Patents by Inventor Takaki Inukai

Takaki Inukai 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 PRODUCING RETREADED TIRE
    Publication number: 20120186727
    Abstract: There is provided a method of producing a retreaded tire with a desired tread pattern, capable of achieving desired performance. The method of producing a retreaded tire comprises: winding a precured tread on a crown portion of a base tire via unvulcanized rubber; connecting end portions of the precured tread in a circumferential direction with each other via unvulcanized rubber; inserting a stuffing member into a groove provided in the connected portion, the stuffing member being engaged with a shape of the groove; overlaying a vulcanization envelope covering at least the precured tread to be vulcanized; and adhering the precured tread to the base tire by vulcanization.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2010
    Publication date: July 26, 2012
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takaki Inukai, Nobuyoshi Mikamo