ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,703,205, issued on Aug. 11, was assigned to The Yokohama Rubber Co. LTD. (Tokyo).
"Tire" was invented by Kento Ishizu (Kanagawa, Japan).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided in a tire are a second land portion defined by a shoulder main groove and a center main groove extending in a circumferential direction, and sets of first and second lug grooves that extend in the second land portion in a width direction and are disposed alternately in the circumferential direction. The first lug groove opens to the shoulder main groove and terminates inside the second land portion in which the groove width on one end side is formed wider than the g...