Patents by Inventor Takumi Sekiguchi

Takumi Sekiguchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20190152172
    Abstract: A puncture repair kit includes a container that stores a puncture repair liquid and a compressor that supplies compressed air. The compressor includes a power cable for connection to a power supply when in use. The power cable includes a cable body including one end connected to a compressor body and another end provided with a connection terminal. The puncture repair kit includes a winding-up tool that winds up the cable body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2017
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20180297303
    Abstract: A puncture repair liquid holding container is formed from: a container main body provided with a holding portion and an opening portion; and a cap attached to the opening portion, including a second flow channel for the cap to discharge the puncture repair liquid inside the container, wherein a tube extending toward an inner side of the container main body is attached to the second flow channel, the tube is provided with a sealing film that blocks inflow of the puncture repair liquid to the second flow channel, and a closed condition where the sealing film blocks the second flow channel can be switched to an opened condition where the sealing film is broken by container internal pressure such that the second flow channel is opened.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 18, 2018
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20180281323
    Abstract: A puncture repair liquid holding container includes a container main body provided with a holding portion that holds a puncture repair liquid and an opening, a cap mounted on the opening, and a reinforcing member made from a material having a tensile elastic modulus per unit cross-sectional area greater than that of a material constituting the holding portion. The reinforcing member is disposed around an entire circumference of the holding portion over at least a portion of the holding portion in a height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: October 4, 2018
    Inventors: Takumi Sekiguchi, Daisuke Kanenari
  • Patent number: 10086574
    Abstract: A flat tire repair liquid container is provided with: a closing stopper, which is formed from a non-elastomer material and is capable of sliding inside a flow channel; and a sealing member, which is formed from an elastomer material, is disposed in a ring shape conforming to an inner wall surface of a flow channel, closes a gap between the closing stopper and the flow channel, and holds the closing stopper at a predetermined position. During storage, the closing stopper is engaged with the sealing member to close the flow channel. During flat tire repair work, the closing stopper is pushed out from the sealing member by pressure inside the container and moved toward the outer side of the container in the flow channel to open the flow channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20180244002
    Abstract: Provided is a flat tire repair liquid container including: a container main body including a container body in which a flat tire repair liquid is stored, and an opening; and a cap including a flow path configured to guide the flat tire repair liquid out of the container. The flow path includes a cylinder portion of which an end of a first side is open toward internal space of the container body and in which a closing plug is slidably inserted, and a dispensing portion branching from the cylinder portion and open to outside the container. The closing plug is configured to close the flow path by being positioned at the end of the first side of the cylinder portion, and to open the flow path by being subjected to pressure inside the container during flat tire repair work and moving to a second side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2016
    Publication date: August 30, 2018
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20180194088
    Abstract: A puncture repair liquid holding container includes: a container main body provided with and opening portion and a holding portion where puncture repair liquid is held; and a cap attached to the opening portion; wherein a cross-sectional shape of the holding portion is non-true circular, and a metal reinforcing member provided around an entire circumference of the holding portion is provided on at least a portion of the holding portion in a height direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2016
    Publication date: July 12, 2018
    Inventors: Takumi Sekiguchi, Daisuke Kanenari
  • Patent number: 9902119
    Abstract: Provided is a puncture repair liquid-holding container that allows for improved squeezability while suppressing puncture repair liquid degradation. In a puncture repair liquid-holding container in which puncture repair liquid is contained within a container body, the container body being squeezed during use to dispense the puncture repair liquid from an opening, the container body includes a large-circumference section and a small-circumference section, the large-circumference section being disposed on a side of the container body on which the opening is present, and the small-circumference section being disposed on a side of the container body on which a bottom is present.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2018
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9656305
    Abstract: A tire cleaning method according to the present technology is a method of cleaning a tire in which puncture repair liquid has been used, comprising the steps of: recovering puncture repair liquid from an inside of a tire before removing the tire from a rim of a wheel; injecting cleaning liquid into the inside of the tire from which the puncture repair liquid has been recovered; cleaning the inside of the tire with the cleaning liquid by moving the tire; and removing the cleaning liquid from the inside of the cleaned tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20170043544
    Abstract: A flat tire repair liquid container is provided with: a closing stopper, which is formed from a non-elastomer material and is capable of sliding inside a flow channel; and a sealing member, which is formed from an elastomer material, is disposed in a ring shape conforming to an inner wall surface of a flow channel, closes a gap between the closing stopper and the flow channel, and holds the closing stopper at a predetermined position. During storage, the closing stopper is engaged with the sealing member to close the flow channel. During flat tire repair work, the closing stopper is pushed out from the sealing member by pressure inside the container and moved toward the outer side of the container in the flow channel to open the flow channel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2015
    Publication date: February 16, 2017
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 9527354
    Abstract: A packaging box is provided for individually packaging a container for tire repair fluid. The box has six outer walls that surround the container. A container holder for holding the container upright is provided in any one of the outer walls. The container holderholder is formed by deforming the outer wall. The container is removed from the packaging box, the outer wall of the packaging box is deformed to form the container holder. The container holder is used to hold the container upright. A first hose is connected between a tire valve of a wheel on which a pneumatic tire is mounted and an outlet of the container. A second hose is connected between an inlet of the container and an air compressor. The air compressor is operable to inject the tire repair fluid in the container into the pneumatic tire using the pressure of compressed air.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20160318265
    Abstract: Provided is a puncture repair liquid-holding container that allows for improved squeezability while suppressing puncture repair liquid degradation. In a puncture repair liquid-holding container in which puncture repair liquid is contained within a container body, the container body being squeezed during use to dispense the puncture repair liquid from an opening, the container body includes a large-circumference section and a small-circumference section, the large-circumference section being disposed on a side of the container body on which the opening is present, and the small-circumference section being disposed on a side of the container body on which a bottom is present.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20150321229
    Abstract: A tire cleaning method according to the present technology is a method of cleaning a tire in which puncture repair liquid has been used, comprising the steps of: recovering puncture repair liquid from an inside of a tire before removing the tire from a rim of a wheel; injecting cleaning liquid into the inside of the tire from which the puncture repair liquid has been recovered; cleaning the inside of the tire with the cleaning liquid by moving the tire; and removing the cleaning liquid from the inside of the cleaned tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20150158620
    Abstract: A container of a puncture repair agent includes: a bottomed cylindrical container body to store the puncture repair agent; and a mouth portion provided on the container body, from which the puncture repair agent is pushed out by pressing the container body, wherein the container body is hollow molded into a flat shape and includes a barrel portion, wherein the barrel portion includes a pair of narrow portions facing in a major axis direction, and a pair of wide portions facing in a minor axis direction, and wherein each of the pair of wide portions is provided with a pressing recessed portion capable of being recessed in a concave curved surface shape toward inside of the barrel portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2013
    Publication date: June 11, 2015
    Inventors: Takumi Sekiguchi, Ryosuke Oki, Daisuke Yamazaki
  • Publication number: 20150053682
    Abstract: A container for containing tire repair fluid is provided that does not require a protective cap provided with a perforating member for perforating a sealing film, and is capable of ensuring protection effect of the sealing film during storage as well as allowing perforating of the sealing film during tire repair. In the container for containing tire repair fluid of the present technology includes a liquid containing portion that contains a tire repair fluid, an opening connected to the liquid containing portion, and a sealing film that seals the opening. The container further includes a plate-like protective member larger in size than an internal diameter of the opening and held in a layered state on the sealing film, wherein the protective member, upon being folded, functions as a perforating tool for perforating the sealing film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Applicant: The Yokoham Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20150047737
    Abstract: A packaging box is provided for individually packaging a container for tire repair fluid. The box has six outer walls that surround the container. A container holder for holding the container upright is provided in any one of the outer walls. The container holderholder is formed by deforming the outer wall. The container is removed from the packaging box, the outer wall of the packaging box is deformed to form the container holder. The container holder is used to hold the container upright. A first hose is connected between a tire valve of a wheel on which a pneumatic tire is mounted and an outlet of the container. A second hose is connected between an inlet of the container and an air compressor. The air compressor is operable to inject the tire repair fluid in the container into the pneumatic tire using the pressure of compressed air.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2013
    Publication date: February 19, 2015
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8950443
    Abstract: A method for recovering puncture repair liquid includes preparing tube, preparing sealing portion, removing, discharging, inserting, and recovering. The tube is to be inserted into a tire from a tire valve mounted to a wheel. The sealing portion is at a part of the tube in a longitudinal direction, has an outer diameter larger than an outer diameter of the tube, and is fittable in the tire valve. The removing removes a valve core from the tire valve of the wheel. The discharging discharges pressurized air filled in the tire from the tire valve. The inserting inserts the tube from the tire valve so as to bring the tube to a liquid surface of the puncture repair liquid. The recovering recovers the puncture repair liquid in the tire via the tube using a residual pressure in the tire by fitting the sealing portion to the tire valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8839830
    Abstract: A method and device for recovering puncture repair liquid without cutting out a tire valve. The method uses a device including a tube and either a pipe member or a drainage device. The tube reaches a tire inner surface when inserted into the tire from a tire valve mounted to a wheel, and the pipe member or drainage device connects between the tire valve and a pressurized air source. A valve core is detached from a tire valve of the wheel. The tube is inserted into the tire via the valve, the pipe member or drainage device is connected between the valve and air source, the tire is filled with air from the air source, and the puncture repair liquid in the tire is recovered through an end portion of the pipe member or drainage port due to air escaping from the tire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kanenari, Takahiro Okamatsu, Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Publication number: 20140261869
    Abstract: A puncture repair liquid injection method injects puncture repair liquid into a tire by using a puncture repair liquid injection device provided with a container having a liquid containing portion containing a puncture repair liquid, along with an outlet for discharging the puncture repair liquid, and an inlet for introducing compressed air; an injection hose connected between a tire valve of a wheel mounted on a tire and the outlet of the container; and a compressor having a pressure adjuster for selecting an air pressure. The method further comprises connecting the injection hose between the tire valve and the outlet of the container, connecting the compressor to the inlet of the container, selecting a reduced air pressure as a pressurizing force by the compressor by an operation of the pressure adjuster, and injecting the puncture repair liquid into the tire by pressurizing the container interior.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8826946
    Abstract: A valve core is removed from a tire valve 3 of a wheel 2 with a tire 1 where puncture repair liquid 4 has been injected. Pressurized air filled in the tire 1 is discharged via the tire valve 3. A tube 10 is inserted through the tire valve 3 to bring the tube 10 to a liquid surface of the puncture repair liquid 4 while the pressurized air in the tire 1 is being discharged. The puncture repair liquid 4 in the tire 1 is recovered via the tube 10 using a residual pressure in the tire 1. In this manner, the puncture repair liquid can efficiently be recovered without cutting off the tire valve.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takumi Sekiguchi
  • Patent number: 8791175
    Abstract: Disclosed is a liquid coagulant which can be injected into the inside of a tire without removing the tire from a rim and which can prevent the scattering of a residue of a tire puncture sealing material when the tire is removed from the rim. The liquid coagulant can coagulate an emulsion that contains a natural rubber latex. The liquid coagulant comprises a urethane resin and/or an acrylic resin which has a pH value of 2.0 to 4.0 and contains a cationic functional group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro Okamatsu, Kazushi Kimura, Daisuke Kanenari, Takumi Sekiguchi