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).

  • Patent number: 11885392
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventor: Manabu Mitsutomi
  • Patent number: 11867258
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Tamura, Takeshi Nishiyama, Manabu Mitsutomi, Hiroshi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 11796035
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Yokoyama, Hiroki Takechi, Arata Hasegawa, Takeshi Nishiyama, Manabu Mitsutomi
  • Publication number: 20220145962
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: April 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yuji Kamba, Yorifumi Hineno, Hiroki Takechi
  • Publication number: 20220099157
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2020
    Publication date: March 31, 2022
    Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yuji Kamba, Yorifumi Hineno
  • Publication number: 20210396297
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2019
    Publication date: December 23, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventor: Manabu Mitsutomi
  • Publication number: 20210190176
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazutaka Yokoyama, Hiroki Takechi, Arata Hasegawa, Takeshi Nishiyama, Manabu Mitsutomi
  • Publication number: 20210003194
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroki Takechi, Hiroki Imai, Manabu Mitsutomi
  • Publication number: 20200217396
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: July 4, 2018
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Tamura, Takeshi Nishiyama, Manabu Mitsutomi, Hiroshi Matsumura
  • Patent number: 10458515
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Tsuyoshi Takehara
  • Patent number: 10436285
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Takehara, Manabu Mitsutomi, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Yusuke Suzumegano
  • Patent number: 10145447
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Tsuyoshi Takehara, Kazuyo Kojima
  • Patent number: 10138981
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 27, 2018
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Hiroyuki Kojima, Kazuyo Kojima, Yusuke Suzumegano
  • Publication number: 20170284504
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: October 5, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Hiroyuki Kojima, Kazuyo Kojima, Yusuke Suzumegano
  • Patent number: 9752650
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Kazuyo Kojima, Yusuke Suzumegano, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Manabu Mitsutomi
  • Publication number: 20170241512
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Tsuyoshi Takehara
  • Patent number: 9695907
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2017
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Tsuyoshi Takehara
  • Publication number: 20170009847
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2014
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu MITSUTOMI, Tsuyoshi TAKEHARA, Kazuyo KOJIMA
  • Publication number: 20160273616
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Takehara, Manabu Mitsutomi, Yoshihito Noborikawa, Yusuke Suzumegano
  • Patent number: 9273756
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2009
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2016
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Manabu Mitsutomi, Yorifumi Hineno, Satoshi Shimoo