Patents by Inventor Manabu Mitsutomi
Manabu Mitsutomi 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).
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Patent number: 11885392Abstract: A rubber toothed belt includes a belt main body including a plurality of tooth portions provided at predetermined intervals along a longitudinal direction of the belt and including a first rubber composition, in which the first rubber composition includes a composite polymer including a hydrogenated nitrile rubber and an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt in a mass ratio of the former/the later=100/80 to 100/180, and includes, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the composite polymer, 3 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass of a zinc oxide, 3 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass of a non-reinforcing filler, 10 parts by mass or less of a reinforcing filler, 5 parts by mass or less of short fibers, and 1 part by mass to 5 parts by mass of an organic peroxide.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2019Date of Patent: January 30, 2024Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventor: Manabu Mitsutomi
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Patent number: 11867258Abstract: The present invention relates to a V-ribbed belt that includes carbon-fiber twisted cords as core wires, the V-ribbed belt having a tensile elasticity of 240-500 N/(mm·%), and the core wire diameter of the core wires being 0.6-1.2 mm. The V-ribbed belt may have a tensile strength of 620 N/mm or more per 1 mm width of the belt.Type: GrantFiled: July 4, 2018Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Tamura, Takeshi Nishiyama, Manabu Mitsutomi, Hiroshi Matsumura
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Patent number: 11796035Abstract: The present invention relates to a V-ribbed belt that has a medium elongation of 0.8% or more when the load of 4 cN/dtex is applied, and that contains a twisted cord in which a high-elongation aramid fiber having a tensile modulus of 50-100 GPa and a low-modulus fiber having a lower tensile modulus than the high-elongation aramid fiber are blended and twisted.Type: GrantFiled: June 15, 2018Date of Patent: October 24, 2023Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Yokoyama, Hiroki Takechi, Arata Hasegawa, Takeshi Nishiyama, Manabu Mitsutomi
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Publication number: 20220145962Abstract: The present invention relates to a V-ribbed belt including: a tension rubber layer made of a vulcanizate of a rubber composition including a rubber component and short fibers; and a core wire, in which a proportion of the short fibers in the rubber composition is 15-50 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the rubber component, and the rubber composition has a minimum Mooney scorch viscosity measured at 125° C. of 70-130.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 6, 2020Publication date: May 12, 2022Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yuji Kamba, Yorifumi Hineno, Hiroki Takechi
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Publication number: 20220099157Abstract: A V-ribbed belt includes a compression rubber layer having a frictional power transmission surface that is covered with a fabric. The compression rubber layer includes an inner rubber layer in contact with the fabric and an outer rubber layer on an outer side of the inner rubber layer. The inner rubber layer is formed of a rubber composition having a Mooney Scorch minimum viscosity of 50 to 110 when measured at 125° C., and the outer rubber layer is formed of a rubber composition having a Mooney Scorch minimum viscosity of 70 to 130 when measured at 125° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 24, 2020Publication date: March 31, 2022Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yuji Kamba, Yorifumi Hineno
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Publication number: 20210396297Abstract: A rubber toothed belt includes a belt main body including a plurality of tooth portions provided at predetermined intervals along a longitudinal direction of the belt and including a first rubber composition, in which the first rubber composition includes a composite polymer including a hydrogenated nitrile rubber and an unsaturated carboxylic acid metal salt in a mass ratio of the former/the later=100/80 to 100/180, and includes, with respect to 100 parts by mass of the composite polymer, 3 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass of a zinc oxide, 3 parts by mass to 50 parts by mass of a non-reinforcing filler, 10 parts by mass or less of a reinforcing filler, 5 parts by mass or less of short fibers, and 1 part by mass to 5 parts by mass of an organic peroxide.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2019Publication date: December 23, 2021Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventor: Manabu Mitsutomi
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Publication number: 20210190176Abstract: The present invention relates to a V-ribbed belt that has a medium elongation of 0.8% or more when the load of 4 cN/dtex is applied, and that contains a twisted cord in which a high-elongation aramid fiber having a tensile modulus of 50-100 GPa and a low-modulus fiber having a lower tensile modulus than the high-elongation aramid fiber are blended and twisted.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 15, 2018Publication date: June 24, 2021Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Kazutaka Yokoyama, Hiroki Takechi, Arata Hasegawa, Takeshi Nishiyama, Manabu Mitsutomi
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Publication number: 20210003194Abstract: The present invention relates to a V-ribbed belt in which a friction transmission surface of a compression rubber layer is coated with a knit fabric. The compression rubber layer is formed of the cured product of a rubber composition containing an ethylene-?-olefin elastomer and carbon black wherein the carbon black contains a soft carbon having a primary particle diameter of at least 40 nm and a hard carbon having a primary particle diameter of less than 40 nm. The ratio between the number of particles of the soft carbon and hard carbon is former/latter=3/97 to 25/75.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 14, 2019Publication date: January 7, 2021Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Hiroki Takechi, Hiroki Imai, Manabu Mitsutomi
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Publication number: 20200217396Abstract: The present invention relates to a V-ribbed belt that includes carbon-fiber twisted cords as core wires, the V-ribbed belt having a tensile elasticity of 240-500 N/(mm·%), and the core wire diameter of the core wires being 0.6-1.2 mm. The V-ribbed belt may have a tensile strength of 620 N/mm or more per 1 mm width of the belt.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 4, 2018Publication date: July 9, 2020Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Masashi Tamura, Takeshi Nishiyama, Manabu Mitsutomi, Hiroshi Matsumura
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Patent number: 10458515Abstract: A production method for producing a frictional power transmission belt containing an extensible layer forming a belt back surface, a compressive rubber layer formed on one surface of the extensible layer and frictionally engaging at the lateral surface thereof with pulleys, and a tension member embedded between the extensible layer and the compressive rubber layer along the belt length direction. A surface of at least a part of the compressive rubber layer to be in contact with pulleys is coated with a fiber/resin mixture layer that contains a resin component and heat-resistant fibers having a softening point or a melting point higher than a vulcanization temperature in a mixed state, and the heat-resistant fibers contain a fiber embedded so as to extend from the fiber/resin mixture layer to the compressive rubber layer.Type: GrantFiled: May 9, 2017Date of Patent: October 29, 2019Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Tsuyoshi Takehara
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Patent number: 10436285Abstract: The present invention relates to a power transmission belt containing a frictional power transmission part and a fiber member that covers a surface of the frictional power transmission part, in which the fiber member is formed of a fiber (A) containing a water-absorbent fiber (A1) and contains a surfactant, to a fiber member used in the power transmission belt, and to a method for manufacturing the fiber member.Type: GrantFiled: June 25, 2014Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Takehara, Manabu Mitsutomi, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Yusuke Suzumegano
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Patent number: 10145447Abstract: The present invention relates to a frictional power transmission belt having a frictional power transmission surface covered with a warp knitted fabric, in which the warp knitted fabric contains a water absorptive thread in a proportion of 30% by mass or more based on the total amount of threads constituting the warp knitted fabric and a wale direction of the warp knitted fabric is substantially parallel to a belt longitudinal direction.Type: GrantFiled: November 26, 2014Date of Patent: December 4, 2018Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Tsuyoshi Takehara, Kazuyo Kojima
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Patent number: 10138981Abstract: A frictional power transmission belt includes a frictional power transmission surface in which the frictional power transmission surface is covered with a fibrous member. The fibrous member at least includes water absorptive fibers and an inorganic powder exists in at least a surface of the fibrous member.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2015Date of Patent: November 27, 2018Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Hiroyuki Kojima, Kazuyo Kojima, Yusuke Suzumegano
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Publication number: 20170284504Abstract: The present invention relates to a frictional power transmission belt (1) having a frictional power transmission surface in which the frictional power transmission surface is covered with a fibrous member (5) at least containing water absorptive fibers and an inorganic powder (6) exists in at least a surface of the fibrous member.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: October 5, 2017Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Hiroyuki Kojima, Kazuyo Kojima, Yusuke Suzumegano
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Patent number: 9752650Abstract: A V-ribbed belt contains an extension layer forming a belt back face, a compression layer provided on one side of the extension layer, and a tension member embedded between the extension layer and the compression layer and extending in a belt circumferential length direction. The compression layer has a plurality of V-shaped ribs formed to be extending in the belt circumferential length direction and to be a frictional power transmission surface with a pulley. The frictional power transmission surface is covered with a knitted fabric, in which the knitted fabric is knitted out of a polyester-based composite yarn and a cellulose-based natural spun yarn. The polyester-based composite yarn is a bulky yarn, and a knitting ratio of the cellulose-based natural spun yarn is not less than a knitting ratio of the polyester-based composite yarn.Type: GrantFiled: March 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Kazuyo Kojima, Yusuke Suzumegano, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Manabu Mitsutomi
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Publication number: 20170241512Abstract: A production method for producing a frictional power transmission belt containing an extensible layer forming a belt back surface, a compressive rubber layer formed on one surface of the extensible layer and frictionally engaging at the lateral surface thereof with pulleys, and a tension member embedded between the extensible layer and the compressive rubber layer along the belt length direction. A surface of at least a part of the compressive rubber layer to be in contact with pulleys is coated with a fiber/resin mixture layer that contains a resin component and heat-resistant fibers having a softening point or a melting point higher than a vulcanization temperature in a mixed state, and the heat-resistant fibers contain a fiber embedded so as to extend from the fiber/resin mixture layer to the compressive rubber layer.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 9, 2017Publication date: August 24, 2017Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Tsuyoshi Takehara
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Patent number: 9695907Abstract: The present invention relates to a frictional power transmission belt containing an extensible layer forming a belt back surface, a compressive rubber layer formed on one surface of the extensible layer and frictionally engaging at the lateral surface thereof with pulleys, and a tension member embedded between the extensible layer and the compressive rubber layer along the belt length direction, in which a surface of at least a part of the compressive rubber layer to be in contact with pulleys is coated with a fiber/resin mixture layer that contains a resin component and heat-resistant fibers having a softening point or a melting point higher than a vulcanization temperature in a mixed state, and the heat-resistant fibers contain a fiber embedded so as to extend from the fiber/resin mixture layer to the compressive rubber layer.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2013Date of Patent: July 4, 2017Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Tsuyoshi Takehara
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Publication number: 20170009847Abstract: The present invention relates to a frictional power transmission belt having a frictional power transmission surface covered with a warp knitted fabric, in which the warp knitted fabric contains a water absorptive thread in a proportion of 30% by mass or more based on the total amount of threads constituting the warp knitted fabric and a wale direction of the warp knitted fabric is substantially parallel to a belt longitudinal direction.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 26, 2014Publication date: January 12, 2017Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Manabu MITSUTOMI, Tsuyoshi TAKEHARA, Kazuyo KOJIMA
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Publication number: 20160273616Abstract: The present invention relates to a power transmission belt containing a frictional power transmission part and a fiber member that covers a surface of the frictional power transmission part, in which the fiber member is formed of a fiber (A) containing a water-absorbent fiber (A1) and contains a surfactant, to a fiber member used in the power transmission belt, and to a method for manufacturing the fiber member.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 25, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Tsuyoshi Takehara, Manabu Mitsutomi, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Yusuke Suzumegano
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Patent number: 9273756Abstract: A power transmission belt with a body made from a first rubber composition in which at least one load carrying member is embedded. The body has a plurality of laterally spaced ribs with exposed surfaces on the inside of the body. The ribs are made from a second rubber composition in which: a) a plasticizer of 8.3 to 10.7 (cal/cm3)1/2 in solubility parameter; and b) solid lubricant are respectively blended in an amount: i) 5 to 25 pts.wt.; and ii) 5 to 50 pts.wt. per 100 pts.wt. ethylene-?-olefin elastomer. The body further has short fibers fixed at the exposed, pulley engaging rib surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2009Date of Patent: March 1, 2016Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yorifumi Hineno, Satoshi Shimoo