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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2022
Filed:
Feb. 18, 2020
Applicant:
Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd., Hyogo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., Hyogo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 13/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60C 13/001 (2013.01);
Abstract
A tire has a visible outer surface comprising a decorative region provided with a plurality of micro-protrusions each comprising a recess and a wall portion. The wall portion surrounds the recess to form a protrusion's apex having an upper surface, and the upper surface of the wall portion comprises a peak point and a bottom point in a protruding-height direction of the micro-protrusion, wherein a protruding amount at the peak point is larger than a protruding amount at the bottom point.