Patents by Inventor Masahito Kanekuro

Masahito Kanekuro 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).

  • Publication number: 20090266463
    Abstract: This invention provides a pneumatic tire (T) including: a tacky sealant layer (5) formed of a rubber component decomposable by a peroxide, and disposed on the inner side of an inner liner (4) in a region corresponding to a tread part (1); and a cover rubber layer (6) covering the inner side of the tacky sealant layer (5). A sheet piece (7) is disposed to traverse an adhesive seal part (Q) and/or (P) at an edge portion of the cover rubber layer (6), while at least one surface of the sheet piece (7) is a release face which can be separated from at least one of the tacky sealant layer (5) and the cover rubber layer (6). A first end of the sheet piece (7) is inserted between the tacky sealant layer (5) and the cover rubber layer (6) while a second end thereof protrudes to the outer side of the adhesive seal part (Q) and/or (P).
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2006
    Publication date: October 29, 2009
    Applicants: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD., HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takumi Sekiguchi, Masahito Kanekuro, Tetsuya Mizone
  • Publication number: 20080156408
    Abstract: Provided are a pneumatic tire T and a method of manufacturing the same. The pneumatic tire T includes: a tacky sealant layer 5 which is formed of a rubber component thermally decomposable with a peroxide, and which is disposed on the inner wall surface of the tire at least in a region corresponding to a tread portion 1; a cover rubber layer 6 which covers the tacky sealant layer 5. In the pneumatic tire T, the cover rubber layer 6 is provided with at least one gas vent hole 7a (7b) formed therein. This allows decomposition gas generated from the tacky sealant layer 5 to be discharged through the gas vent hole 7a (7b) to the outside of the tire.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2006
    Publication date: July 3, 2008
    Applicants: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Honda Motor Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takumi Sekiguchi, Tetsuya Mizone, Masahito Kanekuro