ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,533,911, issued on Jan. 27, was assigned to SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD. (Kobe, Japan).
"Two-wheeled vehicle tire for running on rough terrain" was invented by Yukiko Hinami (Kobe, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A two-wheeled vehicle tire for running on rough terrain includes a tread portion having a designated rotation direction. The tread portion includes at least one first block. The first block includes a pair of block pieces adjacent to each other in the tire axial direction, and a tie-bar connecting the block pieces. The tie-bar has an outer surface in the tire radial direction, and the outer surface of the tie-bar has a h...