Patents by Inventor Yuka Yokoyama

Yuka Yokoyama 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: 20160297897
    Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires that shows a balanced improvement in properties such as fuel economy, processability, heat aging resistance, abrasion resistance, wet-grip performance, performance on snow and ice, and handling stability, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshiaki SAKAKI, Akira MINAGOSHI, Yuka YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160297954
    Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires that shows a balanced improvement in properties such as fuel economy, processability, heat aging resistance, abrasion resistance, wet-grip performance, performance on snow and ice, and handling stability, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, containing: a highly purified, modified natural rubber having a pH adjusted to 2-7; carbon black and/or a white filler; and a styrene-butadiene rubber having a styrene content of 30% by mass or more, and also relates to a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki SAKAKI, Masanobu NAKAMURA, Yuka YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20160297947
    Abstract: Provided are a rubber composition for tires that shows a balanced improvement in properties such as fuel economy, processability, heat aging resistance, abrasion resistance, wet-grip performance, performance on snow and ice, and handling stability, and a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for tires, containing: a highly purified, modified natural rubber having a pH adjusted to 2 to 7, and a silica having a CTAB specific surface area of 180 m2/g or more and a BET specific surface area of 185 m2/g or more, and also relates to a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2014
    Publication date: October 13, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki SAKAKI, Yuka YOKOYAMA, Seiji HATANO
  • Publication number: 20160152792
    Abstract: The tire of the present invention is a tire having an inner liner composed of a rubber composition for an inner liner which is excellent in steering stability, fuel efficiency and a balance of physical properties while maintaining air permeation resistance and durability. The rubber composition for an inner liner comprises a rubber component and additives, wherein E* (MPa) and tan ? measured at a temperature of 70° C., an initial strain of 10% and a dynamic strain of 2% satisfy the following formulas (1) to (3), an air permeation coefficient is not more than 12.00×10?14 cm3·cm/(cm2·s·Pa), and TB (MPa) and EB (%) as measured in accordance with JIS K6251 satisfy the following formulas (4) and (5). E*/tan ?>17 ??Formula (1): 2.5<E*<5 ??Formula (2): tan ?<0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2015
    Publication date: June 2, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kunisawa, Yuka Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20160075863
    Abstract: Provided are pneumatic tires or studless winter tires that achieve a balanced improvement in fuel economy, reinforcing properties (flex crack growth resistance, abrasion resistance, tensile strength, adhesive strength, resistance to air permeation), grip performance (wet-grip performance, performance on snow and ice), handling stability, and heat aging resistance, and methods for producing such a pneumatic tire or studless winter tire. The present invention relates to a pneumatic tire including at least one component selected from the group consisting of a sidewall, a base tread, a bead apex, a clinch apex, an innerliner, and an undertread, each of which is formed from a rubber composition that contains a highly purified, modified natural rubber whose pH is adjusted to 2 to 7, and carbon black and/or a white filler.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2014
    Publication date: March 17, 2016
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki SAKAKI, Yuka YOKOYAMA
  • Publication number: 20150315125
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthesis system that can synthesize aniline and/or styrene efficiently, a synthesis system that can synthesize butadiene (1,3-butadiene) efficiently, a rubber chemical for a tire which is synthesized from the aniline obtained by the synthesis system, a synthetic rubber for a tire which is synthesized from the styrene and/or butadiene obtained by the synthesis systems, and a pneumatic tire produced using the rubber chemical for a tire and/or the synthetic rubber for a tire. The present invention relates to a synthesis system for synthesizing aniline and/or styrene from an alcohol having two or more carbon atoms via an aromatic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2015
    Publication date: November 5, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki HATTORI, Takao WADA, Keitaro FUJIKURA, Yuka YOKOYAMA, Toshiro Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20150291765
    Abstract: The present invention provides a modified natural rubber having a good balance of improved fuel economy, heat-aging resistance, processability, and breaking resistance, and a method for producing such a rubber. The present invention also provides a tire rubber composition and a pneumatic tire which are prepared using the modified natural rubber. The present invention relates to a highly purified, modified natural rubber whose pH is adjusted to 2 to 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2013
    Publication date: October 15, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES LTD.
    Inventors: Toshiaki Sasaki, Hirotoshi Otsuki, Yuka Yokoyama, Tatsuya Miyazaki, Ryo Mashita
  • Publication number: 20150266988
    Abstract: Provided are rubber compositions for tires capable of providing tire components and pneumatic tires that have the same level of fuel efficiency and wet grip performance (particularly, wet grip performance) as those of tire components and pneumatic tires containing conventional synthetic rubber, while satisfying the requirements for a sound material-cycle society. The present invention relates to rubber compositions for tires containing a biomass-derived rubber polymerized from an aromatic vinyl compound and a diene, the biomass-derived rubber having a pMC (percent modern carbon) measured in accordance with ASTM D 6866-10 of 1% or higher.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2013
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji Kojima, Yuka Yokoyama, Masafumi Yoshino
  • Patent number: 9115047
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthesis system that can synthesize aniline and/or styrene efficiently, a synthesis system that can synthesize butadiene (1,3-butadiene) efficiently, a rubber chemical for a tire which is synthesized from the aniline obtained by the synthesis system, a synthetic rubber for a tire which is synthesized from the styrene and/or butadiene obtained by the synthesis systems, and a pneumatic tire produced using the rubber chemical for a tire and/or the synthetic rubber for a tire. The present invention relates to a synthesis system for synthesizing aniline and/or styrene from an alcohol having two or more carbon atoms via an aromatic compound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2015
    Assignee: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hattori, Takao Wada, Keitaro Fujikura, Yuka Yokoyama, Toshiro Matsuo
  • Publication number: 20150155387
    Abstract: A highly reliable semiconductor device which uses an oxide semiconductor film for a backplane is provided. A semiconductor device includes a first conductive film, a first insulating film over the first conductive film, an oxide semiconductor film which is over the first insulating film and overlaps with the first conductive film, a second insulating film over the oxide semiconductor film, and a pair of second conductive films electrically connected to the oxide semiconductor film through an opening portion included in the second insulating film. The second insulating film overlaps with a region of the oxide insulating film in which a carrier flows between the pair of second conductive films and overlaps with end portions of the oxide semiconductor film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2014
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Inventors: Shunpei Yamazaki, Masahiro KATAYAMA, Chieko MISAWA, Yuka YOKOYAMA, Hironobu TAKAHASHI, Kenichi OKAZAKI
  • Publication number: 20150126698
    Abstract: The present invention provides rubber compositions for tires capable of providing tire components and pneumatic tires having low-temperature properties and abrasion resistance that are equivalent to those of tire components and pneumatic tires formed from conventional synthetic rubber, respectively, while meeting the demand for a sound material-cycle society. The present invention relates to rubber compositions for tires containing a biomass-derived rubber obtained by polymerizing a biomass-derived monomer component, the biomass-derived rubber having a pMC (percent modern carbon) value of 1% or greater as determined in conformity with ASTM D6866-10, and having a Tg (glass transition temperature) value of ?120° C. to ?80° C.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Ryoji Kojima, Yuka Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20140163189
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a polymer includes the steps of: (1) deciding an upper limit of a budget; (2) deciding an amount of a non-fossil resource-derived monomer and an amount of a fossil resource-derived monomer such that utility is optimized in a range where a cost does not exceed the upper limit, by using a function that includes a total monomer amount and a utility index of the non-fossil resource-derived monomer as constants and includes the amount of the non-fossil resource-derived monomer and the amount of the fossil resource-derived monomer as variables; and (3) polymerizing the non-fossil resource-derived monomer and the fossil resource-derived monomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2013
    Publication date: June 12, 2014
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Yuka YOKOYAMA, Masafumi YOSHINO
  • Patent number: 8664312
    Abstract: The present invention provides a rubber composition for a tire which makes it possible to maintain weather resistance for a long time without damaging the appearance of tires and to reduce the use of petroleum resources, and whose raw materials are easily obtainable; and also provides a pneumatic tire formed from the rubber composition. The present invention relates to a rubber composition for a tire, including a rubber component and a microalgae-derived natural wax.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 13, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Keitarou Fujikura, Yuka Yokoyama
  • Publication number: 20130090445
    Abstract: The present invention provides a synthesis system that can synthesize aniline and/or styrene efficiently, a synthesis system that can synthesize butadiene (1,3-butadiene) efficiently, a rubber chemical for a tire which is synthesized from the aniline obtained by the synthesis system, a synthetic rubber for a tire which is synthesized from the styrene and/or butadiene obtained by the synthesis systems, and a pneumatic tire produced using the rubber chemical for a tire and/or the synthetic rubber for a tire. The present invention relates to a synthesis system for synthesizing aniline and/or styrene from an alcohol having two or more carbon atoms via an aromatic compound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: April 11, 2013
    Applicant: SUMITOMO RUBBER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Takayuki Hattori, Takao Wada, Keitaro Fujikura, Yuka Yokoyama, Toshiro Matsuo