Patents by Inventor Michito Kaneko

Michito Kaneko 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).

  • Flexible buoy
    Patent number: 7421965
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible buoy lightweight, excellent in workability, and excellent in durability preventing the buoy from being damaged by contact and collision with another object. An airtight hollow structure (2) is formed of a flexible membrane made of rubber or resin, in which a reinforcement layer (C) is buried. A flange opening (4) having a gas inlet is fixed to at least one position of the hollow structure (2). Buoyancy thereof can be controlled by using an internal pressure of a gas injected in the hollow structure (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2008
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masashi Wakabayashi, Michito Kaneko
  • Flexible Buoy
    Publication number: 20070275614
    Abstract: Provided is a flexible buoy lightweight, excellent in workability, and excellent in durability preventing the buoy from being damaged by contact and collision with another object. An airtight hollow structure (2) is formed of a flexible membrane made of rubber or resin, in which a reinforcement layer (C) is buried. A flange opening (4) having a gas inlet is fixed to at least one position of the hollow structure (2). Buoyancy thereof can be controlled by using an internal pressure of a gas injected in the hollow structure (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2005
    Publication date: November 29, 2007
    Inventors: Masashi Wakabayashi, Michito Kaneko