Patents by Inventor Naoki Kushida
Naoki Kushida 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: 10822477Abstract: A tire rubber composition is produced by compounding from 1 to 50 parts by mass of silica, carbon black in an amount not less than the amount of silica, and from 10 to 30 parts by mass of a hydrocarbon resin having a softening point from 100 to 140° C. with 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing not less than 5 mass % and less than 30 mass % of a styrene-butadiene rubber, wherein the styrene-butadiene rubber has a styrene content from 30 to 40 mass %, a glass transition temperature from ?20 to ?5° C., and a weight average molecular weight from 1000000 to 1800000; a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black is from 200 to 400 m2/g; and a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black is greater than a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the silica.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2017Date of Patent: November 3, 2020Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naoki Kushida
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Patent number: 10563047Abstract: A rubber composition contains at least: a diene rubber, a silica, a silane coupling agent having a mercapto group, a plasticizer, and an oil and/or a resin; from 50 to 200 parts by mass of the silica per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber and from 2 to 20 mass % of the silane coupling agent having a mercapto group relative to the amount of the silica being blended; and a total amount of the plasticizer and the oil and/or the resin being 60 parts by mass or greater per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber.Type: GrantFiled: June 2, 2015Date of Patent: February 18, 2020Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventor: Naoki Kushida
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Publication number: 20190136019Abstract: A tire rubber composition is produced by compounding from 1 to 50 parts by mass of silica, carbon black in an amount not less than the amount of silica, and from 10 to 30 parts by mass of a hydrocarbon resin having a softening point from 100 to 140° C. with 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber containing not less than 5 mass % and less than 30 mass % of a styrene-butadiene rubber, wherein the styrene-butadiene rubber has a styrene content from 30 to 40 mass %, a glass transition temperature from ?20 to ?5° C., and a weight average molecular weight from 1000000 to 1800000; a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black is from 200 to 400 m2/g; and a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the carbon black is greater than a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of the silica.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 21, 2017Publication date: May 9, 2019Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Naoki KUSHIDA
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Patent number: 9976015Abstract: A tire rubber composition that improves dry grip performance to or beyond conventional levels, while retaining grip performance sustainability and wear resistance during high-speed running is provided. A tire rubber composition comprising 40 to 180 parts by weight of carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 80 to 400 m2/g and 1 to 100 parts by weight of aromatic copolymer blended in 100 parts by weight of diene rubber, the aromatic copolymer being a copolymer of an ?-methylstyrene derivative represented by general formula (I) and indene.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventor: Naoki Kushida
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Publication number: 20170130036Abstract: A rubber composition contains at least: a diene rubber, a silica, a silane coupling agent having a mercapto group, a plasticizer, and an oil and/or a resin; from 50 to 200 parts by mass of the silica per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber and from 2 to 20 mass % of the silane coupling agent having a mercapto group relative to the amount of the silica being blended; and a total amount of the plasticizer and the oil and/or the resin being 60 parts by mass or greater per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 2, 2015Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventor: Naoki KUSHIDA
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Publication number: 20160304708Abstract: A tire rubber composition that improves dry grip performance to or beyond conventional levels, while retaining grip performance sustainability and wear resistance during high-speed running is provided. A tire rubber composition comprising 40 to 180 parts by weight of carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of 80 to 400 m2/g and 1 to 100 parts by weight of aromatic copolymer blended in 100 parts by weight of diene rubber, the aromatic copolymer being a copolymer of an ?-methylstyrene derivative represented by general formula (I) and indene.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 5, 2014Publication date: October 20, 2016Inventor: Naoki Kushida
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Patent number: 9309389Abstract: A rubber composition in which from 80 to 150 parts by weight of carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of from 200 to 400 m2/g is compounded per 100 parts by weight of styrene-butadiene rubber including from 60% to 100% by weight of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber S-SBR1 and from 40% to 0% by weight of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber S-SBR2 to result in a total of 100% by weight, the styrene quantity of the S-SBR1 being from 30% to 38% by weight, the vinyl quantity of the S-SBR1 being from 60% to 80% by weight, the glass transition temperature of the S-SBR1 being from ?20° C. to ?5° C., the weight-average molecular weight of the S-SBR1 being from 1,000,000 to 1,800,000, the glass transition temperature of the S-SBR2 being not less than ?30° C. and less than ?20° C., and the weight-average molecular weight of the S-SBR2 being from 1,000,000 to 1,800,000.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2012Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.Inventors: Yoichi Takizawa, Naoki Kushida
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Patent number: 9309387Abstract: A rubber composition for tires contains a diene rubber, silica, a sulfur-containing silane coupling agent and a triethoxysilane containing an alkyl group having a prescribed number of carbon atoms, wherein 50 mass % or more of the aforementioned diene rubber is a styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber, the aforementioned sulfur-containing silane coupling agent has a mercapto group, the content of the aforementioned silica is from 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the aforementioned diene rubber, the content of the aforementioned sulfur-containing silane coupling agent is from 3 to 15 mass % relative to the content of the aforementioned silica, and the content of the aforementioned alkyltriethoxysilane is from 0.1 to 20 mass % relative to the content of the aforementioned silica.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2011Date of Patent: April 12, 2016Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Naoki Kushida, Satoshi Mihara
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Patent number: 9150712Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire tread contains styrene-butadiene rubber in a compounding amount of 100 parts by weight, silica in a compounding amount of 90 to 170 parts by weight, and an aromatic modified terpene resin in a compounding amount of 10 to 30 parts by weight. The styrene-butadiene rubber contains 40 to 100% by weight of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR1) and 60 to 0% by weight of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR2), the total content thereof being 100% by weight. The S-SBR1 has a styrene content of 30 to 38% by weight and a vinyl content of 60 to 80% by weight, the total content thereof being 100% by weight, a glass transition temperature of ?20 to ?5° C., and a weight average molecular weight of 1,000,000 to 1,800,000.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2013Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Company, LimitedInventors: Youichi Takizawa, Naoki Kushida
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Publication number: 20150259515Abstract: Problem: To provide a rubber composition for use in tire treads by which rubber hardness, elastic modulus and rubber strength in the high-temperature state can be enhanced to or beyond conventional levels while dry grip performance is maintained. Means of Solution: A rubber composition in which from 80 to 150 parts by weight of carbon black having a nitrogen adsorption specific surface area of from 200 to 400 m2/g is compounded per 100 parts by weight of styrene-butadiene rubber including from 60% to 100% by weight of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber S-SBR1 and from 40% to 0% by weight of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber S-SBR2 so as to result in a total of 100% by weight, the styrene quantity of the S-SBR1 being from 30% to 38% by weight, the vinyl quantity of the S-SBR1 being from 60% to 80% by weight, the glass transition temperature of the S-SBR1 being from ?20° C. to ?5° C.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2012Publication date: September 17, 2015Inventors: Yoichi Takizawa, Naoki Kushida
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Patent number: 9022087Abstract: A rubber composition for tire treads is obtained by blending, per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber, 5 to 150 parts by mass of silica and 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of a silicone oligomer represented by the following siloxane average formula (1): (X)a(Y)b(R1)c(R2)dSiO(4-a-b-c-d)/2 (wherein X is a mercapto group-containing organic group; Y is a hydrolyzable group, R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, R2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, 0<a<1, 0<b<3, 0<c<2, 0?d<2, and 0<a+b+c+d<4). The diene rubber contains an aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer in an amount of at least 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, the aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer having an aromatic vinyl content of 20 to 45 mass % and a vinyl bond content in the conjugated diene of 10 to 50%.Type: GrantFiled: August 6, 2012Date of Patent: May 5, 2015Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naoki Kushida
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Publication number: 20140213708Abstract: A rubber composition for tire treads is obtained by blending, per 100 parts by mass of a diene rubber, 5 to 150 parts by mass of silica and 0.5 to 20 parts by mass of a silicone oligomer represented by the following siloxane average formula (1): (X)a(Y)b(R1)c(R2)dSiO(4-a-b-c-d)/2 (wherein X is a mercapto group-containing organic group; Y is a hydrolyzable group, R1 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 4 to 10 carbon atoms, R2 is a monovalent hydrocarbon group having from 1 to 3 carbon atoms, 0<a<1, 0<b<3, 0<c<2, 0?d<2, and 0<a+b+c+d<4). The diene rubber contains an aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer in an amount of at least 50 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber, the aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer having an aromatic vinyl content of 20 to 45 mass % and a vinyl bond content in the conjugated diene of 10 to 50%.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 6, 2012Publication date: July 31, 2014Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventor: Naoki Kushida
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Publication number: 20130237653Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire tread contains styrene-butadiene rubber in a compounding amount of 100 parts by weight, silica in a compounding amount of 90 to 170 parts by weight, and an aromatic modified terpene resin in a compounding amount of 10 to 30 parts by weight. The styrene-butadiene rubber contains 40 to 100% by weight of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR1) and 60 to 0% by weight of solution-polymerized styrene-butadiene rubber (S-SBR2), the total content thereof being 100% by weight. The S-SBR1 has a styrene content of 30 to 38% by weight and a vinyl content of 60 to 80% by weight, the total content thereof being 100% by weight, a glass transition temperature of ?20 to ?5° C., and a weight average molecular weight of 1,000,000 to 1,800,000.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 7, 2013Publication date: September 12, 2013Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER COMPANY, LIMITEDInventors: Youichi Takizawa, Naoki Kushida
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Publication number: 20130172443Abstract: A rubber composition for tires contains a diene rubber, silica, a sulfur-containing silane coupling agent and a triethoxysilane containing an alkyl group having a prescribed number of carbon atoms, wherein 50 mass % or more of the aforementioned diene rubber is a styrene-butadiene copolymer rubber, the aforementioned sulfur-containing silane coupling agent has a mercapto group, the content of the aforementioned silica is from 5 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the aforementioned diene rubber, the content of the aforementioned sulfur-containing silane coupling agent is from 3 to 15 mass % relative to the content of the aforementioned silica, and the content of the aforementioned alkyltriethoxysilane is from 0.1 to 20 mass % relative to the content of the aforementioned silica.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2011Publication date: July 4, 2013Applicant: THE YOKOHAMA RUBBER CO., LTD.Inventors: Naoki Kushida, Satoshi Mihara
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Patent number: 8476349Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire is blended with diene-based rubber containing 50 wt % or more of SBR, and 0.2 to 5 parts by weight of cyclic polysulfide represented by the below formula (I), 1 to 30 parts by weight of aromatic denatured terpene resin, 20 to 80 parts by weight of silica, and 40 to 100 parts by weight of carbon black relative to 100 parts by weight of the diene-based rubber. Further, a total blending amount of the silica and the carbon black is 70 to 130 parts by weight. In the formula, R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted oxyalkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, or an alkylene group including an aromatic ring, x represents an average number of 2 to 6, and n represents an integer of 1 to 15.Type: GrantFiled: June 3, 2011Date of Patent: July 2, 2013Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Company, LimitedInventor: Naoki Kushida
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Patent number: 8445572Abstract: Disclosed is a rubber composition containing (A) a natural rubber, a diene synthetic rubber or a combination of them and (B) 50-120 parts by weight of a silicic acid-based or silicate-based inorganic filler per 100 parts by weight of the component (A). This rubber composition is characterized by further containing (C) 0.2-20 parts by weight of a certain amine salt per 100 parts by weight of the component (A).Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2008Date of Patent: May 21, 2013Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventors: Takashi Matsuda, Wonmun Choi, Satoshi Mihara, Naoki Kushida, Takashi Kakubo
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Patent number: 8440757Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire tread including a diene rubber component and silica and carbon black, and a pneumatic tire provided with a tread manufactured from this rubber composition, the diene rubber component including: (A) from 30 to 80 mass % of a hydroxy group-containing aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer including from 20 to 30 mass % of aromatic vinyl units and from 0.1 to 10 mass % of isoprene units, and having an amount of vinyl bonds in a conjugated diene part from 40 to 60 mol %; (B) from 10 to 50 mass % of a high-cis butadiene rubber having an amount of 90 mol % or more of cis-1,4 bonds; and (C) from 10 to 50 mass % of natural rubber; wherein a total amount of the silica and the carbon black is from 90 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber component.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2010Date of Patent: May 14, 2013Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.Inventor: Naoki Kushida
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Publication number: 20110301280Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire is blended with diene-based rubber containing 50 wt % or more of SBR, and 0.2 to 5 parts by weight of cyclic polysulfide represented by the below formula (I), 1 to 30 parts by weight of aromatic denatured terpene resin, 20 to 80 parts by weight of silica, and 40 to 100 parts by weight of carbon black relative to 100 parts by weight of the diene-based rubber. Further, a total blending amount of the silica and the carbon black is 70 to 130 parts by weight. In the formula, R represents a substituted or unsubstituted alkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, a substituted or unsubstituted oxyalkylene group having 2 to 18 carbon atoms, or an alkylene group including an aromatic ring, x represents an average number of 2 to 6, and n represents an integer of 1 to 15.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2011Publication date: December 8, 2011Inventor: Naoki Kushida
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Patent number: 7902265Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire containing (i) 100 parts by weight of a diene-based rubber and (ii) 0.5 to 25 parts by weight of a heat-expandable microcapsule including a shell, and a substance capable of vaporizing or expanding under heating to thereby generate a gas and a nonpolar oil, both encapsulated in the shell, wherein the shell is made of a thermoplastic resin obtained by polymerization of a nitrile-based monomer (I), a monomer (II) having an unsaturated double bond and a carboxyl group in the molecule thereof, an optional monomer (III) having two or more polymerizable double bonds, and an optional copolymerizable monomer (IV) for adjusting the expansion properties.Type: GrantFiled: October 17, 2008Date of Patent: March 8, 2011Assignees: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd., Matsumoto Yushi-Seiyaku Co., LtdInventors: Takamasa Kitamura, Makio Mori, Naoki Kushida, Toshiaki Masuda, Kenichi Kitano, Yoshiaki Shirakabe
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Publication number: 20100294407Abstract: A rubber composition for a tire tread including a diene rubber component and silica and carbon black, and a pneumatic tire provided with a tread manufactured from this rubber composition, the diene rubber component including: (A) from 30 to 80 mass % of a hydroxy group-containing aromatic vinyl-conjugated diene copolymer including from 20 to 30 mass % of aromatic vinyl units and from 0.1 to 10 mass % of isoprene units, and having an amount of vinyl bonds in a conjugated diene part from 40 to 60 mol %; (B) from 10 to 50 mass % of a high-cis butadiene rubber having an amount of 90 mol % or more of cis-1,4 bonds; and (C) from 10 to 50 mass % of natural rubber; wherein a total amount of the silica and the carbon black is from 90 to 150 parts by mass per 100 parts by mass of the diene rubber component.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 11, 2010Publication date: November 25, 2010Inventor: Naoki Kushida