Patents by Inventor Shouji Yamada

Shouji Yamada 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: 5282503
    Abstract: An anti-skid device for use on pneumatic tires of an automotive vehicle includes a supporting ring rotatably provided on the outer circumferential periphery of a mounting plate that is detachably mounted on the wheel portion of the automotive vehicle, a plurality of ribs formed from a material having elasticity and toughness that are provided on the supporting ring in a radial fashion and are bent so as to extend from the outer side of a pneumatic tire to a tread thereof, first and second endless bands provided on the leading-end portion of each of the ribs in such a manner as to be located within the width of the tread of said pneumatic tire, rivets secured at portions where the first and second bands intersect the ribs, and a counter-measure provided on either of the first and second bands for preventing an imbalance in the degree of stretch between the first and second bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: February 1, 1994
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring System, Ltd., Masaki Koshi
    Inventors: Masaki Koshi, Shouji Yamada, Akihiko Watanabe, Kouji Nemoto
  • Patent number: 5147479
    Abstract: An anti-skid device for use on pneumatic tires of an automotive vehicle includes a supporting ring rotatably provided on the outer circumferential periphery of a mounting plate that is detachably mounted on the wheel portion of the automotive vehicle, a plurality of ribs formed from a material having elasticity and toughness that are provided on the supporting ring in a radial fashion and are bent so as to extend from the outer side of a pneumatic tire to a tread thereof, first and second endless bands provided on the leading-end portion of each of the ribs in such a manner as to be located within the width of the tread of said pneumatic tire, rivets secured at portions where the first and second bands intersect the ribs, and a counter-measure provided on either of the first and second bands for preventing an imbalance in the degree of stretch between the first and second bands.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 15, 1992
    Assignees: Sumitomo Wiring System, Ltd., Masaki Koshi
    Inventors: Masaki Koshi, Shouji Yamada, Akihiko Watanabe, Kouji Nemoto