Patents by Inventor Hiroyuki Miyade

Hiroyuki Miyade 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).

  • Thermoplastic elastomer hose having excellent flexibility
    Patent number: 5380571
    Abstract: A hose including at least an inner tube, a reinforcing layer and an outer cover, wherein the inner tube and the outer cover are individually composed of a thermoplastic elastomer comprising a vulcanized rubber dispersed in a thermoplastic resin, M.sub.p defined by the following formula (I) is not greater than 70 kgf/cm.sup.2, and flexural rigidity of the hose at a bending radius four times the outer diameter of the hose is 1 kgf or less: ##EQU1## wherein t.sub.1 and t.sub.2 are the thickness of the inner tube and the outer tube (mm), respectively, and M.sub.1 and M.sub.2 are stress (kgf/cm.sup.2) at 25% elongation of the inner tube and the outer cover, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: January 10, 1995
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Ozawa, Hiroyuki Miyade, Tetsu Kitami