Patents by Inventor Makoto Hizume

Makoto Hizume 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).

  • Patent number: 7168470
    Abstract: Inside a tread portion and outside a belt layer along the radius direction thereof is formed a belt layer comprising a band ply formed by winding spirally a tape- and belt-form ply wherein one ore plural band cords are stretched and arranged to be embedded in a topping rubber. In this band ply, the elongation resistance value K (unit: N? cord number/cm) specified by the following equation is set within the range of 99 to 700 when the sectional area of the band cord or each of the band cords is represented by S (unit: mm2), the modulus thereof when the elongation thereof is 2% is represented by M (unit: N/mm2), the band cord arrangement density per cm of the band ply is represented by D (unit: cord number/cm).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Yukawa, Kazumi Yamazaki, Takashi Tanaka, Yasuo Wada, Makoto Hizume
  • Publication number: 20040089392
    Abstract: Inside a tread portion and outside a belt layer along the radius direction thereof is formed a belt layer comprising a band ply formed by winding spirally a tape- and belt-form ply wherein one ore plural band cords are stretched and arranged to be embedded in a topping rubber. In this band ply, the elongation resistance value K (unit: N° cord number/cm) specified by the following equation is set within the range of 99 to 700 when the sectional area of the band cord or each of the band cords is represented by S (unit: mm2), the modulus thereof when the elongation thereof is 2% is represented by M (unit: N/mm2), the band cord arrangement density per cm of the band ply is represented by D (unit: cord number/cm).
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: May 13, 2004
    Inventors: Naoki Yukawa, Kazumi Yamazaki, Takashi Tanaka, Yasuo Wada, Makoto Hizume
  • Patent number: 6581662
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a breaker disposed radially outside a carcass crown portion, and a band disposed radially outside of the breaker and comprising a full-width band ply extending over the substantially overall width of the breaker, wherein a cord or cords of said full-width band ply existing in a tread crown region satisfy the following conditions: T>0.8; 0≦K+6.67T−21.7; 0≦45−10T−K; 0≦106.8−57.5T−K; and 7≦E≦13, wherein the symbol “K” is an stretch-resistance index (N) of a cord which is defined as the product of the sectional area S in sq.mm and 2% modulus M in N/sq.mm of the cord divided by 100, the symbol “T” is an stretch in % of the cord in the tire being in its natural state without being mounted on a wheel rim, and the symbol “E” is a cord count per 1 cm width of the full-width band ply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Yukawa, Kazumi Yamazaki, Takashi Tanaka, Yasuo Wada, Makoto Hizume
  • Patent number: 6557605
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises: a carcass extending between bead portions through a tread portion and sidewall portions; a breaker disposed radially outside a crown portion of the carcass; a pair of axially spaced high modulus edge bands disposed radially outward of edge portions of the breaker and each made of one or more high modulus cords having a sectional area SH and a 2% modulus MH and wound substantially parallel to the tire circumferential direction at a cord count DH; a low modulus middle band disposed radial outward of the breaker between the high modulus edge bands; and an elongation resistance index PH of each of the high modulus edge bands, which is defined as the product of the 2% modulus MH in N/sq.mm, the sectional area SH in sq.mm and the cord count DH per 1 cm width divided by 100, being in a range of 160 to 700.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Naoki Yukawa, Kazumi Yamazaki, Takashi Tanaka, Yasuo Wada, Makoto Hizume
  • Publication number: 20020079036
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire which comprises: a carcass extending between bead portions through a tread portion and sidewall portions; a breaker disposed radially outside a crown portion of the carcass; a pair of axially spaced high modulus edge bands disposed radially outward of edge portions of the breaker and each made of one or more high modulus cords having a sectional area SH and a 2% modulus MH and wound substantially parallel to the tire circumferential direction at a cord count DH; a low modulus middle band disposed radial outward of the breaker between the high modulus edge bands and made of one or more low modulus cords having a sectional area SL and a 2% modulus ML less than the 2% modulus MH and wound substantially parallel to the tire circumferential direction at a cord count DL; and an elongation resistance index PH of each of the high modulus edge bands, which is defined as the product of the 2% modulus MH in N/sq.mm, the sectional area SH in sq.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Naoki Yukawa, Kazumi Yamazaki, Takashi Tanaka, Yasuo Wada, Makoto Hizume
  • Publication number: 20020079037
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire which comprises a breaker disposed radially outside a carcass crown portion and made of cords laid at an angle of from 15 to 40 degrees with respect to the tire equator, and a band disposed radially outside of the breaker and comprising a full-width band ply extending over the substantially overall width of the breaker and made of at least one cord forming a small angle with respect to the tire equator, wherein a cord or cords of said full-width band ply existing in a tread crown region satisfy the following conditions: T>0.8; 0≦K+6.67T−21.7; 0≦45−10T−K; 0≦106.8−57.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Publication date: June 27, 2002
    Inventors: Naoki Yukawa, Kazumi Yamazaki, Takashi Tanaka, Yasuo Wada, Makoto Hizume