Patents by Inventor Hiromichi Tachibana

Hiromichi Tachibana 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: 4202718
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a fiber-reinforced pressure hose comprises a spiral winder which includes a mandrel of a truncated conical shape tapering one end towards the other end thereof at a predetermined angle of convergence and having its outer peripheral surface formed with a plurality of guide grooves lengthwise thereof. Longitudinal reinforcing strands are guided along the guide grooves on the mandrel while at least two circumferential reinforcing strands are spirally wound on the longitudinal reinforcing strands in the opposed direction with each other to form a tubular reinforcing layer. This reinforcing layer is, while being drawn in a direction away from the mandrel, positioned substantially intermediately of the wall of the subsequently formed tubular product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 1977
    Date of Patent: May 13, 1980
    Assignee: Kuraray Plastics, Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tadashi Mizutani, Hiromichi Tachibana