Patents by Inventor Ryuichi Tokimune

Ryuichi Tokimune 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: 11571931
    Abstract: Provided are a method for manufacturing a rubber composition for a tire and a method for manufacturing a tire including this manufacturing method for the rubber composition in the present invention, which are characterized by including the steps of: starting to knead a rubber component, a sulfur donor, and a sulfur atom-containing vulcanization accelerator together before kneading the rubber component with a filler; and then adding a filler to an obtained kneaded product and performing kneading at a kneading temperature of 120° C. or higher. According to the manufacturing methods of the present invention, a rubber composition for a tire and a tire which have good fracture property can be manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Kitago, Ryuichi Tokimune, Soh Ishino
  • Patent number: 10550246
    Abstract: Provided are: a rubber composition for tires that achieves a balanced improvement in handling stability, crack resistance, ozone resistance, discoloration resistance, tire appearance, fuel economy, tensile strength, and scorch resistance; and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya Kitamura, Ryuichi Tokimune
  • Patent number: 10550247
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for tires which can improve crack resistance, ozone resistance, discoloration resistance, and tire appearance while maintaining a good balance between them, and also provides a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, containing a rubber component having a combined content of polybutadiene rubber, natural rubber, and polyisoprene rubber of 80% by mass or more per 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition containing, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component: 0.1 to 8.0 parts by mass of polyether (A) having a glycol ether content of 80% by mass or more and a HLB of 3.5 to 19.0, the polyether (A) excluding Pluronic nonionic surfactants; 2 to 70 parts by mass of carbon black; and 0.3 to 7.0 parts by mass of an antioxidant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Tokimune, Naoya Kitamura, Kouji Kawaguchi, Naoya Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10479880
    Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires which achieves both abrasion resistance and processability while maintaining fuel economy, and a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition. A rubber composition for tires, containing an organosilicon compound represented by the average compositional formula (I) below having a ratio of the number of sulfur atoms to the number of silicon atoms of 1.0 to 1.5, wherein x represents the average number of sulfur atoms; m represents an integer of 6 to 12; and R1 to R6 are the same or different and each represent a C1-C6 alkyl or alkoxy group, at least one of R1 to R3 and at least one of R4 to R6 are the alkoxy groups, and two or more of the alkyl or alkoxy groups for R1 to R6 may be joined to form a ring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2019
    Assignees: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Tokimune, Tsuyoshi Tsuchida, Ryota Kitago, Soh Ishino, Hiroyuki Kishimoto, Munenao Hirokami, Tetsuro Yamada
  • Patent number: 10377178
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a rubber composition for tires that can improve processability, crack resistance, ozone resistance, discoloration resistance, and tire appearance while maintaining a good balance between them, and also to provide a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, containing: a rubber component; an antioxidant; and polyether, the rubber component having a combined content of polybutadiene rubber, natural rubber, and polyisoprene rubber of 80% by mass or more per 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition containing the antioxidant in an amount of 0.3 to 7.0 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, the polyether having an average mass content of at least two consecutive polyethylene oxide units of 85% or less of the polyethylene oxide mass content of the polyether.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Tokimune, Naoya Kitamura, Kouji Kawaguchi, Naoya Hashimoto
  • Patent number: 10294349
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition for tires which can prevent discoloration and improve ozone resistance while maintaining or improving good elongation at break, and further can be produced with high efficiency. Also provided are a pneumatic tire formed from the same, and a method for producing the same. Included is a rubber composition for tires, including: a rubber component; a phenylenediamine antioxidant; and a masterbatch, the masterbatch containing a specific nonionic surfactant and a silica having a BET value of 40-250 m2/g at a mass ratio of 1:5 to 1:0.15, the rubber component containing a diene rubber in an amount of 70-100% by mass per 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition including, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, 1.0-10.0 parts by mass of the phenylenediamine antioxidant and 0.1-5.0 parts by mass of the nonionic surfactant introduced in the form of the masterbatch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Miyazaki, Ryuichi Tokimune
  • Patent number: 10280286
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rubber composition includes kneading a rubber component, an inorganic filler and a thioester-based silane coupling agent, and adding a vulcanizing agent and one or more compounds selected from the group of an imide compound and an N-oxyl compound to a mixture of the rubber component, the inorganic filler, and the thioester-based silane coupling agent such that the vulcanizing agent and the imide compound and/or the N-oxyl compound are kneaded with the mixture including the rubber component, the inorganic filler, and the thioester-based silane coupling agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota Kitago, Yasumasa Bito, Ryuichi Tokimune
  • Publication number: 20180297403
    Abstract: Provided are a method for manufacturing a rubber composition for a tire and a method for manufacturing a tire including this manufacturing method for the rubber composition in the present invention, which are characterized by including the steps of: starting to knead a rubber component, a sulfur donor, and a sulfur atom-containing vulcanization accelerator together before kneading the rubber component with a filler; and then adding a filler to an obtained kneaded product and performing kneading at a kneading temperature of 120° C. or higher. According to the manufacturing methods of the present invention, a rubber composition for a tire and a tire which have good fracture property can be manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota KITAGO, Ryuichi TOKIMUNE, Soh ISHINO
  • Publication number: 20180258260
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for tires which can improve crack resistance, ozone resistance, discoloration resistance, and tire appearance while maintaining a good balance between them, and also provides a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, containing a rubber component having a combined content of polybutadiene rubber, natural rubber, and polyisoprene rubber of 80% by mass or more per 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition containing, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component: 0.1 to 8.0 parts by mass of polyether (A) having a glycol ether content of 80% by mass or more and a HLB of 3.5 to 19.0, the polyether (A) excluding Pluronic nonionic surfactants; 2 to 70 parts by mass of carbon black; and 0.3 to 7.0 parts by mass of an antioxidant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi TOKIMUNE, Naoya KITAMURA, Kouji KAWAGUCHI, Naoya HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9994699
    Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires preventing discoloration and improving ozone resistance while maintaining or improving good elongation at break and good fuel economy, and a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition. Included is a rubber composition for tires including: a rubber component including at least one selected from the group consisting of a specific non-oil extended polybutadiene rubber and a specific oil extended polybutadiene rubber; a phenylenediamine antioxidant; a specific nonionic surfactant; and carbon black and/or silica, the rubber composition having an amount of diene rubber of 70-100% by mass per 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition having an amount of the phenylenediamine antioxidant of 1.0-8.0 parts by mass, an amount of the nonionic surfactant of 0.1-5.0 parts by mass, and a combined amount of carbon black and silica of 20-45 parts by mass, each per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Miyazaki, Ryuichi Tokimune
  • Publication number: 20180112065
    Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires which achieves both abrasion resistance and processability while maintaining fuel economy, and a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition. A rubber composition for tires, containing an organosilicon compound represented by the average compositional formula (I) below having a ratio of the number of sulfur atoms to the number of silicon atoms of 1.0 to 1.5, wherein x represents the average number of sulfur atoms; m represents an integer of 6 to 12; and R1 to R6 are the same or different and each represent a C1-C6 alkyl or alkoxy group, at least one of R1 to R3 and at least one of R4 to R6 are the alkoxy groups, and two or more of the alkyl or alkoxy groups for R1 to R6 may be joined to form a ring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Applicants: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD., SHIN-ETSU CHEMICAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi TOKIMUNE, Tsuyoshi TSUCHIDA, Ryota KITAGO, Soh ISHINO, Hiroyuki KISHIMOTO, Munenao HIROKAMI, Tetsuro YAMADA
  • Patent number: 9926437
    Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires, capable of improving discoloration resistance and tire appearance while maintaining good handling stability, crack resistance, and ozone resistance or improving these properties, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires including a rubber component having a combined amount of polybutadiene rubber, natural rubber, and polyisoprene rubber of 90% by mass or more based on 100% by mass of a rubber component; sulfur; a pluronic nonionic surfactant in an amount of 0.1 to 5.0 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component; and carbon black in an amount of 2 to 70 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Tokimune, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Masanobu Nakamura
  • Patent number: 9890269
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for tires capable of improving discoloration resistance and tire appearance while maintaining or improving good fuel economy, good abrasion resistance, and good performance on ice, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, containing a Pluronic nonionic surfactant in an amount of 0.1 to 6.0 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition having a combined amount of polybutadiene rubber, natural rubber, and polyisoprene rubber of 70% by mass or more based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, and the rubber composition containing sulfur.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Tokimune, Tatsuya Miyazaki
  • Patent number: 9890272
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for tires and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition, wherein the rubber composition can improve discoloration resistance and tire appearance while maintaining or improving good fuel economy and good abrasion resistance. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires containing a rubber component containing styrene-butadiene rubber in an amount of 30 to 100% by mass based on 100% by mass of the rubber component; a Pluronic-type nonionic surfactant; and sulfur, the rubber composition for tires having a combined amount of carbon black and silica of 20 to 140 parts by mass relative to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Tokimune, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Masanobu Nakamura
  • Publication number: 20170320358
    Abstract: The present invention aims to provide a rubber composition for tires that can improve processability, crack resistance, ozone resistance, discoloration resistance, and tire appearance while maintaining a good balance between them, and also to provide a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, containing: a rubber component; an antioxidant; and polyether, the rubber component having a combined content of polybutadiene rubber, natural rubber, and polyisoprene rubber of 80% by mass or more per 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition containing the antioxidant in an amount of 0.3 to 7.0 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, the polyether having an average mass content of at least two consecutive polyethylene oxide units of 85% or less of the polyethylene oxide mass content of the polyether.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi TOKIMUNE, Naoya KITAMURA, Kouji KAWAGUCHI, Naoya HASHIMOTO
  • Patent number: 9790359
    Abstract: Provided are a tread rubber composition that can achieve a balanced improvement in fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance, and a pneumatic tire including the composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yoji Imoto, Masato Kawase, Masako Nakatani, Ryuichi Tokimune, Akinori Nagae
  • Publication number: 20170292007
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a rubber composition includes kneading a rubber component, an inorganic filler and a thioester-based silane coupling agent, and adding a vulcanizing agent and one or more compounds selected from the group of an imide compound and an N-oxyl compound to a mixture of the rubber component, the inorganic filler, and the thioester-based silane coupling agent such that the vulcanizing agent and the imide compound and/or the N-oxyl compound are kneaded with the mixture including the rubber component, the inorganic filler, and the thioester-based silane coupling agent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryota KITAGO, Yasumasa BITO, Ryuichi TOKIMUNE
  • Publication number: 20170260373
    Abstract: Provided are: a rubber composition for tires that achieves a balanced improvement in handling stability, crack resistance, ozone resistance, discoloration resistance, tire appearance, fuel economy, tensile strength, and scorch resistance; and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2015
    Publication date: September 14, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naoya KITAMURA, Ryuichi TOKIMUNE
  • Patent number: 9708476
    Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires preventing discoloration and improving ozone resistance while maintaining or improving good elongation at break, and a pneumatic tire using the rubber composition. Included is a rubber composition for tires including: a rubber component; a naturally occurring wax containing 40-98% by mass of an ester component; a phenylenediamine antioxidant and/or a quinone antioxidant; and a specific nonionic surfactant, the rubber composition having an amount of diene rubber of 70-100% by mass per 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition having an amount of the naturally occurring wax of 0.01-5.0 parts by mass, an amount of petroleum-derived wax of 0-6.0 parts by mass, a combined amount of the phenylenediamine antioxidant and the quinone antioxidant of 1.0-8.0 parts by mass, and an amount of the nonionic surfactant of 0.1-5.0 parts by mass, each per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2017
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya Miyazaki, Ryuichi Tokimune
  • Publication number: 20170015812
    Abstract: Provided is a rubber composition for tires which can prevent discoloration and improve ozone resistance while maintaining or improving good elongation at break, and further can be produced with high efficiency. Also provided are a pneumatic tire formed from the same, and a method for producing the same. Included is a rubber composition for tires, including: a rubber component; a phenylenediamine antioxidant; and a masterbatch, the masterbatch containing a specific nonionic surfactant and a silica having a BET value of 40-250 m2/g at a mass ratio of 1:5 to 1:0.15, the rubber component containing a diene rubber in an amount of 70-100% by mass per 100% by mass of the rubber component, the rubber composition including, per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, 1.0-10.0 parts by mass of the phenylenediamine antioxidant and 0.1-5.0 parts by mass of the nonionic surfactant introduced in the form of the masterbatch.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tatsuya MIYAZAKI, Ryuichi TOKIMUNE