Patents by Inventor Takanao SHOJI

Takanao SHOJI 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).

  • Tire replacement method and tire replacement instruction device
    Patent number: 11385136
    Abstract: When tires of a vehicle equipped with two front tires and four rear tires are to be replaced, a life amount L, which serves as an indicator for tire replacement, is grasped for the front and rear tires of a plurality of vehicles that are to be tire replacement targets. After extracting, from among the plurality of vehicles, a vehicle ? equipped with the rear tires having a life amount of (?) L and a vehicle ß equipped with the rear tires having a life amount of 0, the rear tires of the vehicle ß are replaced with the front tires of the vehicle ? and the front tires of the vehicle ß, and new tires are fitted to the vehicle ? and the vehicle ß as the front tires of the vehicle ? and the front tires of the vehicle ß.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichi Suzuki, Takanao Shoji, Yuuki Hara
  • TIRE REPLACEMENT METHOD AND TIRE REPLACEMENT INSTRUCTION DEVICE
    Publication number: 20200300733
    Abstract: When tires of a vehicle equipped with two front tires and four rear tires are to be replaced, a life amount L, which serves as an indicator for tire replacement, is grasped for the front and rear tires of a plurality of vehicles that are to be tire replacement targets. After extracting, from among the plurality of vehicles, a vehicle ? equipped with the rear tires having a life amount of (?) L and a vehicle ß equipped with the rear tires having a life amount of 0, the rear tires of the vehicle ß are replaced with the front tires of the vehicle ? and the front tires of the vehicle ß, and new tires are fitted to the vehicle ? and the vehicle ß as the front tires of the vehicle ? and the front tires of the vehicle ß.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2018
    Publication date: September 24, 2020
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Eiichi SUZUKI, Takanao SHOJI, Yuuki HARA