Patents by Inventor Ryuji Izumoto

Ryuji Izumoto 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: 20200180249
    Abstract: An object of the present disclosure is to provide a tire production method which effectively inhibits the migration of sulfur to a vulcanizing bladder in a process of vulcanizing an unvulcanized tire provided at an inner surface thereof with a member having a high concentration of sulfur. Specifically, a tire production method includes a vulcanization process of vulcanizing an unvulcanized tire which is provided, in at least a portion of the innermost surface thereof, with a high sulfur concentration rubber member made of a rubber composition containing sulfur by ?1.0 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of a rubber component, wherein the vulcanization process employs a vulcanizing bladder made of a rubber composition for a bladder, which rubber composition contains fluororubber by 50 mass % to 100 mass %.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi ORIDE, Yasuhiro ODA, Ryuji IZUMOTO
  • Patent number: 10011146
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring member (14) including an inner rim (12) fitted onto the attachment body (11) and an outer rim (13) configured to surround the inner rim (12) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members (15) disposed between the inner rim (12) and the outer rim (13) in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the rims (12) and (13) to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member (14) and the plurality of connecting members (15) are formed of a synthetic resin material having a bending modulus of elasticity obtained through a 3-point bending test pursuant to International Standard ISO 178 of 300 MPa or more, and a breaking strain obtained through a tension test pursuant to International Standard ISO 527-1 and 2 of 3% or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fudemoto, Ryuji Izumoto, Hidefumi Kotsubo
  • Patent number: 9623702
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring member (14) including an inner rim (12) fitted onto the attachment body (11) and an outer rim (13) configured to surround the inner rim (12) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members (15) disposed between the inner rim (12) and the outer rim (13) in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the rims (12) and (13) to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member (14) and the plurality of connecting members (15) are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having a bending modulus of elasticity obtained through a 3-point bending test pursuant to ISO 178 of more than 300 MPa and a deflection temperature under a load at 0.455 MPa obtained pursuant to ASTM D648 of 62° C. or more.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fudemoto, Ryuji Izumoto, Hidefumi Kotsubo
  • Patent number: 9511631
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring member (14) including an inner rim (12) fitted onto the attachment body (11) and an outer rim (13) configured to surround the inner rim (12) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members (15) disposed between the inner rim (12) and the outer rim (13) in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the rims (12) and (13) to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member (14) and the plurality of connecting members (15) are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having a bending modulus of elasticity obtained through a 3-point bending test pursuant to ISO 178 of 300 MPa or more and a melting point of 120° C. or more and 350° C. or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fudemoto, Ryuji Izumoto, Hidefumi Kotsubo
  • Patent number: 9511632
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring member (14) including an inner rim (12) fitted onto the attachment body (11) and an outer rim (13) configured to surround the inner rim (12) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members (15) disposed between the inner rim (12) and the outer rim (13) in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the rims (12) and (13) to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member (14) and the plurality of connecting members (15) are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having a bending modulus of elasticity at ?20° C. obtained through a 3-point bending test that is two times or less a bending modulus of elasticity at 60° C. obtained through the 3-point bending test pursuant to ISO 178.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fudemoto, Ryuji Izumoto, Hidefumi Kotsubo
  • Publication number: 20150273945
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring member (14) including an inner rim (12) fitted onto the attachment body (11) and an outer rim (13) configured to surround the inner rim (12) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members (15) disposed between the inner rim (12) and the outer rim (13) in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the rims (12) and (13) to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member (14) and the plurality of connecting members (15) are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having a bending modulus of elasticity obtained through a 3-point bending test pursuant to ISO 178 of 300 MPa or more and a Charpy impact value obtained at 23° C. through a Charpy impact test pursuant to ISO 179-1 of 5 kJ/m2 or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fudemoto, Ryuji Izumoto, Hidefumi Kotsubo
  • Publication number: 20150273935
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring member (14) including an inner rim (12) fitted onto the attachment body (11) and an outer rim (13) configured to surround the inner rim (12) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members (15) disposed between the inner rim (12) and the outer rim (13) in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the rims (12) and (13) to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member (14) and the plurality of connecting members (15) are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having a bending modulus of elasticity obtained through a 3-point bending test pursuant to ISO 178 of more than 300 MPa and a deflection temperature under a load at 0.455 MPa obtained pursuant to ASTM D648 of 62° C. or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 9, 2013
    Publication date: October 1, 2015
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fudemoto, Ryuji Izumoto, Hidefumi Kotsubo
  • Publication number: 20150258853
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring member (14) including an inner rim (12) fitted onto the attachment body (11) and an outer rim (13) configured to surround the inner rim (12) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members (15) disposed between the inner rim (12) and the outer rim (13) in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the rims (12) and (13) to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member (14) and the plurality of connecting members (15) are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having a bending modulus of elasticity at ?20° C. obtained through a 3-point bending test that is two times or less a bending modulus of elasticity at 60° C. obtained through the 3-point bending test pursuant to ISO 178.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fudemoto, Ryuji Izumoto, Hidefumi Kotsubo
  • Publication number: 20150251492
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring member (14) including an inner rim (12) fitted onto the attachment body (11) and an outer rim (13) configured to surround the inner rim (12) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members (15) disposed between the inner rim (12) and the outer rim (13) in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the rims (12) and (13) to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member (14) and the plurality of connecting members (15) are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having a bending modulus of elasticity obtained through a 3-point bending test pursuant to ISO 178 of 300 MPa or more and a melting point of 120° C. or more and 350° C. or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Publication date: September 10, 2015
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fudemoto, Ryuji Izumoto, Hidefumi Kotsubo
  • Publication number: 20150246577
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire includes an attachment body (11) attached to an axle, a ring member (14) including an inner rim (12) fitted onto the attachment body (11) and an outer rim (13) configured to surround the inner rim (12) from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members (15) disposed between the inner rim (12) and the outer rim (13) in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the rims (12) and (13) to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member (14) and the plurality of connecting members (15) are formed of a synthetic resin material having a bending modulus of elasticity obtained through a 3-point bending test pursuant to International Standard ISO 178 of 300 MPa or more, and a breaking strain obtained through a tension test pursuant to International Standard ISO 527-1 and 2 of 3% or more.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2013
    Publication date: September 3, 2015
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fudemoto, Ryuji Izumoto, Hidefumi Kotsubo
  • Patent number: 8453683
    Abstract: A sealing and pump-up device (10) includes: a liquid agent container (18) containing a sealing agent (32); an injection unit (20) that is connected to an outlet (29) of the liquid agent container (18) and has a liquid pressurization and supply chamber (40) and a jig insertion hole (44); a jig (82) that by insertion into the jig insertion hole (44) pierces an aluminum seal (30) by means of a piercing member (62) and closes off the jig insertion hole (44); and a leading end portion (85), of an insertion portion (84), having a step (85A) that catches on an edge (44B) of a jig insertion hole (44) before the jig (82) that has been inserted into the jig insertion hole (44) reaches a piercing position, when the aluminum seal (30) is pierced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2013
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshida, Yuji Takeda, Ryuji Izumoto, Yusuke Inoue, Takahiko Kojima
  • Patent number: 8201586
    Abstract: To prevent a burr, produced from the joint portion by welding between a liquid agent container and an injection unit, from interfering with a boring member inserted into a jig communication passage when the boring member is inserted into the jig communication passage to prevent the obstruction of the piercing action through a sealing member by the edge of the boring member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 19, 2012
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshida, Ryuji Izumoto, Shinichi Iwasaki, Rieko Iwasaki, legal representative
  • Patent number: 7981940
    Abstract: Provided is a method of treating a sealing compound, in order to recover from the inside of a pneumatic tire the sealing compound that was used for repairing a puncture, the sealing compound including an aqueous solution having at least rubber latex dispersed therein, the method comprising: solid-liquid separating, by injecting a treating agent into the inside of a pneumatic tire into which the sealing compound was injected, the treating agent comprising at least one of a salt that is a reaction compound of an acid and a base and/or a water-soluble organic solvent, mixing the treating agent with the sealing compound inside the pneumatic tire, and aggregating and solidifying the rubber latex in the sealing compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Shinichi Iwasaki, Rieko Iwasaki, legal representative, Ryuji Izumoto, Daisuke Sugio
  • Patent number: 7960448
    Abstract: A method for producing a puncture sealant, including: performing a first mixing to mix an anti-freezing agent and water; performing a second mixing to mix a mixed liquid obtained from the first mixing and a rubber latex; and performing a third mixing to mix a mixed liquid obtained from the second mixing and an adhesive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Narukuni Hirata, Ryuji Izumoto
  • Patent number: 7926521
    Abstract: To be able to simply carry out an operation of repairing a punctured pneumatic tire, to be able to inject a necessary amount of a sealing agent firmly into the pneumatic tire even when the apparatus is used in an inclined state and to prevent clogging of the sealing agent and leakage of a liquid by being pressurized. A pump up apparatus 30 is an apparatus for injecting a sealing agent in a liquid state into a punctured pneumatic tire 38, thereafter, supplying compressed air into the pneumatic tire 38 to elevate an inner pressure thereof. The pump up apparatus 30 includes a sealing agent vessel 34 accommodating the sealing agent, a sealing agent injecting pump 42 for sucking the sealing agent from the sealing agent vessel 34 to feed it to the pneumatic tire 38, and a compressor 44 for pressurizing and sending air to the pneumatic tire 38.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Ryuji Izumoto, Daisuke Sugio, Masaki Yoshida, Yuji Takeda
  • Publication number: 20100224281
    Abstract: To prevent a burr, produced from the joint portion by welding between a liquid agent container and an injection unit, from interfering with a boring member inserted into a jig communication passage when the boring member is inserted into the jig communication passage to prevent the obstruction of the piercing action through a sealing member by the edge of the boring member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2007
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshida, Ryuji Izumoto, Shinichi Iwasaki, Rieko Iwasaki
  • Publication number: 20100186849
    Abstract: A reliably operable sealing and pump-up device with simple jig installation and in which the jig does not come out even when subjected to pressure. The sealing and pump-up device 10 includes: a liquid agent container 18 containing a sealing agent 32; an injection unit 20 that is connected to an outlet 29 of the liquid agent container 18 and has a liquid pressurization and supply chamber 40 and a jig insertion hole 44; a jig 82 that by insertion into the jig insertion hole 44 pierces an aluminum seal 30 by means of a piercing member 62 and closes off the jig insertion hole 44; and a leading end portion 85, of an insertion portion 84, having a step 85A that catches on an edge 44B of a jig insertion hole 44 before the jig 82 that has been inserted into the jig insertion hole 44 reaches a piercing position, when the aluminum seal 30 is pierced. The jig 82 has simple installation and can be reliably operated because the jig 82 does not come out even when subjected to pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Publication date: July 29, 2010
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshida, Yuji Takeda, Ryuji Izumoto, Yusuke Inoue, Takahiko Kojima
  • Publication number: 20100108186
    Abstract: A sealing and pumping device suppressing tipping over while also maintaining space saving characteristics. The sealing and pumping device 10 suppresses tipping over while also maintaining space saving characteristics by having: a liquid agent container 18 for containing a sealing agent and having an outlet for the sealing agent at a lower portion thereof; a compressor unit 12 for generating compressed air; an air supply path for introducing compressed air from the compressor unit 12 to the liquid container 18; a joint hose 78 for introducing sealing agent or compressed air flowing out of the liquid agent container 18 into a tire 100; a casing 11 housing therein at least the liquid agent container 18 and the compressor unit 12; and a lid 124 provided so as to be projectable outside from the casing 11, with another end face 126 of the lid 124 placed on an installation surface on which the casing 11 is placed to suppress the casing 11 from tipping over.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2007
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Inventors: Masaki Yoshida, Ryuji Izumoto
  • Publication number: 20100099797
    Abstract: A method for producing a puncture sealant, including: performing a first mixing to mix an anti-freezing agent and water; performing a second mixing to mix a mixed liquid obtained from the first mixing and a rubber latex; and performing a third mixing to mix a mixed liquid obtained from the second mixing and an adhesive agent
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2007
    Publication date: April 22, 2010
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Narukuni Hirata, Ryuji Izumoto
  • Patent number: 7589135
    Abstract: A puncture sealing agent includes at least a rubber latex solution, a short fiber and a clay base viscosity improver, the viscosity of the rubber latex solution after addition of the clay base viscosity improver being 3 to 6000 mPa·s in a range of +50 to ?20° C.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2009
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Daisuke Sugio, Ryuji Izumoto, Kazuma Nakazawa