Patents by Inventor Yuji Minami

Yuji Minami 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).

  • Publication number: 20170113487
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire has a ratio SW/OD between the total tire width SW and the tire external diameter OD satisfying SW/OD?0.3. A first region A is defined between a pair of first boundary lines, second regions B are defined between a first boundary line and a second boundary line, and third regions C are defined on the bead toe side of the second boundary lines. Defining SA, SB, and SC as the cross-sectional area (mm2) of the first region A to the third region C, and defining the peripheral length (mm) of the first region A to third region C along the tire inner surface as a, b, and c, SA/a and SB/b satisfy 7.5?SA/a?11.5 and 2.0?SB/b?6.0, and the ratio TDW/SW between the developed tread width TDW and the total tire width SW satisfies 0.7?TDW/SW?0.95.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Masatoshi Shimizu, Yuji Minami
  • Publication number: 20170087936
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a tread portion, sidewall portions, bead portions, and has at least one carcass layer disposed between the pair of bead portions. The ratio SW/OD between the total tire width SW and the tire external diameter OD satisfies the relationship SW/OD?0.3. A first region A is defined between a pair of first boundary lines (L1, L1), second regions B are defined between a first boundary line (L1) and a second boundary line (L2), and third regions C are defined on the bead toe side of the second boundary lines (L2). Defining SA, SB, and SC as the cross-sectional area (mm2) of the first region A to the third region C, and defining the peripheral lengths (mm) of the first region A to third region C along the tire inner surface as a, b, and c, respectively, the relationship 7.5?SA/a?11.5 is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Masatoshi Shimizu
  • Publication number: 20160316937
    Abstract: The tire arrangement implement is employed to arrange a plurality of tires, each provided with a decorative portion located on a sidewall portion, in a row in the tire rotational axis direction. The tire arrangement implement comprises a spacer. The spacer is disposed between adjacent tires or between the tire and the floor, not in contact with the decorative portion, and separates the decorative portion of one tire from another tire or the peripherally located member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Masatoshi Kuwajima
  • Publication number: 20160318349
    Abstract: A pneumatic tire includes a cylindrical annular structure disposed around a rotational axis; a carcass portion including a rubber covered cord, at least a portion of the carcass portion being disposed to the outer side of the annular structure in a direction parallel to the rotational axis; and a rubber layer including a tread portion, at least a portion of the rubber layer being disposed to an outer side of the annular structure in a radiation direction with respect to the rotational axis. In such a pneumatic tire, SW/OD?0.30 is satisfied, where SW is a total tire width and OD is a tire outer diameter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 3, 2016
    Inventors: Masayoshi Kubota, Atsushi Tanno, Yuji Minami
  • Publication number: 20160176233
    Abstract: To provide a pneumatic tire with improved performance and balance in terms of fuel efficiency, steering stability performance and wear life. The total width SW, outside diameter OD, tread groove depth Ga, center groove depth Gc and shoulder groove depth Gs satisfy the relationships SW/OD?0.3, Ga?0.02×SW+2.5 and Gc>Gs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2014
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventors: Masataka Kubota, Yuji Minami
  • Publication number: 20160052341
    Abstract: The present technology pertains to a pneumatic tire (1) comprising: a pair of bead portions (2); sidewall portions (3) connected to the pair of bead portions; and a tread portion (10) connected to the sidewall portions. A ratio between a total width (SW) and an outer diameter (OD) of the pneumatic tire satisfies the relationship SW/OD?0.3. Moreover, if the length along a tread profile (12) from a first side second reference point (Q1) to a second side second reference point (Q2) is the developed tread width (TDW), and an angle formed between a straight line that connects the second reference points and the profile center (cc), and a straight line parallel to the tire width direction is an amount of depression (?), the following relationships are satisfied: 0.8?TDW/SW<1, and 1.5°???4.5°.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2014
    Publication date: February 25, 2016
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Masataka Kubota
  • Publication number: 20160009137
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire (1) in which the ratio of the total width SW and the outer diameter OD satisfies “SW/OD?0.3”, and grooves are provided on the tread portion (10). In the ground contact region (G) of the tread portion, when the groove area ratio with respect to the ground contact area is GR, the ground contact width is W, the region having a width of 50% of the ground contact width W and the tire equatorial line (CL) as center is the center region (AC), the groove area ratio in the center region is GCR, the ground contact region on the outer side in the tire width direction of the center region is the shoulder region (AS), and the groove area ratio in the shoulder region is GSR, the ground contact region of the tread portion is formed to satisfy “10%?GR?25%” and “GCR?GSR”.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2014
    Publication date: January 14, 2016
    Inventors: Masataka Kubota, Yuji Minami
  • Publication number: 20160001599
    Abstract: The present technology relates to a pneumatic tire in which the ratio of the total width SW and the outer diameter OD satisfies SW/OD?0.3, and grooves are provided on the tread portion. In the ground contact region of the tread portion, when the groove area ratio in the ground contact area is GR, the ground contact width is W, the region having a width of 50% of the ground contact width W and the tire equatorial plane as center is the center region, the groove area ratio in the center region is GCR, the ground contact region on the outer side in the tire width direction of the center region is the shoulder region, and the groove area ratio in the shoulder region is GSR, the ground contact region of the tread portion is formed to satisfy 10%?GR?25% and GCR>GSR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Masataka Kubota
  • Publication number: 20160001604
    Abstract: The present technology pertains to a pneumatic tire having an asymmetrical pattern, which is formed by grooves, formed on a tread portion. A ratio SW/OD between the total width SW and the outer diameter OD of the pneumatic tire satisfies SW/OD?0.3. A groove area ratio in a ground contact region G in the tread portion is GR, and a range from a tire equator line CL to the vehicle side in the ground contact region is a tire inside region Ai and the groove area ratio in the tire inside region Ai is GRi, and a range from the tire equator line CL to the opposite side of the vehicle side in the ground contact region is a tire outside region Ao and the groove area ratio in the tire outside region Ao is GRo, the ground contact region satisfies 10%?GR?25%, GRo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2013
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: The Yokohama Rubber Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Masataka Kubota
  • Publication number: 20160001603
    Abstract: A ratio between the total width (SW) and outer diameter (OD) of a pneumatic tire, which has an asymmetrical pattern formed by grooves formed on a tread part, satisfies SW/OD?0.3. Given a ground contact width (CW) in a ground contact region in the tread part, a groove area ratio (GR), and a groove area ratio (GRi) of a tire inner side region (Ai), which spans from a tire equator line (CL) to the vehicle side in the ground contact region, and a groove area ratio (GRo) of a tire outer side region (Ao), which spans from the tire equator line to the opposite side of the vehicle side in the ground contact region, the ground contact region is formed to satisfy 0.75?CW/SW?0.9, 10?GR?25%, and GRi<GRo.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2014
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicant: The Yokhama Rubber Co., LTD
    Inventors: Masataka Kubota, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 6712464
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus which feeds a placed original, reads image information on the original by a reading unit, and forms an image on the original by an ink-jet printing head arranged on a downstream side along the original feed direction has an add-on processing part for changing the image information read by the reading unit in correspondence with the image to be formed by the ink-jet printing head.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: Canon Denshi Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Minoru Sashida
  • Patent number: 5751233
    Abstract: A decoder decodes input codes, such as Modified Huffman, Modified READ, and Modified Modified READ codes, and includes a zero bit detector which detects the number of consecutive leading zero bits of the input code. An address compressor forms address data by performing a logical operation of data indicating the number of detected zero bits and data excluding the consecutive leading zero bits and the next one bit of the data. A reference table for code conversion is addressed by the formed address data from the address compressor and outputs decoded data corresponding to the input code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1998
    Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tetsuya Tateno, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 5329154
    Abstract: An integrated circuit including a wafer having a GaAs substrate, an un-doped GaAs layer, and a GaAs active layer. This active layer may have an HEMT structure to improve its operation speed. Also, the substrate may a multi-layer structure to form a three dimensional capacitor. At least one mesa portion is formed on the substrate by removing a portion of the un-doped GaAs layer and GaAs active layer. A source electrode, for example, is formed on the mesa portion, and a ground electrode is formed on an exposed surface of the substrate. These electrodes are connected to each other by means of a wiring metal layer. As a result, the source electrode is easily grounded without using a long bonding wire.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1993
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1994
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yoshihiro Kishita, Toshikazu Fukuda, Yuji Minami
  • Patent number: 4560501
    Abstract: A solidified radioactive waste manufacturing apparatus comprises a first system for producing radioactive waste powder from liquid radioactive waste and a second system connected to the first system for mixing the radioactive waste powder with a thermosetting resin and additives. The first system includes a liquid radioactive waste storage tank, a dryer for drying the liquid waste into powder, and a metering device for supplying a predetermined amount of the radioactive waste powder to the second system and the second system includes a mixer connected to the metering device for mixing the waste powder with the thermosetting resin and additives, a thermosetting resin storage tank, additive storage tanks, a cooler for cooling the mixer, and a container for receiving sludged mixture from the mixer. The additive storage tanks contain a polymerization initiator, a polymerization promotor, and a polymerization retarder, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 24, 1985
    Assignee: Tokyo Shibaura Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Hisashi Kamiyama, Toshihide Tomita
  • Patent number: D704131
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: The Yokohama Rubber Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuji Minami, Yuji Kodama, Masataka Koishi, Hiroshi Tokizaki