Patents by Inventor Yuko Hinohara

Yuko Hinohara 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: 9328225
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire that includes silica and a rubber component that contains not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, the conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit derived from a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by the following formula (I): at least one terminal of the conjugated diene polymer being modified by a compound represented by the following formula (II):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Nishioka, Yuko Hinohara, Takahiro Mabuchi
  • Patent number: 9284433
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that enables to improve the fuel economy, wet-grip performance, abrasion resistance, and processability in a balanced manner, and a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing silica and a conjugated diene polymer, the conjugated diene polymer being obtained by reacting a compound containing a nitrogen atom and/or a silicon atom with an active end of a copolymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including a conjugated diene compound and a silicon-containing vinyl compound using a polymerization initiator represented by the following formula (I): wherein an amount of the conjugated diene polymer is not more than 90% by mass based on 100% by mass of a rubber component of the rubber composition, and an amount of the silica is 10 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Tokimune, Yuko Hinohara
  • Patent number: 9139719
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that achieves a well-balanced improvement in fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition, including a rubber component and silica, wherein the rubber component contains not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, the conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit derived from a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by the following formula (I): at least one terminal of the conjugated diene polymer being modified by a compound containing a group represented by the following formula (II): and wherein the silica is contained in an amount of 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2015
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Hinohara, Kazuyuki Nishioka, Takahiro Mabuchi
  • Publication number: 20140114014
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that enables to improve the fuel economy, wet-grip performance, abrasion resistance, and processability in a balanced manner, and a pneumatic tire including the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition containing silica and a conjugated diene polymer, the conjugated diene polymer being obtained by reacting a compound containing a nitrogen atom and/or a silicon atom with an active end of a copolymer obtained by polymerizing a monomer component including a conjugated diene compound and a silicon-containing vinyl compound using a polymerization initiator represented by the following formula (I): wherein an amount of the conjugated diene polymer is not more than 90% by mass based on 100% by mass of a rubber component of the rubber composition, and an amount of the silica is 10 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2012
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryuichi Tokimune, Yuko Hinohara
  • Publication number: 20130090409
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that achieves a well-balanced improvement in fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition, including a rubber component and silica, wherein the rubber component contains not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, the conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit derived from a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by the following formula (I): at least one terminal of the conjugated diene polymer being modified by a compound containing a group represented by the following formula (II): and wherein the silica is contained in an amount of 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Hinohara, Kazuyuki Nishioka, Takahiro Mabuchi
  • Publication number: 20130090422
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that achieves a well-balanced improvement in fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition, including a rubber component and silica, wherein the rubber component contains not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, the conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit derived from a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by the following formula (I): at least one terminal of the conjugated diene polymer being modified by a compound containing a group represented by the following formula (II): and wherein the silica is contained in an amount of 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Hinohara, Kazuyuki Nishioka, Takahiro Mabuchi
  • Publication number: 20130085225
    Abstract: The invention provides a rubber composition that achieves a well-balanced improvement in fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The invention relates to a rubber composition, including a rubber component and silica, wherein the rubber component contains not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, the conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit derived from a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by the following formula (I): at least one terminal of the conjugated diene polymer being modified by a silicon compound containing a group represented by the following formula (II) and/or a group represented by the following formula (III): and wherein the silica is contained in an amount of 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Nishioka, Yuko Hinohara, Takahiro Mabuchi
  • Publication number: 20130085226
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that achieves a well-balanced improvement in fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition, including a rubber component and silica, wherein the rubber component contains not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, the conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit derived from a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by the following formula (I): at least one terminal of the conjugated diene polymer being modified by a compound represented by the following formula (II): and wherein the silica is contained in an amount of 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: April 4, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuko Hinohara, Kazuyuki Nishioka, Takahiro Mabuchi
  • Publication number: 20130079464
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition that achieves a well-balanced improvement in fuel economy, wet-grip performance, and abrasion resistance, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition, including a rubber component and silica, wherein the rubber component contains not less than 5% by mass of a conjugated diene polymer, based on 100% by mass of the rubber component, the conjugated diene polymer containing a constituent unit derived from a conjugated diene and a constituent unit represented by the following formula (I): at least one terminal of the conjugated diene polymer being modified by a compound represented by the following formula (II): and wherein the silica is contained in an amount of 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the rubber component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2011
    Publication date: March 28, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuyuki Nishioka, Yuko Hinohara, Takahiro Mabuchi