# US 7,464,739 B2 · Pneumatic tire

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- Number: US 7,464,739 B2
- Document ID: US7464739B2
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B2
- Application number: 11/371,245
- Filed: 2006-03-08
- Published: 2006-12-14
- Granted: 2008-12-16
- Earliest claimed: 2005-06-10
- Assignees: Toyo Tire & Rubber Co., Ltd.
- Inventors: Daisuke Ibaraki
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7464739B2

## CPC

- B60C 13/001: {Decorating, marking or the like}
- B60C 13/02: Arrangement of grooves or ribs
- B60C: VEHICLE TYRES; TYRE INFLATION; TYRE CHANGING; CONNECTING VALVES TO INFLATABLE ELASTIC BODIES IN GENERAL; DEVICES OR ARRANGEMENTS RELATED TO TYRES

## Abstract

The pneumatic tire 1 is provided with a land part 4 in a sidewall region S of a tire and a plurality of marks 11 protruding from a side wall surface, wherein at least one of the marks 11 partially overlaps with the land part 4 and an area of a portion 12 where a mark is overlapped is not greater than 40% with respect to the total area of a mark. In addition, the number of the marks 11 partially overlapping with the land part 4 is not greater than 60 % with respect to the total number of marks. Further, protruded height of the mark 11 from the side wall surface 21 is not greater than 3 mm.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A pneumatic tire provided with a land part and a plurality of marks protruding from a side wall surface in a side wall region, wherein said land part extends from a tread region to said side wall region, wherein at least one of said marks partially overlaps with said land part and an area of a portion where said marks overlaps with said land pad is not greater than 40% with respect to the total area of said marks that are overlapped with said land part, and wherein the plurality of marks partially overlapping with said land part is not greater than 60 % with respect to the total number of marks.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The pneumatic tire as set forth in claim 1, wherein protruded height of said mark from a side wall surface is not greater than 3 mm.