This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited. Active years: 1984.
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Company Filing History:
Years Active: 1984
Title: Yoshiharu Shima: Tire Inspection Innovation
Introduction
Yoshiharu Shima is an inventor associated with Shirakawa, Japan, and Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited. His recorded patent concerns automated inspection of tire sidewalls.
Latest Patents
Shima’s listed patent is “Tire Inspecting Apparatus.” The invention is designed to detect excessive indents or defects on one or both sidewalls of an inflated tire. Supply, inspection, and delivery conveyors are arranged in line, while contact detectors touch the tire’s sidewalls as the tire rotates above the inspection conveyor. The detectors generate an electrical signal when they identify an excessive indent or defect. Shima is credited with 1 patent in the information provided.
Career Highlights
Shima’s patent reflects work on automating tire quality inspection. By using contact detectors and a conveyor-based process, the apparatus is intended to identify sidewall irregularities during production or inspection.
Collaborations
The provided information names Minoru Kikuchi and Mitsuru Fujimoto as Shima’s coworkers. It does not specify their roles in the patent or whether they collaborated on this invention.
Conclusion
Yoshiharu Shima’s recorded invention focuses on automated detection of tire sidewall defects, connecting his patent work with tire inspection at Sumitomo Rubber Industries Limited.
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