Patents by Inventor Satoru Syudou

Satoru Syudou 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).

  • Method and apparatus for forming carved groove of green tire
    Patent number: 6951235
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for forming a carved groove of a green tire capable of forming a carved groove of a necessary depth without being influenced by variation of outer diameters of the green tire is provided. In a method and an apparatus for forming a carved groove for a lug groove with a cutter on an outer circumferential surface of a green tire before curing, a distance sensor is moved along a portion to be carved on the outer circumferential surface of the green tire to measure outer diameters of the portion to be carved, cut shape data for a green tire having an ideal shape stored in memory beforehand is revised on the basis of the measured outer diameters, and the cutter is moved in accordance with the revised cut shape data for carving.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventors: Masafumi Kawashima, Satoru Syudou
  • Method and apparatus for forming carved groove of green tire
    Publication number: 20020035908
    Abstract: A method and an apparatus for forming a carved groove of a green tire capable of forming a carved groove of a necessary depth without being influenced by variation of outer diameters of the green tire is provided. In a method and an apparatus for forming a carved groove for a lug groove with a cutter on an outer circumferential surface of a green tire before curing, a distance sensor is moved along a portion to be carved on the outer circumferential surface of the green tire to measure outer diameters of the portion to be carved, cut shape data for a green tire having an ideal shape stored in memory beforehand is revised on the basis of the measured outer diameters, and the cutter is moved in accordance with the revised cut shape data for carving.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masafumi Kawashima, Satoru Syudou