Patents by Inventor Kae ITO

Kae ITO 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: 11148474
    Abstract: A tire includes four zigzag circumferential grooves and hexagonal blocks divided by the lateral grooves each extending so as to connect between adjacent ones of the zigzag circumferential grooves. The zigzag circumferential grooves include a pair of center circumferential grooves each having a groove width not more than 4.0 mm and a pair of shoulder circumferential grooves each having a groove width larger than that of each of the center circumferential grooves. A depth of each of the lateral grooves is smaller than a depth of each of the zigzag circumferential grooves, and a groove bottom of each of the lateral grooves is provided with a first sipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kae Ito
  • Patent number: 10654321
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with crown main grooves, center axial grooves and center blocks including a siped center block with a first sipe. The siped center block has a pair of substantially v-shaped opposite first and second block side walls each having an outwardly protruding vertex. The first sipe has a wavy configuration at least partially. One end of the first sipe is positioned on one side in the tire circumferential direction of the vertex of the first block side wall, whereas the other end of the first sipe is positioned on other side in the tire circumferential direction of the vertex of the second block side wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kae Ito
  • Publication number: 20190176528
    Abstract: A tire includes four zigzag circumferential grooves and hexagonal blocks divided by the lateral grooves each extending so as to connect between adjacent ones of the zigzag circumferential grooves. The zigzag circumferential grooves include a pair of center circumferential grooves each having a groove width not more than 4.0 mm and a pair of shoulder circumferential grooves each having a groove width larger than that of each of the center circumferential grooves. A depth of each of the lateral grooves is smaller than a depth of each of the zigzag circumferential grooves, and a groove bottom of each of the lateral grooves is provided with a first sipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2018
    Publication date: June 13, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kae ITO
  • Patent number: 10300744
    Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion 2 comprising blocks 20. At least one of the blocks has a first block wall (25a), a second block wall (25b), and a first region (26a) and a second region (26b) divided by a crossing sipe 30. In a plan view, the first and second block walls (25a) and (25b) are each formed in a convex V-shape so as to have an apex portion 27 protruding toward the outside of the block. The crossing sipe 30 has a first end (28a) positioned on a first side of the apex portion 27 of the first block wall (25a) and a second end (28b) positioned on a second side of the apex portion 27 of the second block wall (25b) in the tire circumferential direction. The first and second regions (26a) and (26b) each have a closed sipe 38 having both ends terminating within the region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kae Ito
  • Patent number: 10293642
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with blocks divided by main grooves extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction, and axial grooves connecting between the main grooves. The blocks include a siped block. The siped block is provided with a first sipe extending in the tire axial direction across the block, and second sipes respectively disposed in regions subdivided by the first sipe. Each of the second sipes is a closed sipe whose both ends are closed, and the maximum depth of the second sipe is less than the maximum depth of the first sipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventor: Kae Ito
  • Patent number: 10072155
    Abstract: A coating composition capable of forming an acrylic hard coat film contains (A) an acrylate component and (B) a metal oxide, wherein a mass ratio (B)/(A) of (B) the metal oxide to (A) the acrylate component is from 0.1 to 1.5, (A) the acrylate component comprises components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of the component (a-1), a content ratio Y of the component (a-2) and a content ratio Z of the component (a-3) satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2). Condition (1): in (A) the acrylate component, X is from 40 to 60% by mass, and a total of Y and Z is from 60 to 40% by mass, and condition (2): in the total of Y and Z, Z is 0% by mass or more and less than 100% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Hamakubo, Kae Ito
  • Publication number: 20180126793
    Abstract: A tire comprises a tread portion 2 comprising blocks 20. At least one of the blocks has a first block wall (25a), a second block wall (25b), and a first region (26a) and a second region (26b) divided by a crossing sipe 30. In a plan view, the first and second block walls (25a) and (25b) are each formed in a convex V-shape so as to have an apex portion 27 protruding toward the outside of the block. The crossing sipe 30 has a first end (28a) positioned on a first side of the apex portion 27 of the first block wall (25a) and a second end (28b) positioned on a second side of the apex portion 27 of the second block wall (25b) in the tire circumferential direction. The first and second regions (26a) and (26b) each have a closed sipe 38 having both ends terminating within the region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kae ITO
  • Patent number: 9873799
    Abstract: Coating composition containing (A) an acrylate component and (B) zirconia, wherein a mass ratio (B)/(A) of (B) to (A) is from 0.1 to 2.0, (A) contains components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of component (a-1), a content ratio Y of component (a-2) and content ratio Z of component (a-3) satisfies conditions (1) and (2), and optical member having hard coat film obtained by using coating composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Hamakubo, Kae Ito
  • Patent number: 9783683
    Abstract: A coating composition contains (A) an acrylate component and (B) a metal oxide. A mass ratio (B)/(A) is from 0.6 to 1.3, (A) contains the components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of (a-1), a content ratio Y of (a-2) and a content ratio Z of (a-3) satisfies the conditions (1) and (2): (a-1): a polyfunctional acrylate compound having 3 or more acrylate groups in one molecule; (a-2): a dendritic aliphatic compound having an acrylate group at an end thereof; and (a-3): a modified acrylate compound having been modified with an alkylene oxide or ?-caprolactone. The condition (1): in (A), X is from 40 to 60% by mass, and a total of Y and Z is from 60 to 40% by mass, and the condition (2): in the total of Y and Z, Z is 30% by mass or more and less than 100% by mass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2017
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Hamakubo, Kae Ito
  • Publication number: 20170106700
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with crown main grooves, center axial grooves and center blocks including a siped center block with a first sipe. The siped center block has a pair of substantially v-shaped opposite first and second block side walls each having an outwardly protruding vertex. The first sipe has a wavy configuration at least partially. One end of the first sipe is positioned on one side in the tire circumferential direction of the vertex of the first block side wall, whereas the other end of the first sipe is positioned on other side in the tire circumferential direction of the vertex of the second block side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kae ITO
  • Publication number: 20170106702
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with blocks divided by main grooves extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction, and axial grooves connecting between the main grooves. The blocks include a siped block. The siped block has a first block side wall and a second block side wall respectively extending along the main grooves on both sides thereof. The siped block is provided with a first sipe extending from the first block side wall to the second block side wall. In the top view of the siped block, the first block side wall and the second block side wall are substantially V-shaped to have a vertex protruding outwardly of the block. One end of the first sipe is positioned on one side in the tire circumferential direction of the vertex of the first block side wall, whereas the other end of the first sipe is positioned on the other side in the tire circumferential direction of the vertex of the second block side wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kae ITO
  • Publication number: 20170106701
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprises a tread portion provided with blocks divided by main grooves extending continuously in the tire circumferential direction, and axial grooves connecting between the main grooves. The blocks include a siped block. The siped block is provided with a first sipe extending in the tire axial direction across the block, and second sipes respectively disposed in regions subdivided by the first sipe. Each of the second sipes is a closed sipe whose both ends are closed, and the maximum depth of the second sipe is less than the maximum depth of the first sipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventor: Kae ITO
  • Patent number: 9500774
    Abstract: To provide a plastic lens having a ?/4 layer exhibiting excellent adhesion between a plastic substrate and a hard coat layer, and a method for producing thereof. A plastic lens containing: a plastic substrate (A); a ?/4 layer (B) that is formed on the plastic substrate, is formed by curing a composition comprising a bifunctional or higher functional acrylate compound, a dendritic aliphatic compound having an acrylate group at an end thereof, and metal oxide particles, and has a thickness of from 50 to 100 nm; and a hard coat layer (C) that is formed on the ?/4 layer directly or through another layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2016
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi Hamakubo, Kae Ito
  • Patent number: 9322968
    Abstract: An aspect of the present invention relates to a polarizing lens, which comprises a polarizing layer comprising a dichroic dye and a functional film in this order on a lens substrate, and further comprises a waterborne resin layer between the polarizing layer and the functional film as a layer adjacent to both the polarizing layer and functional film, wherein the waterborne resin layer is greater than 0.50 ?m in thickness and has been formed by coating and drying a waterborne resin composition comprising a polyether polyurethane resin and a water-based solvent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichi Yajima, Katsushi Hamakubo, Kae Ito
  • Publication number: 20160075882
    Abstract: A coating composition contains (A) an acrylate component and (B) a metal oxide. A mass ratio (B)/(A) is from 0.6 to 1.3, (A) contains the components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of (a-1), a content ratio Y of (a-2) and a content ratio Z of (a-3) satisfies the conditions (1) and (2): (a-1): a polyfunctional acrylate compound having 3 or more acrylate groups in one molecule; (a-2): a dendritic aliphatic compound having an acrylate group at an end thereof; and (a-3): a modified acrylate compound having been modified with an alkylene oxide or ?-caprolactone. The condition (1): in (A), X is from 40 to 60% by mass, and a total of Y and Z is from 60 to 40% by mass, and the condition (2): in the total of Y and Z, Z is 30% by mass or more and less than 100% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Inventors: Katsushi HAMAKUBO, Kae ITO
  • Publication number: 20160068684
    Abstract: A coating composition capable of forming an acrylic hard coat film contains (A) an acrylate component and (B) a metal oxide, wherein a mass ratio (B)/(A) of (B) the metal oxide to (A) the acrylate component is from 0.1 to 1.5, (A) the acrylate component comprises components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of the component (a-1), a content ratio Y of the component (a-2) and a content ratio Z of the component (a-3) satisfies the following conditions (1) and (2). Condition (1): in (A) the acrylate component, X is from 40 to 60% by mass, and a total of Y and Z is from 60 to 40% by mass, and condition (2): in the total of Y and Z, Z is 0% by mass or more and less than 100% by mass.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: March 10, 2016
    Inventors: Katsushi HAMAKUBO, Kae ITO
  • Publication number: 20160032109
    Abstract: Coating composition containing (A) an acrylate component and (B) zirconia, wherein a mass ratio (B)/(A) of (B) to (A) is from 0.1 to 2.0, (A) contains components (a-1), (a-2) and (a-3), and a content ratio X of component (a-1), a content ratio Y of component (a-2) and content ratio Z of component (a-3) satisfies conditions (1) and (2), and optical member having hard coat film obtained by using coating composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Publication date: February 4, 2016
    Applicant: HOYA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Katsushi HAMAKUBO, Kae ITO
  • Publication number: 20160003979
    Abstract: To provide a plastic lens having a ?/4 layer exhibiting excellent adhesion between a plastic substrate and a hard coat layer, and a method for producing thereof. A plastic lens containing: a plastic substrate (A); a ?/4 layer (B) that is formed on the plastic substrate, is formed by curing a composition comprising a bifunctional or higher functional acrylate compound, a dendritic aliphatic compound having an acrylate group at an end thereof, and metal oxide particles, and has a thickness of from 50 to 100 nm; and a hard coat layer (C) that is formed on the ?/4 layer directly or through another layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 27, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Katsushi HAMAKUBO, Kae ITO