This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Bridgestone Tire Company Limited. Active years: 1976.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1976
Title: Sakae Inouye and an Innovation in Metal–Rubber Adhesion.
Introduction
Sakae Inouye is an inventor associated with Kodaira, Japan, and Bridgestone Tire Company Limited. Her recorded patent work addresses the challenge of creating a strong bond between metallic materials and vulcanizable rubber.
Latest Patents
Inouye’s listed patent is “Method for Improving Adhesion of Metallic Material with Vulcanizable Rubber Composition.” The invention concerns improving adhesion between rubber and metals such as copper and copper alloys. It describes adding orthoboric acid or a metal borate to the rubber composition before vulcanization, helping the metal–rubber bonding and vulcanization reactions proceed in balance. The metal and treated rubber are then brought into close contact and vulcanized. Inouye is credited with 1 patent.
Career Highlights
The available information connects Inouye’s invention to Bridgestone Tire Company Limited and to the development of materials and processes for bonding rubber to metal. The patent’s approach uses boric compounds in the rubber composition to support adhesion during vulcanization.
Collaborations
Suminobu Kurahashi and Motokazu Kikuchi are identified as Inouye’s coworkers. The supplied information does not specify their roles in the patent or the invention.
Conclusion
Sakae Inouye’s recorded patent highlights a practical method for improving metal–rubber adhesion by incorporating boric compounds into a vulcanizable rubber composition.
Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile