Patents by Inventor Kazuya Kuroishi

Kazuya Kuroishi 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: 10081145
    Abstract: In each protrusion-forming recess of a mold, a non-through-hole vent is provided at one end side, and a through-hole vent that is longer than the non-through-hole vent is provided at another end side. When there is an ingress of rubber of a green tire into each protrusion-forming recess, air inside the protrusion-forming recess is discharged through the through-hole vent and the minute amount of air remaining inside escapes to the non-through-hole vent. Each through-hole vent is set with a large capacity, enabling an ingress of rubber into the vent hole that will later become spew to be stopped inside the through-hole vent. Since the volume of air that is trapped inside the protrusion-forming recess is a minute amount, and so the volume of air that escapes into the non-through-hole vent is also a minute amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Kuroishi
  • Publication number: 20170057186
    Abstract: In each protrusion-forming recess of a mold, a non-through-hole vent is provided at one end side, and a through-hole vent that is longer than the non-through-hole vent is provided at another end side. When there is an ingress of rubber of a green tire into each protrusion-forming recess, air inside the protrusion-forming recess is discharged through the through-hole vent and the minute amount of air remaining inside escapes to the non-through-hole vent. Each through-hole vent is set with a large capacity, enabling an ingress of rubber into the vent hole that will later become spew to be stopped inside the through-hole vent. Since the volume of air that is trapped inside the protrusion-forming recess is a minute amount, and so the volume of air that escapes into the non-through-hole vent is also a minute amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya KUROISHI
  • Patent number: 8739849
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire including at least a turbulent flow generation projection configured to generate a turbulent flow, the turbulent flow generation projection being arranged in a range from a maximum tire width position to an outside bead position, the maximum tire width position being a position on a tire surface with maximum tire width, and the outside bead position being a position on an outside of a bead portion in a tire radial direction, the bead portion configured to be in contact with a rim flange. The turbulent flow generation projection includes a radial projection extending along the tire radial direction, and a circumferential projection extending in an approximately circular arc shape along a tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya Kuroishi
  • Publication number: 20130292025
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire (10) is provided with turbulence generating projections (100) extending in a tire radial direction and arranged in the tire side portion (30) located between the tread (20) and beads. If the length of each turbulence generating projection (100) in the radial direction of the tire is L, the Young's modulus of the material which forms the turbulence generating projection (100) is E, and the second moment of area of a cross section of the turbulence generating projection (100) taken perpendicularly to the extending direction of the projection is I, the turbulence generating projections (100) satisfy the relationship of L2?3.5×E×I. The configuration assures the effect of heat dissipation of the tire side portion and minimizes deformation of the turbulence generating projections caused by oil flying from the outside.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2013
    Publication date: November 7, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kazuya KUROISHI, Kenji TOYODA
  • Patent number: 8171968
    Abstract: A construction vehicle tire, in which a temperature rise at the tread portion is suppressed by enhancing the heat radiation property at the tire center portion (C). Lug grooves (22) are arranged in the tread shoulder regions (S) on both sides in the tire width direction. The tire center portion (C) is formed with narrow grooves (24) extending substantially in the tire width direction (V) and having both ends terminating within the tread. A deep equatorial groove (26) extends in the tire circumferential direction on the tire equatorial plane (CL), and has a maximum depth within the range of from 70% to 110% of the depth of the lug grooves (22), so as to efficiently cool the bottom region (26B) of the deep equatorial groove (26) at high temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2012
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Kuroishi, Takumi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20110041971
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire including at least a turbulent flow generation projection configured to generate a turbulent flow, the turbulent flow generation projection being arranged in a range from a maximum tire width position to an outside bead position, the maximum tire width position being a position on a tire surface with maximum tire width, and the outside bead position being a position on an outside of a bead portion in a tire radial direction, the bead portion configured to be in contact with a rim flange. The turbulent flow generation projection includes a radial projection extending along the tire radial direction, and a circumferential projection extending in an approximately circular arc shape along a tire circumferential direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuya Kuroishi
  • Publication number: 20100294412
    Abstract: Provided is a pneumatic tire which is provided with a turbulent flow generation projection for generating a turbulent flow at least in a portion of a surface of the tire and has an outer diameter of not less than 2 m The turbulent flow generation projection extends linearly or curvilinearly along a tire radial direction. A relationship of h=?{1/(V/R)}×coefficient ? is satisfied where “h” is a projection height (mm) from the surface of the tire to a most protruded position of the turbulent flow generation projection, “V” is a speed of a vehicle (km/h), “R” is a tire outer diameter (m), provided that coefficient ?=27.0 to 29.5.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 26, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takumi Inoue, Kazuya Kuroishi, Kenji Araki
  • Publication number: 20100006197
    Abstract: A construction vehicle tire, in which a temperature rise at the tread portion is suppressed by enhancing the heat radiation property at the tire center portion (C). Lug grooves (22) are arranged in the tread shoulder regions (S) on both sides in the tire width direction. The tire center portion (C) is formed with narrow grooves (24) extending substantially in the tire width direction (V) and having both ends terminating within the tread. A deep equatorial groove (26) extends in the tire circumferential direction on the tire equatorial plane (CL), and has a maximum depth within the range of from 70% to 110% of the depth of the lug grooves (22), so as to efficiently cool the bottom region (26B) of the deep equatorial groove (26) at high temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 27, 2007
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Kazuya Kuroishi, Takumi Inoue
  • Patent number: D610534
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Kazuya Kuroishi