Patents by Inventor Takuma KONISHI

Takuma KONISHI 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: 11104053
    Abstract: The extruder includes: a cylinder having a first end portion and a second end portion respectively formed at two ends of the cylinder in an axial direction, and an ejection port formed in the first end portion; a screw including a shaft that is configured to rotate within the cylinder, and a screw blade that is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft; a supplier that is attached to the second end portion side of the cylinder and is configured to supply a kneading target to an inside of the cylinder; and a plurality of protruding members that protrude from an inner wall surface of the cylinder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki Sakamoto, Tomoo Tanaka, Takuma Konishi
  • Patent number: 11097447
    Abstract: A method for producing a rubber member according to the present invention includes the steps of: supplying a rubber composition to a cylinder provided in an extruder; extruding the rubber composition to a downstream side of the cylinder while kneading the rubber composition in an internal space of the cylinder that includes a plurality of protruding members protruding from an inner wall surface of the cylinder; compressing the rubber composition at least once in the step of extruding the rubber composition to the downstream side; discharging a gas generated from the compressed rubber composition to outside of the cylinder; discharging, through a discharge outlet of the cylinder, the rubber composition after the gas has been generated; and molding the rubber composition that has been discharged through the discharge outlet into a predetermined rubber member shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoo Tanaka, Masayuki Sakamoto, Takafumi Taguchi, Sakae Okubo, Takuma Konishi
  • Publication number: 20190358855
    Abstract: A method for producing a rubber member according to the present invention includes the steps of: supplying a rubber composition to a cylinder provided in an extruder; extruding the rubber composition to a downstream side of the cylinder while kneading the rubber composition in an internal space of the cylinder that includes a plurality of protruding members protruding from an inner wall surface of the cylinder; compressing the rubber composition at least once in the step of extruding the rubber composition to the downstream side; discharging a gas generated from the compressed rubber composition to outside of the cylinder; discharging, through a discharge outlet of the cylinder, the rubber composition after the gas has been generated; and molding the rubber composition that has been discharged through the discharge outlet into a predetermined rubber member shape.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2017
    Publication date: November 28, 2019
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoo TANAKA, Masayuki SAKAMOTO, Takafumi TAGUCHI, Sakae OKUBO, Takuma KONISHI
  • Publication number: 20170106579
    Abstract: The extruder includes: a cylinder having a first end portion and a second end portion respectively formed at two ends of the cylinder in an axial direction, and an ejection port formed in the first end portion; a screw including a shaft that is configured to rotate within the cylinder, and a screw blade that is provided on an outer circumferential surface of the shaft; a supplier that is attached to the second end portion side of the cylinder and is configured to supply a kneading target to an inside of the cylinder; and a plurality of protruding members that protrude from an inner wall surface of the cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2016
    Publication date: April 20, 2017
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Masayuki SAKAMOTO, Tomoo TANAKA, Takuma KONISHI