ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,358,327, issued on July 15, was assigned to BRIDGESTONE Corp. (Tokyo).
"Tire" was invented by Sotaro Iwabuchi (Tokyo).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A tire according to the present disclosure includes, on the tire outer surface, a first region including an uneven surface formed by a convex portion arranged throughout the first region, and a second region including an uneven surface formed by a plurality of ridges arranged in parallel throughout the second region, the second region being arranged adjacent to the first region. The minimum separation distance between apices of the convex portion in the first region is shorter than the minimu...