Patents by Inventor Jo Kayahana

Jo Kayahana 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).

  • Caulking-fastened component, method of fastening the caulking-fastened component, and method of manufacturing the caulking-fastened component
    Patent number: 8893575
    Abstract: An annular caulking-fastened component to be fastened to a counterpart component by caulking includes a notch formed in an inner peripheral edge portion at one end side in a center axis direction, the notch being to be fixed to the counterpart component by caulking; and at least one of an inner-peripheral stepped portion formed between an inner peripheral surface and the inner peripheral edge portion and outward from the inner peripheral surface in a radial direction and an end-face stepped portion formed between an end face at one end side in the center axis direction and the inner peripheral edge portion and from the end face toward the other end side in the center axis direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 25, 2014
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Makoto Taniguchi, Yuki Kurosaki, Yoshihiko Ukai, Jun Kamitake, Jo Kayahana, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Katsuaki Makino
  • CAULKING-FASTENED COMPONENT, METHOD OF FASTENING THE CAULKING-FASTENED COMPONENT, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING THE CAULKING-FASTENED COMPONENT
    Publication number: 20120311845
    Abstract: An annular caulking-fastened component to be fastened to a counterpart component by caulking includes a notch formed in an inner peripheral edge portion at one end side in a center axis direction, the notch being to be fixed to the counterpart component by caulking; and at least one of an inner-peripheral stepped portion formed between an inner peripheral surface and the inner peripheral edge portion and outward from the inner peripheral surface in a radial direction and an end-face stepped portion formed between an end face at one end side in the center axis direction and the inner peripheral edge portion and from the end face toward the other end side in the center axis direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2011
    Publication date: December 13, 2012
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Taniguchi, Yuki Kurosaki, Yoshihiko Ukai, Jun Kamitake, Jo Kayahana, Shuhei Yamaguchi, Katsuaki Makino