Patents by Inventor Ayumi Naka

Ayumi Naka 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: 10072138
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprises a diene rubber including not less than 30% by weight of a modified conjugated diene polymer rubber and, per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, from 1 to 25 parts by weight of a tackifying resin, and from 25 to 80 parts by weight of a filler comprising not less than 50% by weight of silica. The modified conjugated diene polymer rubber has a terminal modified group comprising a functional group that interacts with silica. In the modified conjugated diene polymer rubber, aromatic vinyl unit content is from 38% to 48% by weight, vinyl unit content is from 20% to 35%, weight-average molecular weight is from 600,000 to 1,000,000, and glass transition temperature is from ?22 to ?32° C. A glass transition temperature of the tackifying resin is from 50 to 110° C. higher than the glass transition temperature of the modified conjugated diene polymer rubber.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD
    Inventors: Ayumi Naka, Takashi Shirokawa, Makoto Ashiura, Yoshihiro Kameda, Masaki Satou
  • Patent number: 9790306
    Abstract: A rubber composition for use in tire treads comprising from 60 to 130 parts by weight of silica per 100 parts by weight of diene rubber containing not less than 50% by weight of hydroxyl group-containing modified styrene butadiene rubber, in which the weight ratio of oil to filler containing the silica is not greater than 0.25, and a silane coupling agent having a mercapto group and an Si—O bond is compounded in an amount from 4 to 15% by weight of the silica content, and diethylene glycol is compounded in an amount from 1 to 6% by weight of the silica content.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2017
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Sato, Satoshi Mihara, Yayoi Akahori, Shin Tsukishima, Ayumi Naka
  • Patent number: 9567451
    Abstract: A rubber composition for use in tire treads comprises a diene rubber including not less than 40% by weight of a modified conjugated diene polymer rubber and, per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, from 66 to 110 parts by weight of a filler. The filler comprises not less than 50% by weight of silica. The modified conjugated diene polymer rubber is obtained by copolymerizing a conjugated diene monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit in a hydrocarbon solvent using an organic active metal compound as an initiator. A resulting active conjugated diene polymer chain thereof has a terminal modified group, obtained by reacting at least one type of compound having a functional group that is reactable with the active terminal of the polymer chain. Moreover, the terminal modified group has a functional group that interacts with the silica.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Satou, Takashi Shirokawa, Makoto Ashiura, Yoshihiro Kameda, Ayumi Naka, Keisuke Maejima
  • Patent number: 9416252
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprises a diene rubber including not less than 25% by weight of a modified conjugated diene polymer rubber and, per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, from 25 to 65 parts by weight of a filler, the filler comprising not less than 50% by weight of silica. The silica has a DBP absorption number of 190 to 250 ml/100 g, an N2SA of 194 to 225 m/g, and a CTAB of 185 to 215 m2/g. A ratio of the N2SA to the CTAB is from 0.9 to 1.4. The modified conjugated diene polymer rubber has a terminal modified group including a functional group that interacts with the silica. In the modified conjugated diene polymer rubber, aromatic vinyl unit content is from 38% to 48% by weight, vinyl unit content is from 20% to 35%, and weight-average molecular weight is from 600,000 to 1,000,000.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 16, 2016
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumi Naka, Takashi Shirokawa, Makoto Ashiura, Yoshihiro Kameda, Masaki Satou, Keisuke Maejima
  • Publication number: 20150218298
    Abstract: A rubber composition for use in tire treads comprising from 60 to 130 parts by weight of silica per 100 parts by weight of diene rubber containing not less than 50% by weight of hydroxyl group-containing modified styrene butadiene rubber, in which the weight ratio of oil to filler containing the silica is not greater than 0.25, and a silane coupling agent having a mercapto group and an Si—O bond is compounded in an amount from 4 to 15% by weight of the silica content, and diethylene glycol is compounded in an amount from 1 to 6% by weight of the silica content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Sato, Satoshi Mihara, Yayoi Akahori, Shin Tsukishima, Ayumi Naka
  • Publication number: 20140011909
    Abstract: A rubber composition for use in tire treads comprises a diene rubber including not less than 40% by weight of a modified conjugated diene polymer rubber and, per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, from 66 to 110 parts by weight of a filler. The filler comprises not less than 50% by weight of silica. The modified conjugated diene polymer rubber is obtained by copolymerizing a conjugated diene monomer unit and an aromatic vinyl monomer unit in a hydrocarbon solvent using an organic active metal compound as an initiator. A resulting active conjugated diene polymer chain thereof has a terminal modified group, obtained by reacting at least one type of compound having a functional group that is reactable with the active terminal of the polymer chain. Moreover, the terminal modified group has a functional group that interacts with the silica.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: January 9, 2014
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Satou, Takashi Shirokawa, Makoto Ashiura, Yoshihiro Kameda, Ayumi Naka, Keisuke Maejima
  • Publication number: 20130338255
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprises a diene rubber including not less than 25% by weight of a modified conjugated diene polymer rubber and, per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, from 25 to 65 parts by weight of a filler, the filler comprising not less than 50% by weight of silica. The silica has a DBP absorption number of 190 to 250 ml/100 g, an N2SA of 194 to 225 m/g, and a CTAB of 185 to 215 m2/g. A ratio of the N2SA to the CTAB is from 0.9 to 1.4. The modified conjugated diene polymer rubber has a terminal modified group including a functional group that interacts with the silica. In the modified conjugated diene polymer rubber, aromatic vinyl unit content is from 38% to 48% by weight, vinyl unit content is from 20% to 35%, and weight-average molecular weight is from 600,000 to 1,000,000.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 19, 2013
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumi Naka, Takashi Shirokawa, Makoto Ashiura, Yoshihiro Kameda, Masaki Satou, Keisuke Maejima
  • Publication number: 20130324638
    Abstract: A rubber composition comprises a diene rubber including not less than 30% by weight of a modified conjugated diene polymer rubber and, per 100 parts by weight of the diene rubber, from 1 to 25 parts by weight of a tackifying resin, and from 25 to 80 parts by weight of a filler comprising not less than 50% by weight of silica. The modified conjugated diene polymer rubber has a terminal modified group comprising a functional group that interacts with silica. In the modified conjugated diene polymer rubber, aromatic vinyl unit content is from 38% to 48% by weight, vinyl unit content is from 20% to 35%, weight-average molecular weight is from 600,000 to 1,000,000, and glass transition temperature is from ?22 to ?32° C. A glass transition temperature of the tackifying resin is from 50 to 110° C. higher than the glass transition temperature of the modified conjugated diene polymer rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2011
    Publication date: December 5, 2013
    Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ayumi Naka, Takashi Shirokawa, Makoto Ashiura, Yoshihiro Kameda, Masaki Satou