Patents by Inventor Katuhiro Tanaka

Katuhiro Tanaka has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Thermoplastic elastomer composition and process of production thereof and hose using thermoplastic elastomer composition and process of production thereof
    Patent number: 6526859
    Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition which, when used for the inner tube and/or outer cover of a hose, can improve the hose flexibility at an ordinary temperature and low temperature, oil resistance, and cold resistance and can reduce the production costs since it does not require a vulcanization step and a hose having said properties using this elastomer composition for its inner tube and/or outer cover and a process and apparatus for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Ozawa, Yoshihiro Soeda, Katuhiro Tanaka, Takashi Satoh, Yuji Kawamori, Toshio Maruyama
  • Thermoplastic elastomer composition, process for the preparation there of, hose made by using the composition, and process for the production thereof
    Patent number: 6179008
    Abstract: A thermoplastic elastomer composition which, when used for the inner tube and/or outer cover of a hose, can improve the hose flexibility at an ordinary temperature and low temperature, oil resistance, and cold resistance and can reduce the production costs since it does not require a vulcanization step and a hose having said properties using this elastomer composition for its inner tube and/or outer cover and a process and apparatus for the production thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2001
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuji Kawazura, Osamu Ozawa, Yoshihiro Soeda, Katuhiro Tanaka, Takashi Satoh, Shigeru Yamauchi, Noriaki Kuroda, Shuji Takahashi, Daisuke Irii, Kazunori Ishikawa, Susumu Hatanaka