Patents by Inventor Yoshinobu Shouyama

Yoshinobu Shouyama 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: 10046529
    Abstract: Provided is a method for repairing a radial tire that enhances the durability of patch rubber attached to a damaged portion of a carcass ply from the inner side of the tire and that extends the service life of the repaired tire while reducing the repair time. The method according to the present invention for repairing a radial tire (1) includes a step of attaching a patch rubber (10), in which a plurality of reinforcing elements (11) are arranged in parallel and covered with rubber, from the inner side of the tire to a damaged portion (7) of a carcass ply (5a) when at least one ply cord (6a) in the carcass ply is broken along with ply rubber at a sidewall portion (3). The patch rubber is attached so that the reinforcing elements (11) are parallel to a tire radial direction and so that inner edges (11a, 11b, 11c) of the reinforcing elements (11) in the tire radial direction are positioned to at least partially have different mutually distances in a perpendicular direction from a tire circumferential line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2018
    Assignee: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Shouyama
  • Publication number: 20150191053
    Abstract: In a cross section of this tire (1) orthogonal to the tire circumferential direction and running along the tread width direction, an end (7b) that is outside in the tire diameter direction of an electronic device (7) is located farther inward in the tire diameter direction than a reference position that is located outward in the tire diameter direction away from an outer rim end portion (2b), the outer rim end portion being located on the outside in the tire diameter direction of a rim contact surface, and the distance between the outer rim end portion and the reference position being equal to the thickness (T1) of a bead portion in the outer rim end portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: July 9, 2015
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Shouyama
  • Publication number: 20130306212
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide: a patch rubber for repairing a radial tire, which patch rubber is capable of preventing troubles from occurring at an early stage in a repaired radial tire to enhance durability of the repaired radial tire; a method for repairing a radial tire by using the patch rubber; and a radial tire repaired by the patch rubber.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2012
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Shouyama
  • Publication number: 20130220503
    Abstract: Provided is a method for repairing a radial tire that enhances the durability of patch rubber attached to a damaged portion of a carcass ply from the inner side of the tire and that extends the service life of the repaired tire while reducing the repair time. The method according to the present invention for repairing a radial tire (1) includes a step of attaching a patch rubber (10), in which a plurality of reinforcing elements (11) are arranged in parallel and covered with rubber, from the inner side of the tire to a damaged portion (7) of a carcass ply (5a) when at least one ply cord (6a) in the carcass ply is broken along with ply rubber at a sidewall portion (3). The patch rubber is attached so that the reinforcing elements (11) are parallel to a tire radial direction and so that inner edges (11a, 11b, 11c) of the reinforcing elements (11) in the tire radial direction are positioned to at least partially have different mutually distances in a perpendicular direction from a tire circumferential line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2011
    Publication date: August 29, 2013
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshinobu Shouyama