Patents by Inventor Takeo Masaki

Takeo Masaki 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).

  • Patent number: 6935392
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire according to the present invention includes a tread surface having a tire rotation direction designated in one direction. The tread surface has a straight main groove extending in a circumferential direction of the tire in the center, and lateral grooves obliquely extending in a width direction of the tire on both sides thereof, defining blocks thereon. On both sides of the straight main groove, left and right slant main grooves are arranged to cross three or more lateral grooves. Both ends of-the slant main grooves are positioned within the blocks, and the groove width thereof is gradually enlarged from both end portions toward the center portion of the slant main groove. The inclination angle of the slant main grooves relative to the tire circumferential direction is set in a range of 10 to 45°, and the maximum groove width thereof is set to 80 to 110% of the groove width of the straight main groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeo Masaki
  • Publication number: 20030145929
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a rubber member containing a short fiber (A′) formed by the fibrillation of a short fiber (A) whose cross section takes a sea-island structure essentially composed of at least two polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Daisuke Kanenari, Riichiro Mama, Kazuto Yamakawa, Takeo Masaki, Zenichiro Shida, Junichi Ohtani, Tsuyoshi Kunugi
  • Publication number: 20030145930
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a rubber member containing a short fiber (A′) formed by the fibrillation of a short fiber (A) whose cross section takes a sea-island structure essentially composed of at least two polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: August 7, 2003
    Inventors: Daisuke Kanenari, Riichiro Mama, Kazuto Yamakawa, Takeo Masaki, Zenichiro Shida, Junichi Ohtani, Tsuyoshi Kunugi
  • Publication number: 20030136489
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a rubber member containing a short fiber (A′) formed by the fibrillation of a short fiber (A) whose cross section takes a sea-island structure essentially composed of at least two polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 19, 2002
    Publication date: July 24, 2003
    Inventors: Daisuke Kanenari, Riichiro Mama, Kazuto Yamakawa, Takeo Masaki, Zenichiro Shida, Junichi Ohtani, Tsuyoshi Kunugi
  • Publication number: 20030111151
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire according to the present invention includes a tread surface having a tire rotation direction designated in one direction. The tread surface has a straight main groove extending in a circumferential direction of the tire in the center, and lateral grooves obliquely extending in a width direction of the tire on both sides thereof, defining blocks thereon. On both sides of the straight main groove, left and right slant main grooves are arranged to cross three or more lateral grooves. Both ends of-the slant main grooves are positioned within the blocks, and the groove width thereof is gradually enlarged from both end portions toward the center portion of the slant main groove. The inclination angle of the slant main grooves relative to the tire circumferential direction is set in a range of 10 to 45°, and the maximum groove width thereof is set to 80 to 110% of the groove width of the straight main groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2002
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventor: Takeo Masaki
  • Publication number: 20010010245
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a rubber member containing a short fiber (A′) formed by the fibrillation of a short fiber (A) whose cross section takes a sea-island structure essentially composed of at least two polymers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kanenari, Riichiro Mama, Kazuto Yamakawa, Takeo Masaki, Zenichiro Shida, Junichi Ohtani, Tsuyoshi Kunugi
  • Patent number: 6209603
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire comprising a rubber member containing a short fiber (A′) formed by the fibrillation of a short fiber (A) whose cross section takes a sea-island structure essentially composed of at least two polymers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2001
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Daisuke Kanenari, Riichiro Mama, Kazuto Yamakawa, Takeo Masaki
  • Patent number: 5894875
    Abstract: A pneumatic radial tire includes a belt layer, comprised of steel cords having a lateral flat cross-section, arranged around an outer periphery of a tread portion of a carcass layer so that the diameter direction of the steel cords is made to follow the planar direction of the belt layer, the steel cord is made a flat 1.times.6 twist structure comprised of filaments of a filament diameter d of 0.20 to 0.40 mm, the long diameter D.sub.L and twist pitch P of the steel cord taken out from the tire are made with respect to the filament diameter d as follows:3.67 d-0.04.ltoreq.D.sub.L .ltoreq.3.67 d+0.1630d.ltoreq.P.ltoreq.45dand the elongation of the steel cord caused when increasing a load from 0.25 kg to 5.0 kg is made 0.25% or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 13, 1997
    Date of Patent: April 20, 1999
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Masaki, Eiji Igarashi, Yoshiki Kanehira, Tosio Kawai, Ryuzou Komatsu
  • Patent number: D474443
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2002
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2003
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Takeo Masaki
  • Patent number: D427951
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1999
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2000
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sadakazu Takei, Takeo Masaki, Hiroshi Tokizaki