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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8444795 | Pneumatic tire manufacturing method and pneumatic tire Provided is a pneumatic tire manufacturing method capable of improving the productivity of pneumatic tires each having surface fasteners in its tire inner surface, and of avoiding manufacturing a pneumatic tire having a deteriorated uniformity, as well as of prevent... | 05/21/2013 |
| 8443855 | Pneumatic tire Disclosed is a pneumatic tire including a straight main groove and two wave-shaped main grooves arranged in the center area of a tread, and diagonal grooves arranged in each shoulder area ranging from each wave-shaped main groove to the outer side of the tire, and e... | 05/21/2013 |
| D682774 | Automobile tire tread | 05/21/2013 |
| 8439097 | Pneumatic tire and manufacturing method therefor Provided is a pneumatic tire and a manufacturing method therefor which allow a reduction in a cavity resonance sound without complicated manufacturing steps. A pneumatic tire of the present invention includes: a pair of bead portions; a carcass layer bridged between... | 05/14/2013 |
| D682191 | Pneumatic tire | 05/14/2013 |
| 8437905 | Method of calculating deflection of rotating tire, method of accumulating data of rotating tire, method of calculating contact length of rotating tire A method of calculating deflection of a rotating tire, through high speed data processing, based on measurement time series data of acceleration on a tire tread portion has the following steps. A step of acquiring measurement time series data of acceleration on a ti... | 05/07/2013 |
| 8397558 | Method and apparatus for measuring tire performance At least one of ground contact pressure, shear stress and amount of skidding is measured at a measurement point on a tread surface of a tire. A sensor is arranged on a road surface and the measurement point is made to contact the sensor while the tire rotates. An in... | 03/19/2013 |
| 8397325 | Air cell cushion This air cell cushion has a pair of side air cells extending upwardly from the upper surface side of the base member at both end sides in the lateral direction of the base member. The side air cells have a larger front-rear direction size than in the lateral directi... | 03/19/2013 |
| D678175 | Automobile tire tread | 03/19/2013 |
| 8387670 | Tire noise reduction device and pneumatic tire A tire noise reduction device including at least one sound absorbing member of flexible polyurethane foam to be attached to an inner surface of a tire facing a cavity of the tire. The sound absorbing member includes a first sound absorbing layer placed on a tire inn... | 03/05/2013 |
| 8381786 | 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 re... | 02/26/2013 |
| 8380776 | Computational method of material constant of composite material and volume fraction of material component in composite material, and recording medium The overall material constant of a composite material is computed where the composite material includes multiple kinds of material components in a matrix phase, each of the material constants of the material components and the matrix phase being known. First, for th... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8378035 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition An object of the present invention is, in a thermoplastic elastomer composition in which a modified rubber is filled and dispersed in a polyamide resin matrix in order to improve the low-temperature durability of the polyamide resin, to reduce the extrusion load dur... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8376009 | Pneumatic radial tire Disclosed is a pneumatic radial tire having improved flat spot resistance without sacrificing its high-speed durability, when a belt auxiliary reinforcement layer thereof is constituted of a hybrid fiber cord including a general-purpose nylon as a low-elastic fiber ... | 02/19/2013 |
| 8365787 | Pneumatic tire with cord layer part close to tire outer surface The pneumatic tire includes: an air permeation preventive layer disposed in the inner surface of the tire; a belt layer buried in a tread part; and a cord layer formed by arranging a plurality of cords. The cord layer is disposed between the air permeation preventiv... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8365782 | Tire noise reduction device and pneumatic tire A tire noise reduction device and a pneumatic tire, in which tire vibration can be reduced while durability is maintained and tire noise is reduced. The tire noise reduction device includes two main sound absorbing members for changing the cross-sectional area of a ... | 02/05/2013 |
| 8357255 | Pneumatic tire manufacturing method and pneumatic tire Provided are a pneumatic tire manufacturing method and a pneumatic tire capable of improving separation failure of a tire component member made of either a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition. The method and the pneumatic tire have the follo... | 01/22/2013 |
| 8347930 | Pneumatic tire having inner liner layer end portion in recessed portion Provided are a pneumatic tire and a manufacturing method of the same capable of improving a separation failure at end portions of an inner liner layer made of either a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer composition. The pneumatic tire includes an inner... | 01/08/2013 |
| 8344064 | Thermoplastic resin composition and laminate and tire manufactured using the same There is provided a thermoplastic resin composition which comprises a modified rubber having excellent low-temperature durability dispersed in a polyamide resin matrix in order to improve the low-temperature durability or repeated fatigue resistance of the polyamide... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8342830 | Metal mold for tire formation, plug used in vent hole of the metal mold for tire formation, and tire manufactured using the metal mold for tire formation A metal mold of improved durability and enhanced ventilation efficiency during vulcanization of a tire, including a plug for a vent hole of the mold and a tire manufactured by using the metal mold. The metal mold is one in which vent holes pass through toward an out... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8342289 | Noise reducing device, manufacturing method for the noise reducing device, and pneumatic tire having the noise reducing device Provided are: a noise reduction device with an improved adhesion of a noise absorbing member formed of a porous material and with a reduced processing time; a method of manufacturing the noise reduction device; and a pneumatic tire including the noise reduction devi... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8342215 | Tire sealant liquid container Provided is a tire sealant liquid container that accommodates a tire sealant liquid, and that includes: an air inlet guiding therein a compressed air outputted by a compressor; and a tire sealant liquid outlet guiding the tire sealant liquid into a tire. The air inl... | 01/01/2013 |
| 8338692 | Electrolyte for photoelectric conversion elements, and photoelectric conversion element and dye-sensitized solar cell using the electrolyte An object of the present invention is to provide an electrolyte for photoelectric conversion elements, and a photoelectric conversion element and a dye-sensitized solar cell using the electrolyte, wherein high energy conversion efficiency can be achieved while subst... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8336593 | Pneumatic tire There is provided a pneumatic tire capable of improving high-speed durability and noise characteristics. The pneumatic tire has a belt-reinforcing structure 10 radially outwardly of belt plies 8 and 9, the belt-reinforcing structure 10... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8336592 | Pneumatic tire and process for producing the same A pneumatic tire in which, in employing as an air-impermeable layer a film formed of a thermoplastic resin or a thermoplastic elastomer component obtained by blending a thermoplastic resin with an elastomer, separation of the film during tire production is prevented... | 12/25/2012 |
| 8328973 | Method of manufacturing radial tire for construction vehicle Disclosed is a method of manufacturing a radial tire for a construction vehicle, wherein when a cylindrical band is formed by using one layer of carcass layer formed of steel cords in a band making step, a shape retaining layer formed of at least one layer of organi... | 12/11/2012 |
| 8316904 | Construction comprising tie layer This disclosure relates to a vulcanizable layered composition comprising at least two layers and at least one tie layer. The first of the two layers comprises a fluid permeation prevention layer and the second comprises at least one high diene rubber. The tie layer ... | 11/27/2012 |
| 8313599 | Method of manufacturing unvulcanized tire Provided is a method of manufacturing an unvulcanized tire, with which formation of air pockets is reduced in adhering a cylindrical film member and an adhesive sheet member to each other by using a forming drum having an expansion/contraction mechanism. In the meth... | 11/20/2012 |
| 8310813 | Sealing material for electrolytic capacitor and electrolytic capacitor employing the sealing material An electrolytic capacitor sealer is formed of a modified butyl rubber composition obtained by using an organic peroxide to crosslink a modified butyl rubber composition which has been modified by reacting butyl rubber with a compound (a) having in the molecule a nit... | 11/13/2012 |
| 8305291 | Tire-state detection device A tire-state detection device including a sensor, an antenna having a predetermined frequency, a detection circuit, a case, and a planar conductor. The sensor detects a predetermined physical state of a tire. The detection circuit transmits information regarding a r... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8304489 | Curable silicone resin composition A curable silicone resin composition has excellent closed-system curability, adhesiveness, heat-resistant coloration stability, and balance between transparency and adhesive strength. The curable silicone resin composition is a curable silicone resin composition com... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8302648 | Pneumatic tire A pneumatic tire comprising an air permeation preventive layer comprising a film of a thermoplastic resin composition containing a polyvinyl alcohol or ethylene vinyl alcohol copolymer, to which a protective film of a rubber composition containing an ethylene propyl... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8302636 | Tire sealant liquid container Provided is a tire sealant liquid container that accommodates a tire sealant liquid, and that includes on the lower side: an air supply hose guiding therein a compressed air outputted by a compressor; and a tire sealant liquid injection hose guiding the tire sealant... | 11/06/2012 |
| 8299270 | Clay modified electrolyte for a dye-sensitized solar cell A gel-like or solid electrolyte containing (i) an electrolyte solution containing an electrolyte dissolved in an organic solvent, (ii) a lamellar clay mineral and/or an organically modified lamellar clay mineral and (iii) a polyvalent onium salt compound and a photo... | 10/30/2012 |
| 8296013 | Method and system for evaluating driving conditions of a vehicle The method and system evaluate driving conditions of a vehicle whereby drivability of the vehicle can be evaluated accurately and objectively. To evaluate drivability of the vehicle under different driving conditions, a plural pieces of driving load information incl... | 10/23/2012 |
| 8288461 | Thermoplastic elastomer composition Provided is a thermoplastic elastomer composition, which includes a halogenated isoolefin/para-alkylstyrene copolymer rubber dispersed in a polyamide resin in order to improve the fatigue durability of a polyamide resin, while maintaining high flowability of the pol... | 10/16/2012 |
| 8282372 | Apparatus and method for vulcanizing pneumatic tire Provided are a apparatus and a method for vulcanizing a pneumatic tire, where are capable of: smoothly releasing a vulcanized pneumatic tire from multiple sectors separated from one another in a circumferential direction in each of an upper mold and a lower mold; an... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8281837 | Pneumatic tire and method of manufacturing the same Provided are a pneumatic tire with a durability which is improved by preventing oxygen deterioration of coating rubber of a reinforcement layer, and a method of manufacturing the pneumatic tire. The pneumatic tire according to the present invention is a pneumatic ti... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8281836 | Run flat tire Provided is a run flat tire having an enhanced ride comfort in running on general road surfaces and an enhanced driving stability on snowy road surfaces at the time when the tire is not punctured, as well as an enhanced maneuverability, particularly starting ability... | 10/09/2012 |
| 8281830 | Pneumatic tire with tread pattern including land portions having rib-like configurations A pneumatic tire has a tread pattern which comprises at least three circumferential grooves with a groove width of 6 to 18 mm and a groove depth of 6.0 to 16.0 mm extending in a tire circumferential direction, wherein, on groove walls on both sides forming the at le... | 10/09/2012 |
