein the first sectors each form an angle equal to at least 20°, and wherein the sum of the angles of said first sectors is equal to at least 120°. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150290983 | SIDEWALL COOLING FINS - A tire has at least one band of cooling fins located on a sidewall portion of the tire. The band of cooling fins has at least one protruding cooling fin and at least one recess located adjacent to the cooling fin. At least a portion of the recess is recessed axially inwards relative to the cooling fin. The cooling fin has a height equal to or greater than an airflow boundary layer thickness at a predetermined location and angular velocity of the tire. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150314652 | TIRE - A pneumatic tire is provided with a decoration portion at a tire side portion. The decoration portion includes decoration elements, which include ridges, and gullies, which are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and divide the decoration elements into at least two regions. Thus, the gullies make the ridges non-continuous in the tire circumferential direction. The ridges include first ridges and second ridges that are smaller than the first ridges in one or both of height and width. At least some of the first ridges are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and are adjacent to one another. Thus, the gullies are formed between the adjacent first ridges. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150314653 | TIRE - A pneumatic tire is provided with a decoration portion at a tire side portion. The decoration portion includes decoration elements, which include ridges, and gullies, which are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and divide the decoration elements into at least two regions. Thus, the gullies make the ridges non-continuous in the tire circumferential direction. The ridges include first ridges and second ridges that are smaller than the first ridges in one or both of height and width. At least some of the first ridges are inclined with respect to the tire circumferential direction and are adjacent to one another. Thus, the gullies are formed between the adjacent first ridges. | 11-05-2015 |
| 20150321523 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a plurality of linear projections which are formed linearly from an edge portion over the edge portion, in at least a partial area on an outer surface of a side wall portion and a plurality of protruding portions which are formed linearly in the area. The protruding portion is arranged so that at least a part of the protruding portion is positioned between the linear projections, and the protruding portion intersects with the linear projection and the other protruding portion at one position or less. | 11-12-2015 |
| 20150352907 | Pneumatic Tire - A region on a sidewall surface of at least one of a pair of side portions of a pneumatic tire includes a maximum tire width position. The region is provided with a plurality of recesses shaped as dimples varying periodically in size along a tire circumferential direction, and with a plurality of trough portions shaped as lines, disposed around each of the recesses, and extending unidirectionally so as to cover the recesses. The recesses are, for example, at least three types of circular recesses, each type having a different size. Here, the circular recesses vary stepwise in size along the tire circumferential direction. The bottom face of the circular recesses is spherical. The maximum depth of the circular recesses is constant irrespective of size, being from 0.3 mm to 1.5 mm. | 12-10-2015 |
| 20150360520 | PNEUMATIC TIRE FOR MOTORCYCLE - A motorcycle pneumatic tire for travelling over rough terrain, wherein: the tire has a plurality of fin-like projections provided in the tire circumferential direction with intervals therebetween in an outer surface of the sidewall portion such that the fin-like projections each protrude from the outer surface and extend in the tire radial direction; a surface of at least the end portion on the outer side in the tire radial direction of each fin-like projection is formed to have an arcuate configuration protruding toward the tire inner surface side in a cross section in the width direction of the tire; and the arcuate surface of the end portion on the outer side in the tire radial direction of the fin-like projection is smoothly connected to an outer side surface of a shoulder block provided on the outermost side in the tire width direction of the tread portion. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150360521 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes: a plurality of projections provided on a tire outer side surface of the pneumatic tire, wherein each of the projections has a height in a range from 0.5 mm to 4 mm and a maximum height at a position outer, in the tire radial direction, than a position where a tire total width is maximum, and wherein the pneumatic tire includes: an outer diameter and a total width excluding the projections are set to fall within ranges from 0 mm to 6 mm with respect to lower limits of standard dimensions in a state where the pneumatic tire is fitted to a standard rim and a normal internal pressure is applied; and a tread ground contact width at 60% load being set to fall within a range from 60% to 75% of the total width excluding the projections. | 12-17-2015 |
| 20150367686 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire, including a pair of bead portions, a pair of sidewall portions, and a tread portion, the sidewall portion comprising: a first decorative portion indicating a first mark; and a second decorative portion indicating a second mark and provided on the inner side in the tire radial direction of the first decorative portion such that at least a portion in the tire circumferential direction of the second decorative portion overlaps the first decorative portion in the tire radial direction, wherein brightness of the second mark of the second decorative portion is higher than brightness of the first mark of the first decorative portion, and an area of the second mark of the second decorative portion is smaller than an area of the first mark of the first decorative portion. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20150367687 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A tire has a projecting portion raised from an outer surface of a side portion. A top surface of the projecting portion forms a mark. A colored portion is formed in a region defined by a profile line offset with respect to an outer edge formed by the top surface and an outer side surface. Formed on the top surface between the colored portion and the outer edge is a non-colored portion which exposes a base color of the tire. | 12-24-2015 |
| 20160001608 | SIDEWALL DECORATION ON RIM GUARD - Various embodiments of a tire having a rim guard are disclosed. The rim guard may be configured to have reduced deflection and/or strain relative to the remainder of the tire's sidewall. As a result, decorative decals applied to the rim guard may be less likely to crack, disbond, or otherwise become damaged or deformed, leading to loss of function and/or detachment of the decal from the tire. | 01-07-2016 |
| 20160016440 | TIRE - The carcass of this tire ( | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160016441 | TIRE MOLD, MANUFACTURING METHOD OF PNEUMATIC TIRE, AND PNEUMATIC TIRE - A tire mold is provided with a groove-like saw cut in an area of a tire molding surface which comes into contact with a side surface of a tire. The saw cut comprises a pair of circumferential saw cuts arranged to be spaced in a tire diametrical direction, a grid-like saw cut which is expanded between the pair of circumferential saw cuts, and a plurality of frame-like saw cuts which are dotted between the pair of circumferential saw cuts. The frame-like saw cuts fringe a closed area which is wider than a smooth area defined by the grid-like saw cut. The grid-like saw cut surrounds the frame-like saw cuts to prevent the frame-like saw cuts from coming into contact with each other. The frame-like saw cuts are coupled to each other via the grid-like saw cut. | 01-21-2016 |
| 20160039251 | Tire Assembly - A tire assembly includes a tire. The tire has a pair of perimeter walls coupled to and extending inwardly from an outer wall of the tire. The pair of perimeter walls of the tire each has a distal edge with respect to the outer wall of the tire. The distal edge of each of the pair of perimeter walls of the tire defines an opening. The tire may be coupled to a wheel on a vehicle. The tire is one of a pair of the tires each positioned adjacent to one another. A ring is coupled to and extends outwardly from an associated one of the pair of perimeter walls of the tire. The pair of tires is oriented so the ring on each of the pair of tires is directed toward one another. The ring deflects an object outwardly from between the pair of tires. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160059955 | AIRCRAFT TIRE - An aircraft tire capable of suppressing rubber tire wear during landing and shocks which accelerate or decelerate an aircraft at touchdown includes, on a side of a tire body constituting an outer peripheral part of an aircraft wheel, a protrusion for receiving flight wind pressure. The wheel is rotated ahead of the touchdown by the action of the wind pressure received by the protrusion in a direction in which the wheel rotates during a landing roll. Weight is inserted into a hollow part of the protrusion. Through use of centrifugal force on the weight in association with a rotational motion of the wheel, the protrusion is deformed to change its wind pressure receiving area for bringing rotational speed of the wheel ahead of the touchdown close to a rotating speed of the wheel that is consistent with a flying speed of the aircraft making the touchdown. | 03-03-2016 |
| 20160107488 | PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire includes a side wall having a side surface and a roughened region formed on the side surface such that the roughened region is extending in circumferential direction. The roughened region includes lands and dimples formed between adjacent lands, the lands include first lands and second lands formed such that the first and second lands are alternately arrayed in the circumferential direction and the first and second lands are inclined relative to radial direction in opposite inclination directions, and the roughened region is formed such that when the tire is mounted on a normal rim and filled with air at normal inflation pressure, the roughened region has an outer periphery formed on radially inner side of position 30 mm away in radially inward direction from tire maximum-width position, and the roughened region has an inner periphery formed on radially outer side of radially outer edge of the rim. | 04-21-2016 |
| 20160137007 | Pneumatic Tire - A pneumatic tire includes a decorative portion on an outer surface of a side wall portion that includes a first region that is linked to the inner side in the tire radial direction and the outer side in the tire radial direction of the decorative portion without being divided by a circumferential direction rib band, and a second region that is continuously surrounded in at least three directions by a radial direction rib band and the circumferential direction rib band, the total area of the first region and the total area of the second region are each 10% or greater of the total area of the decorative portion, ridges are provided in at least one of the first region and the second region, and the pattern contrast between the first region and the second region is varied. | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160137008 | TIRE COMPRISING HIGH-CONTRAST MARKING - A tire made of rubber material including a sidewall and a marking protruding from this sidewall. The tire having a texture, which has a plurality of strands protruding from the sidewall, these strands being distributed at a density at least equal to five strands per square millimeter (mm | 05-19-2016 |
| 20160152097 | Tire | 06-02-2016 |
| 20160159169 | FILTER FOR A PNEUMATIC TIRE - A pneumatic tire assembly includes a tire having a pneumatic cavity and a filter disposed between the pneumatic cavity and atmosphere. The filter is constructed of a hydrophobic material for avoiding all liquid adhesion. First and second sidewalls extend respectively from first and second tire bead regions to a tire tread region. The first sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending when radially within a rolling tire footprint. A sidewall groove is defined by groove walls positioned within the bending region of the first tire sidewall. The sidewall groove deforms segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed, constricted state in response to bending of the bending region of the first sidewall while radially within the rolling tire footprint. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20160167447 | Bicycle Air Tire | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160167448 | Bicycle Tire | 06-16-2016 |
| 20160176239 | PNEUMATIC TIRE | 06-23-2016 |
| 20160185163 | TIRE HAVING A PARTICULAR GRAPHIC ELEMENT - The aspects disclosed herein relate to a tire composing elastomeric properties. The tire includes a sidewall and a texture. The texture may include a plurality of strands distributed in a graphic element at a density at most of five strands per square millimeter (mm | 06-30-2016 |
| 20160375731 | AIR MAINTENANCE PUMPING ASSEMBLY AND TIRE - A tire assembly includes a tire having a tire cavity and first and second sidewalls extending respectively from first and second tire bead regions to a tire tread region. The first sidewall has at least one bending region operatively bending within a rolling tire footprint and a sidewall groove defined by groove sidewalls positioned within the bending region of the first tire sidewall. The groove deforms segment by segment between a non-deformed state and a deformed constricted state in response to the bending of the first sidewall bending region within the rolling tire footprint. The sidewall groove, at an unloaded and fully pressurized condition, has a groove length of 2.0 mm to 2.2 mm and a groove angle of 30° to 31° relative to a road surface of the tire. | 12-29-2016 |
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