Patents by Inventor Eiji Kudo

Eiji Kudo 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: 20240119808
    Abstract: A presentation device is provided in a gaming machine. The presentation device includes: a small roulette wheel, a medium roulette wheel, and a large roulette wheel, having different diameters and rotatably held on the same rotation center line; a motor, rotating each roulette wheel; a communication part, transmitting and receiving a control signal to and from the gaming machine; and a control part, controlling the motor based on the control signal from the gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2023
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: OMRON Corporation
    Inventors: Masaaki SUMI, Eiji YASUDA, Takahiro ONO, Takuya KUDO, Takehiro AGATA
  • Patent number: 8991457
    Abstract: A steel cord for reinforcement of rubber articles, whose cord strength is enhanced by preventing occurrence of preceding break of the outermost layer filaments in the steel cord having a multi-twisted structure, and a pneumatic tire using it as a reinforcing material are provided. In a steel cord for reinforcement of rubber articles having a multi-twisted structure in which a plurality of strands are twisted together, which strands have a layered twisted structure in which a plurality of steel filaments are twisted together, dc/ds, which represents the ratio between dc, the diameter of outermost layer sheath filaments constituting the outermost layer sheath of a core strand, and ds, the diameter of outermost layer sheath filaments constituting the outermost layer sheath of sheath strands, is 1.05 to 1.25.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Eiji Kudo
  • Publication number: 20110088825
    Abstract: A steel cord for reinforcement of rubber articles, whose cord strength is enhanced by preventing occurrence of preceding break of the outermost layer filaments in the steel cord having a multi-twisted structure, and a pneumatic tire using it as a reinforcing material are provided. In a steel cord for reinforcement of rubber articles having a multi-twisted structure in which a plurality of strands are twisted together, which strands have a layered twisted structure in which a plurality of steel filaments are twisted together, dc/ds, which represents the ratio between dc, the diameter of outermost layer sheath filaments constituting the outermost layer sheath of a core strand, and ds, the diameter of outermost layer sheath filaments constituting the outermost layer sheath of sheath strands, is 1.05 to 1.25.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2009
    Publication date: April 21, 2011
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Eiji Kudo
  • Patent number: 7013573
    Abstract: A hole center detecting apparatus for positioning the hole of a spool and a cord accurately by determining the coordinates of two points of intersection between the inner circumference of the spool hole and a virtual straight line to compute the coordinates of the center of the hole and by moving the cord according to the computed coordinates of the hole center. A straightness measuring apparatus for measuring the curvature of a cord automatically by detecting the coordinates of three longitudinal points of the cord. A measurement apparatus for measuring a residual torsion automatically by measuring the rotation angle of the end portion of the cord before and after clamped, electrically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2006
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kinoshita, Yoshiki Mizuta, Takahiro Yamada, Shogo Ueda, Eiji Kudo, Yuichi Kimura, Yukio Sangawa
  • Patent number: 6752025
    Abstract: A hole center detecting apparatus for positioning the hole of a spool and a cord accurately by determining the coordinates of two points of intersection between the inner circumference of the spool hole and a virtual straight line to compute the coordinates of the center of the hole and by moving the cord according to the computed coordinates of the hole center. A straightness measuring apparatus for measuring the curvature of a cord automatically by detecting the coordinates of three longitudinal points of the cord. A measurement apparatus for measuring a residual torsion automatically by measuring the rotation angle of the end portion of the cord before and after clamped, electrically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2004
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kinoshita, Yoshiki Mizuta, Takahiro Yamada, Shogo Ueda, Eiji Kudo, Yuichi Kimura, Yukio Sangawa
  • Publication number: 20030204964
    Abstract: A hole center detecting apparatus for positioning the hole of a spool and a cord accurately by determining the coordinates of two points of intersection between the inner circumference of the spool hole and a virtual straight line to compute the coordinates of the center of the hole and by moving the cord according to the computed coordinates of the hole center. A straightness measuring apparatus for measuring the curvature of a cord automatically by detecting the coordinates of three longitudinal points of the cord. A measurement apparatus for measuring a residual torsion automatically by measuring the rotation angle of the end portion of the cord before and after clamped, electrically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: November 6, 2003
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kinoshita, Yoshiki Mizuta, Takahiro Yamada, Shogo Ueda, Eiji Kudo, Yuichi Kimura, Yukio Sangawa
  • Publication number: 20030200668
    Abstract: A hole center detecting apparatus for positioning the hole of a spool and a cord accurately by determining the coordinates of two points of intersection between the inner circumference of the spool hole and a virtual straight line to compute the coordinates of the center of the hole and by moving the cord according to the computed coordinates of the hole center. A straightness measuring apparatus for measuring the curvature of a cord automatically by detecting the coordinates of three longitudinal points of the cord. A measurement apparatus for measuring a residual torsion automatically by measuring the rotation angle of the end portion of the cord before and after clamped, electrically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2003
    Publication date: October 30, 2003
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kinoshita, Yoshiki Mizuta, Takahiro Yamada, Shogo Ueda, Eiji Kudo, Yuichi Kimura, Yukio Sangawa
  • Patent number: 6578280
    Abstract: A hole center detecting apparatus for positioning the hole of a spool and a cord accurately by determining the coordinates of two points of intersection between the inner circumference of the spool hole and a virtual straight line to compute the coordinates of the center of the hole and by moving the cord according to the computed coordinates of the hole center. A straightness measuring apparatus for measuring the curvature of a cord automatically by detecting the coordinates of three longitudinal points of the cord. A measurement apparatus for measuring a residual torsion automatically by measuring the rotation angle of the end portion of the cord before and after clamped, electrically.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2003
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Kinoshita, Yoshiki Mizuta, Takahiro Yamada, Shogo Ueda, Eiji Kudo, Yuichi Kimura, Yukio Sangawa
  • Publication number: 20020038516
    Abstract: A hole center detecting apparatus for positioning the hole of a spool and a cord accurately by determining the coordinates of two points of intersection between the inner circumference of the spool hole and a virtual straight line to compute the coordinates of the center of the hole and by moving the cord according to the computed coordinates of the hole center. A straightness measuring apparatus for measuring the curvature of a cord automatically by detecting the coordinates of three longitudinal points of the cord. A measurement apparatus for measuring a residual torsion automatically by measuring the rotation angle of the end portion of the cord before and after clamped, electrically.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2001
    Publication date: April 4, 2002
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takashi Kinoshita, Yoshiki Mizuta, Takahiro Yamada, Shogo Ueda, Eiji Kudo, Yuichi Kimura, Yukio Sangawa
  • Patent number: 5561974
    Abstract: A steel cord for the reinforcement of rubber articles has a three-layer twisting structure comprising a core of 2 steel filaments, a middle sheath layer of 6 steel filaments and an outer sheath layer of 11 steel filaments, in which a ratio of filament diameter ds in the middle and outer sheath layers to filament diameter dc in the core (ds/dc) is within a range of 1.15-1.5 and a twisting pitch of the core is not less than 20 mm, and is used as a reinforcing member in a heavy duty pneumatic radial tire, conveyor belt and the like.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 8, 1996
    Assignees: Bridgestone Corporation, Bridgestone Metalpha Corporation
    Inventors: Takaya Yamanaka, Eiji Kudo