Patents by Inventor Shoji Inae

Shoji Inae 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 of manufacturing a foldable bicycle tire having flexible beads
    Patent number: 4435236
    Abstract: An improved bicycle tire which can be folded for storage and transportation while maintaining the same running properties as a conventional tire. A plurality of bead cores made of a cord tensile member embedded in the bead section of the tire are provided by winding three to five turns of a cord tensile member having a low elongation ratio and high strength and which has been twisted one to two turns/10 cm in such a manner that the start and finish ends of the bead core overlap one another by 60 to 150 mm. The bead core preferably has a cut elongation of 5% or less and the strength of 300 kg/core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 1982
    Date of Patent: March 6, 1984
    Assignee: Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Inae, Harunori Okamoto
  • Foldable bicycle tire having flexible beads
    Patent number: 4378042
    Abstract: An improved bicycle tire which can be folded for storage and transportation while maintaining the same running properties as a conventional tire. A plurality of bead cores made of a cord tensile member embedded in the bead section of the tire are provided by winding three to five turns of a cord tensile member having a low elongation ratio and high strength and which has been twisted one to two turns/10 cm in such a manner that the start and finish ends of the bead core overlap one another by 60 to 150 mm. The bead core preferably has a cut elongation of 5% or less and the strength of 300 kg/core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1981
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1983
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Belting Ltd.
    Inventors: Shoji Inae, Harunori Okamoto