Patents by Inventor Tomoo HANESAKA

Tomoo HANESAKA 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).

  • Bleeder cord affixing device and method
    Patent number: 10518494
    Abstract: A bleeder cord affixing device is made up of an affixing roller extending in a width direction of the treatment member and adapted to be pressed into the treatment member being moved, thereby to be rotated; and a roller moving mechanism that moves the affixing roller to and away from the treatment member. The roller moving mechanism operates to move the affixing roller to a pressed position urged to the treatment member, with a result that the affixing roller is caused to be rotated due to the movement of the treatment member at the pressed position and attaches the rubber member to the treatment member under the pressing force, and then presses the bleeder cords onto the treatment member to continuously affix the bleeder cords onto the surface of the treatment member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2019
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taizo Isono, Tomohiro Hoshiba, Tomoo Hanesaka
  • BLEEDER CORD AFFIXING DEVICE AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20170050396
    Abstract: A bleeder cord affixing device is made up of an affixing roller extending in a width direction of the treatment member and adapted to be pressed into the treatment member being moved, thereby to be rotated; and a roller moving mechanism that moves the affixing roller to and away from the treatment member. The roller moving mechanism operates to move the affixing roller to a pressed position urged to the treatment member, with a result that the affixing roller is caused to be rotated due to the movement of the treatment member at the pressed position and attaches the rubber member to the treatment member under the pressing force, and then presses the bleeder cords onto the treatment member to continuously affix the bleeder cords onto the surface of the treatment member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: February 23, 2017
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventors: Taizo ISONO, Tomohiro HOSHIBA, Tomoo HANESAKA