Patents by Inventor Soichi KYO

Soichi KYO 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: 20230023212
    Abstract: A resin composition, comprising a thermoplastic elastomer and an epoxy resin as resins, and zinc cyanurate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Publication date: January 26, 2023
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Soichi KYO
  • Publication number: 20200238763
    Abstract: A metal-resin composite member for tires, the metal-resin composite member comprising: a metal cord; and a resin layer, wherein: the resin layer is formed from a resin mixture that contains a polyester thermoplastic elastomer and an ester bond-containing amorphous resin having a glass transition temperature (Tg) of 40° C. or higher, and a content ratio of the amorphous resin is not higher than 50% by mass of the resin mixture.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 28, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: Soichi KYO, Takahiro SUZUKI
  • Patent number: 10654978
    Abstract: A tire including a tire frame that is formed of a resin material and has a circular form, the resin material including a thermoplastic elastomer having a hard segment and a soft segment, and a polymer compound that has the same structural unit as the structural unit of the soft segment and which is different from the thermoplastic elastomer, a content of the polymer compound in the tire frame being from 0.20 parts by mass to 2.5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic elastomer contained in the tire frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuki Itoh, Soichi Kyo
  • Publication number: 20200114689
    Abstract: A tire including an annular tire frame composed of a plurality of resin materials, wherein an Asker D hardness Ho of a side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on an outer side in a vehicle width direction when the tire is mounted on a vehicle, is lower than an Asker D hardness Hi of a side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on an inner side in the vehicle width direction when the tire is mounted on the vehicle, and wherein a resin contained as a main component in a resin material constituting the side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on the inner side in the vehicle width direction when the tire is mounted on the vehicle, has a melting point of 140° C. or higher, or does not have a melting point and has a glass transition point of 40° C. or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Soichi KYO, Hiroyuki FUDEMOTO
  • Publication number: 20200114688
    Abstract: A tire including an annular tire frame composed of a plurality of kinds of resin materials, wherein an Asker D hardness Hi of a side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on an inner side in a vehicle width direction when the tire is mounted on a vehicle, is 0.84 times or more but less than 1.00 times an Asker D hardness Ho of a side portion of the tire frame, which side portion is to be located on an outer side in the vehicle width direction when the tire is mounted on the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Publication date: April 16, 2020
    Inventors: Soichi KYO, Hiroyuki FUDEMOTO
  • Patent number: 10442922
    Abstract: A tire having a circular tire frame formed of a resin material, the resin material including an olefin-based resin composition and having a tensile elastic modulus as defined in JIS K7113 (1995) of from 140 MPa to 570 MPa and an amount of creep as defined in JIS K7115 (1999) of 50 mm or less, and a degree of crystallinity of the polypropylene-based resin being from 24.5% to 32.7%.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Fudemoto, Soichi Kyo, Atsuko Honjyo, Takahiro Suzuki, Naoyuki Sone
  • Publication number: 20180361795
    Abstract: A tire comprising a tire frame that comprises a resin material and has a circular shape, and a metal-resin composite, the metal-resin composite having a structure in which a metal member, an adhesive layer and a resin layer are disposed in this order, and the adhesive layer comprising an acid-modified polypropylene and having a crystallinity of from 21% to 40%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2016
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventors: Soichi KYO, Hiroyuki FUDEMOTO, Yukinori NAKAKITA
  • Publication number: 20180016427
    Abstract: A tire having a circular tire frame formed of a resin material, the resin material including an olefin-based resin composition and having a tensile elastic modulus as defined in JIS K7113 (1995) of from 140 MPa to 570 MPa and an amount of creep as defined in JIS K7115 (1999) of 50 mm or less, and a degree of crystallinity of the polypropylene-based resin being from 24.5% to 32.7%.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hiroyuki FUDEMOTO, Soichi KYO, Atsuko HONJYO, Takahiro SUZUKI, Naoyuki SONE
  • Publication number: 20180015784
    Abstract: A tire (10), including a circular tire frame (17) including a resinous material, the resinous material including at least polypropylene and having a pentad ratio of from 88.2% to 93.4%. The resinous material may include at least a first resin that is polypropylene and a second resin that is different from the first resin.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2016
    Publication date: January 18, 2018
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soichi KYO, Hiroyuki FUDEMOTO, Atsuko HONJO
  • Publication number: 20170320359
    Abstract: A tire including a circular tire frame formed from a resinous material, the resinous material including a thermoplastic elastomer including a hard segment, a soft segment, and a connection portion that connects two or more segments, wherein a difference in SP value, in absolute value, between the soft segment and the connection portion is 7.7 or less.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Soichi KYO, Yuki ITOH
  • Publication number: 20170298189
    Abstract: A tire including a tire frame that is formed of a resin material and has a circular form, the resin material including a thermoplastic elastomer having a hard segment and a soft segment, and a polymer compound that has the same structural unit as the structural unit of the soft segment and which is different from the thermoplastic elastomer, a content of the polymer compound in the tire frame being from 0.20 parts by mass to 2.5 parts by mass with respect to 100 parts by mass of the thermoplastic elastomer contained in the tire frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventors: Yuki ITOH, Soichi KYO
  • Publication number: 20170298182
    Abstract: A tire includes a circular tire frame formed from a resinous material, the resinous material including a thermoplastic elastomer, the thermoplastic elastomer including: a hard segment that does not contain an aromatic ring; a soft segment; and a connection portion that includes an aromatic ring and that connects the hard segment and the soft segment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2015
    Publication date: October 19, 2017
    Inventor: Soichi KYO
  • Publication number: 20160193876
    Abstract: A non-pneumatic tire is provided including an attachment body attached to an axle, a ring member including an inner tubular body mounted onto the attachment body and an outer tubular body configured to surround the inner tubular body from the outside in a tire radial direction, and a plurality of connecting members disposed between the inner tubular body and the outer tubular body in a tire circumferential direction and configured to connect the tubular bodies to each other, wherein at least a portion of the ring member and the plurality of connecting members are integrally formed of a synthetic resin material having a breaking elongation of 8.0% or more obtained by a measurement method (23° C.) pursuant to JIS K7161 and a Charpy impact value of 9.4 kJ/m2 or more obtained by a 23° C. Charpy impact test pursuant of ISO 179-1.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 25, 2014
    Publication date: July 7, 2016
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Soichi KYO, Youichi NISHIMURO, Masashi NISHIDA, Akihiko ABE