Patents by Inventor Ayuko YAMADA
Ayuko 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).
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Patent number: 12054013Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 includes a carcass 6 extending between bead cores of bead portions via a tread portion 2 and sidewall portions, and a belt layer 7 arranged on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the carcass 6 and inside the tread portion 2. The pneumatic tire 1 has a noise damper 20 arranged on an inner cavity surface of the tread portion 2. Glass transition temperature of the noise damper 20 is in a range of from ?55 degrees Celsius to ?45 degrees Celsius.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2019Date of Patent: August 6, 2024Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masako Nakatani, Takahiro Kawachi, Ayuko Yamada, Keiichi Nakadera, Hiroshi Ito, Shuichiro Ono, Daiki Mukouguchi, Tatsuhiro Tanaka, Tetsuya Maekawa, Subaru Toya
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Publication number: 20230415511Abstract: It is provided a tire having a tread portion, wherein the cap rubber layer forming the tread portion is formed from a rubber composition containing 60 parts by mass or more and 80 parts by mass or less of styrene-butadiene rubber having a styrene content of 25% by mass or less in 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and containing 100 parts by mass or less of silica with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, whose loss tangent (30° C. tan ?) is 0.25 or less; and the thickness of the tread portion is 6 mm or more and 12 mm or less; and an object of the present invention is to improve rolling resistance at the time of starting.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2023Publication date: December 28, 2023Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ayuko YAMADA, Kentaro NAKAMURA
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Patent number: 11312191Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 comprises a carcass 6 extending between bead cores of bead portions via a tread portion 2 and sidewall portions, and a belt layer 7 arranged on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the carcass 6 and inside of the tread portion 2. The pneumatic tire 1 further comprises a damping rubber body 30 arranged between the carcass 6 and the belt layer 7, and a noise damper 20 arranged on an inner cavity surface of the tread portion 2. A width W1 in a tire axial direction of the damping rubber body 30 is in a range of from 60% to 130% of a width W2 in the tire axial direction of the belt layer 7, and a water absorption rate of the noise damper 20 is in a range of from 10% to 25%.Type: GrantFiled: April 16, 2020Date of Patent: April 26, 2022Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masako Nakatani, Takahiro Kawachi, Ayuko Yamada, Takuya Horiguchi, Masataka Hiro, Takayuki Nagase, Hiroshi Ito, Fumiya Kato, Subaru Toya
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Publication number: 20210129599Abstract: A pneumatic tyre 1 includes a carcass 6 extending between bead cores of bead portions via a tread portion 2 and sidewall portions, and a belt layer 7 arranged on an outer side in a tyre radial direction of the carcass 6 and inside of the tread portion 2. The pneumatic tyre 1 has a damping rubber body 30 arranged between the carcass 6 and the belt layer 7, and a noise damper 20 arranged on an inner cavity surface of the tread portion 2. A width W1 in a tyre axial direction of the damping rubber body 30 is in a range of from 60% to 130% of a width W2 in the tyre axial direction of the belt layer 7, and air permeability of the noise damper 20 measured in accordance with the Japanese Industrial Standard JIS-L1096 is 3.0 cm3/cm2/s or less.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2018Publication date: May 6, 2021Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masako NAKATANI, Takahiro KAWACHI, Ayuko YAMADA, Noboru OKABE, Keiji TAKAGI, Natsuki MAEKAWA, Kenji HAMAMURA, Subaru TOYA
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Publication number: 20200238768Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 comprises a carcass 6 extending between bead cores of bead portions via a tread portion 2 and sidewall portions, and a belt layer 7 arranged on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the carcass 6 and inside of the tread portion 2. The pneumatic tire 1 further comprises a damping rubber body 30 arranged between the carcass 6 and the belt layer 7, and a noise damper 20 arranged on an inner cavity surface of the tread portion 2. A width W1 in a tire axial direction of the damping rubber body 30 is in a range of from 60% to 130% of a width W2 in the tire axial direction of the belt layer 7, and a water absorption rate of the noise damper 20 is in a range of from 10% to 25%.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 16, 2020Publication date: July 30, 2020Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masako NAKATANI, Takahiro KAWACHI, Ayuko YAMADA, Takuya HORIGUCHI, Masataka HIRO, Takayuki NAGASE, Hiroshi ITO, Fumiya KATO, Subaru TOYA
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Publication number: 20200164700Abstract: To be capable of preventing deterioration of uniformity after puncture repair while suppressing running noise. [Solution] A pneumatic tire 1 comprises a noise damper 20 fixed to a tire inner cavity surface of a tread portion 2 and formed of a porous material. The noise damper 20 includes a first part 23 arranged on an outer side in a tire radial direction and fixed to the tire inner cavity surface 16, and a second part 24 arranged on an inner side in the tire radial direction of the first part 23 and exposed in a tire inner cavity 17. A water absorption rate of the first part 23 calculated by a following formula (1) is in a range of from 5% to 25%. Air permeability of the second part 24 measured in accordance with Japanese Industrial standard JIS-L1096 is in a range of from 1 to 7 cm3/cm2/s. The formula (1) is: water absorption rate (%)=weight change before and after immersion (g)/volume at 50% compression (cm3)×100 (1).Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: May 28, 2020Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masako NAKATANI, Takahiro KAWACHI, Nanaho KAMI, Ayuko YAMADA, Takuya HORIGUCHI, Tatsuhiro TANAKA, Keiji TAKAGI, Subaru TOYA
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Patent number: 10647168Abstract: To be capable of preventing deterioration of uniformity after puncture repair while suppressing running noise. [Solution] A pneumatic tire 1 comprises a noise damper 20 fixed to a tire inner cavity surface of a tread portion 2 and formed of a porous material. The noise damper 20 includes a first part 23 arranged on an outer side in a tire radial direction and fixed to the tire inner cavity surface 16, and a second part 24 arranged on an inner side in the tire radial direction of the first part 23 and exposed in a tire inner cavity 17. A water absorption rate of the first part 23 calculated by a following formula (1) is in a range of from 5% to 25%. Air permeability of the second part 24 measured in accordance with Japanese Industrial Standard JIS-L1096 is in a range of from 1 to 7 cm3/cm2/s. The formula (1) is: water absorption rate (%)=weight change before and after immersion (g)/volume at 50% compression (cm3)×100 ??(1).Type: GrantFiled: December 6, 2017Date of Patent: May 12, 2020Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Masako Nakatani, Takahiro Kawachi, Nanaho Kami, Ayuko Yamada, Takuya Horiguchi, Tatsuhiro Tanaka, Keiji Takagi, Subaru Toya
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Publication number: 20200114704Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 includes a carcass 6 extending between bead cores of bead portions via a tread portion 2 and sidewall portions, and a belt layer 7 arranged on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the carcass 6 and inside the tread portion 2. The pneumatic tire 1 has a noise damper 20 arranged on an inner cavity surface of the tread portion 2. Glass transition temperature of the noise damper 20 is in a range of from ?55 degrees Celsius to ?45 degrees Celsius.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2019Publication date: April 16, 2020Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masako NAKATANI, Takahiro KAWACHI, Ayuko YAMADA, Keiichi NAKADERA, Hiroshi ITO, Shuichiro ONO, Daiki MUKOUGUCHI, Tatsuhiro TANAKA, Tetsuya MAEKAWA, Subaru TOYA
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Publication number: 20190375250Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 includes a carcass 6 extending between bead cores of bead portions via a tread portion 2 and sidewall portions, and a belt layer 7 arranged on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the carcass 6 and inside the tread portion 2. The pneumatic tire 1 has a noise damper 20 arranged on an inner cavity surface of the tread portion 2. Glass transition temperature of the noise damper 20 is in a range of from ?55 degrees Celsius to ?45 degrees Celsius.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2017Publication date: December 12, 2019Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masako NAKATANI, Takahiro KAWACHI, Ayuko YAMADA, Keiichi NAKADERA, Hiroshi ITO, Shuichiro ONO, Daiki MUKOUGUCHI, Tatsuhiro TANAKA, Tetsuya MAEKAWA, Subaru TOYA
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Publication number: 20190299722Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 comprises a carcass 6 extending between bead cores of bead portions via a tread portion 2 and sidewall portions, and a belt layer 7 arranged on an outer side in a tire radial direction of the carcass 6 and inside of the tread portion 2. The pneumatic tire 1 further comprises a damping rubber body 30 arranged between the carcass 6 and the belt layer 7, and a noise damper 20 arranged on an inner cavity surface of the tread portion 2. A width W1 in a tire axial direction of the damping rubber body 30 is in a range of from 60% to 130% of a width W2 in the tire axial direction of the belt layer 7, and a water absorption rate of the noise damper 20 is in a range of from 10% to 25%.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2017Publication date: October 3, 2019Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masako NAKATANI, Takahiro KAWACHI, Ayuko YAMADA, Takuya HORIGUCHI, Masataka HIRO, Takayuki NAGASE, Hiroshi ITO, Fumiya KATO, Subaru TOYA
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Publication number: 20190248182Abstract: A pneumatic tire 1 comprises a carcass 6 extending between a pair of bead portions 4, 4, an inner liner 10 arranged on an inner side in a tire radial direction of the carcass 6 and forming a tire inner cavity surface 16, and a noise damper 20 made of a porous material and fixed to the tire inner cavity surface 16 of the inner liner 10. A glass transition temperature Tg1 of the noise damper 20 is lower than a glass transition temperature Tg2 of the inner liner 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2019Publication date: August 15, 2019Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masako NAKATANI, Takahiro KAWACHI, Ayuko YAMADA, Masataka HIRO, Satomi YAMAUCHI, Shuichiro ONO, Tetsuya MAEKAWA, Natsuki MAEKAWA, Subaru TOYA
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Publication number: 20190030954Abstract: [ solution] A pneumatic tire 1 comprises a carcass 6 extending between a pair of bead portions 4, 4, an inner liner 10 arranged on an inner side in a tire radial direction of the carcass 6 and forming a tire inner cavity surface 16, and a noise damper 20 made of a porous material and fixed to the tire inner cavity surface 16 of the inner liner 10. A glass transition temperature Tg1 of the noise damper 20 is lower than a glass transition temperature Tg2 of the inner liner 10.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2017Publication date: January 31, 2019Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.Inventors: Masako NAKATANI, Takahiro KAWACHI, Ayuko YAMADA, Masataka HIRO, Satomi YAMAUCHI, Shuichiro ONO, Tetsuya MAEKAWA, Natsuki MAEKAWA, Subaru TOYA
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Publication number: 20170233562Abstract: The present invention provides a pneumatic tire having well-improved rubber tensile strength and abrasion resistance. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire formed from a rubber composition, the rubber composition containing: a hydrogenated copolymer obtained by copolymerization of an aromatic vinyl compound and a conjugated diene compound, the hydrogenated copolymer having a degree of hydrogenation of the conjugated diene units of 75 mol % or more; a fine particle silica having a CTAB specific surface area of 160 m2/g or more and a BET specific surface area of 170 m2/g or more; and carbon black, the rubber composition containing, per 100% by mass of the rubber component, 75% by mass or more of the hydrogenated copolymer, the rubber composition containing, relative to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, 3 parts by mass or more of the carbon black.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2015Publication date: August 17, 2017Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.Inventors: Ayuko YAMADA, Yuhei YAMASHIRO, Soh ISHINO