Patents by Inventor Tadashi Kuwahara

Tadashi Kuwahara 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: 11772432
    Abstract: An arithmetic model generation system includes a tire information acquisition unit, a position information acquisition unit, a wear amount calculator, and an arithmetic model update unit. The tire information acquisition unit acquires tire data including a temperature and pressure of a tire. The position information acquisition unit acquires position data for a vehicle on which the tire is mounted. The wear amount calculator includes an arithmetic model that generates an estimated wear amount of at least one groove of the tire, the wear amount calculator calculating the estimated wear amount of at least one groove of the tire by using the arithmetic model by inputting the tire data and the position data. The arithmetic model update unit updates the arithmetic model based on a wear amount measured by a tire measurement device external to the vehicle and the estimated wear amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: TOYO TIRE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi Ishizaka, Sachiko Nakajima, Satoshi Meguro, Akio Yoshinari, Tadashi Kuwahara
  • Publication number: 20210402829
    Abstract: An arithmetic model generation system includes a tire information acquisition unit, a position information acquisition unit, a wear amount calculator, and an arithmetic model update unit. The tire information acquisition unit acquires tire data including a temperature and pressure of a tire. The position information acquisition unit acquires position data for a vehicle on which the tire is mounted. The wear amount calculator includes an arithmetic model that generates an estimated wear amount of at least one groove of the tire, the wear amount calculator calculating the estimated wear amount of at least one groove of the tire by using the arithmetic model by inputting the tire data and the position data. The arithmetic model update unit updates the arithmetic model based on a wear amount measured by a tire measurement device external to the vehicle and the estimated wear amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Nobuyoshi ISHIZAKA, Sachiko NAKAJIMA, Satoshi MEGURO, Akio YOSHINARI, Tadashi KUWAHARA
  • Publication number: 20210166503
    Abstract: A tire maintenance management device includes a travel environment obtainer and a maintenance timing determiner. The travel environment obtainer obtains a travel environment of a vehicle. The maintenance timing determiner determines a maintenance timing of a tire of the vehicle based on the travel environment obtained by the travel environment obtainer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Tetsuo SHIMOMURA, Sachiko NAKAJIMA, Tadashi KUWAHARA, Keiko SEKI, Shugo MITAMURA, Manabu MORITA, Akio YOSHINARI
  • Patent number: 7402198
    Abstract: An adsorption-desorption material having a high carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption capability, a low pressure loss, a high thermal diffusion efficiency, and high resistance to repeated stresses, e.g., expansion and shrinkage, as well as an adsorption-desorption apparatus including the adsorption-desorption material, is provided. The adsorbent is composed of a three-dimensional network skeleton structure or a structure having three-dimensional network voids, the structure constructed by a compound having a carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption capability. The carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption apparatus is provided with this adsorbent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi Mori, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Yasushige Shigyo, Tadashi Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 7247237
    Abstract: A fluid cleaning filter of the present invention consists of a composite matrix composed of a pleated substrate 2 configured into a pleated shape and an active carbon-containing layer 3, wherein the pleated substrate 2 is made of polyurethane foam 2a having a three-dimensional network skeletal structure, and the composite matrix is configured into a cylindrical shape. A filtering medium layer 2b made of fibers is formed on the surface of the polyurethane foam 2a facing the active carbon-containing layer 3. The fibers of the filtering medium layer maybe electrostatically charged. The fluid cleaning filter exhibits good efficiency of dust collecting and deodorization even when a fluid flows through the filter at high rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2007
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi Mori, Tadashi Kuwahara, Yasushige Shigyo
  • Patent number: 7063733
    Abstract: A filter member which comprises one layer of deodorizing filter 1, which is composed of a reticulated filter substrate and a deodorizing agent adhering to the surface of its skeletons, and one or two layers of dust collecting filter 2a and 2b laminated on any one side or both sides thereof, with the resulting laminate being pleated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2006
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Hisashi Mori, Tadashi Kuwahara, Yasushi Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20060037478
    Abstract: An adsorption-desorption material having a high carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption capability, a low pressure loss, a high thermal diffusion efficiency, and high resistance to repeated stresses, e.g., expansion and shrinkage, as well as an adsorption-desorption apparatus including the adsorption-desorption material, is provided. The adsorbent is composed of a three-dimensional network skeleton structure or a structure having three-dimensional network voids, the structure constructed by a compound having a carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption capability. The carbon dioxide adsorption-desorption apparatus is provided with this adsorbent.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2005
    Publication date: February 23, 2006
    Inventors: Hisashi Mori, Tomohiro Yamamoto, Yasushige Shigyo, Tadashi Kuwahara
  • Patent number: 6890373
    Abstract: An adsorbent includes core particles containing an adsorbing material; a porous coating layer including a polymer material that coats the core particles; and an underlying layer containing a metal compound and disposed between the core particles and the porous coating layer. The porous coating layer is formed by spraying and applying a suspension or a solution containing the polymer material over the adsorbing material, or by immersing the adsorbing material into the suspension or the solution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Yasushi Nemoto, Hisashi Mori, Tadashi Kuwahara
  • Publication number: 20040262217
    Abstract: A fluid cleaning filter of the present invention consists of a composite matrix composed of a pleated substrate 2 configured into a pleated shape and an active carbon-containing layer 3, wherein the pleated substrate 2 is made of polyurethane foam 2a having a three-dimensional network skeletal structure, and the composite matrix is configured into a cylindrical shape. A filtering medium layer 2b made of fibers is formed on the surface of the polyurethane foam 2a facing the active carbon-containing layer 3. The fibers of the filtering medium layer maybe electrostatically charged. The fluid cleaning filter exhibits good efficiency of dust collecting and deodorization even when a fluid flows through the filter at high rate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2004
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hisashi Mori, Tadashi Kuwahara, Yasushige Shigyo
  • Publication number: 20040163540
    Abstract: A filter member which comprises one layer of deodorizing filter 1, which is composed of a reticulated filter substrate and a deodorizing agent adhering to the surface of its skeletons, and one or two layers of dust collecting filter 2a and 2b laminated on any one side or both sides thereof, with the resulting laminate being pleated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2003
    Publication date: August 26, 2004
    Inventors: Hisashi Mori, Tadashi Kuwahara, Yasushi Nemoto
  • Publication number: 20030153457
    Abstract: An adsorbent of free of the dust emission derived from an adsorbing material is provided. The surface of the adsorbing material such as activated carbon is coated by a porous coating layer of a polymer material. The porous coating layer is formed by spraying and applying a suspension or a solution containing the polymer material over the adsorbing material, or by immersing the adsorbing material into the suspension or the solution. The polymer material may preferably be fluororesins, polyamide resins, polyimide resins, polyester resins, polystyrene resins, polyolefin resins, polycarbonate resins, polysulfone resins, acrylic resins, cellulose resins, vinyl chloride resins, polyacetal resins, and polyurethane resins. The adsorbent can be employed for indoor ambient air cleaning members, methods for cleaning air, air cleaning devices, dehumidifying materials for inner gas of dual-glass window, drying agents for organic solvents, adsorbents for hard disk drives and freshness keeping member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2003
    Publication date: August 14, 2003
    Inventors: Yasushi Nemoto, Hisashi Mori, Tadashi Kuwahara