Pneumatic tire

US9205705B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9205705-B2
Application numberUS-201013148222-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateFeb 10, 2010
Priority dateFeb 10, 2009
Publication dateDec 8, 2015
Grant dateDec 8, 2015

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Provision of a pneumatic tire with further enhanced low noise performance during running. Plural land portion rows are formed in a tread section ( 16 ) by forming circumferential direction main groove(s) extending along the tire circumferential direction. A fine-grooved-and-siped rib ( 34 ) configuring one of the land portion rows is configured with a fine groove ( 36 ) extending along the tire circumferential direction, a projecting sipe ( 38 ) projecting out from the fine groove ( 36 ) towards the side of a tire equatorial plane (CL) and open to a circumferential direction main groove ( 22 E); and a plain rib portion ( 40 ) adjacent to the fine groove ( 36 ) on the vehicle mounting outside (SE), the plain rib portion ( 40 ) configured with a circular shaped peripheral face across the entire face on a ground contact side.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A pneumatic tire comprising a plurality of land portion rows formed in a tread section by forming a circumferential direction main groove extending along the tire circumferential direction, wherein at least one row of the land portion rows comprises: a plurality of fine grooves extending intermittently along the tire circumferential direction; at least one projecting sipe projecting out from the plurality of fine grooves towards one side in the tire…

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What does patent US9205705B2 cover?
Provision of a pneumatic tire with further enhanced low noise performance during running. Plural land portion rows are formed in a tread section ( 16 ) by forming circumferential direction main groove(s) extending along the tire circumferential direction. A fine-grooved-and-siped rib ( 34 ) configuring one of the land portion rows is configured with a fine groove ( 36 ) extending along the tire…
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Kiwaki Yukihiro, Bridgestone Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification B60C11/0304. Mapped technology areas include Operations & Transport.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Dec 08 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
What related patents are in patentsdb?
We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).