Patents by Inventor Katsuji Goto

Katsuji Goto 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: 11549535
    Abstract: A joined body includes: a thin plate including through holes; a first member including a proximal portion having a portion contacting the thin plate, and a protruding portion that protrudes in relation to a contact surface of the proximal portion and is inserted through the through hole; and a second member arranged oppositely to the proximal portion via the thin plate and made of a material that is same as that of the first member. The thin plate is made of a material having a specific gravity smaller than that of the material forming the first and the second members. The second member and an end portion of the protruding portion are connected to each other, by a part of the second member and a part of the end portion being melt-solidified, the end portion being at a side opposite to a side connected to the proximal portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Yamauchi, Ayane Sato, Katsuji Goto, Masakazu Ando, Takuya Sato, Yu Yoda, Shimpei Kurokawa, Masatake Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 11498466
    Abstract: A joined body includes: a thin plate including through holes; first members each including: a base portion and a protruding portion inserted into one of the through holes; and a second member placed oppositely to the base portion via the thin plate and made of a material that is of a same kind as a material of the first members. The thin plate is made of a material having a specific gravity smaller than the materials of the first and the second members. The second member and an end portion of the protruding portion are connected together by melt-solidification. A post-joining hardness difference in a range of 30% along a direction orthogonal to a joint interface between the second member and the protruding portion, the range being centered on the joint interface, is equal to or less than 90% of a pre-joining hardness difference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yuichiro Yamauchi, Yu Yoda, Takuya Sato, Katsuji Goto, Masakazu Ando, Ayane Sato
  • Publication number: 20200317100
    Abstract: A joined body includes: a thin plate including through holes; first members each including: a base portion and a protruding portion inserted into one of the through holes; and a second member placed oppositely to the base portion via the thin plate and made of a material that is of a same kind as a material of the first members. The thin plate is made of a material having a specific gravity smaller than the materials of the first and the second members. The second member and an end portion of the protruding portion are connected together by melt-solidification. A post-joining hardness difference in a range of 30% along a direction orthogonal to a joint interface between the second member and the protruding portion, the range being centered on the joint interface, is equal to or less than 90% of a pre-joining hardness difference.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2018
    Publication date: October 8, 2020
    Inventors: Yuichiro Yamauchi, Yu Yoda, Takuya Sato, Katsuji Goto, Masakazu Ando, Ayane Sato
  • Publication number: 20200124069
    Abstract: A joined body includes: a thin plate including through holes; a first member including a proximal portion having a portion contacting the thin plate, and a protruding portion that protrudes in relation to a contact surface of the proximal portion and is inserted through the through hole; and a second member arranged oppositely to the proximal portion via the thin plate and made of a material that is same as that of the first member. The thin plate is made of a material having a specific gravity smaller than that of the material forming the first and the second members. The second member and an end portion of the protruding portion are connected to each other, by a part of the second member and a part of the end portion being melt-solidified, the end portion being at a side opposite to a side connected to the proximal portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Yuichiro Yamauchi, Ayane Sato, Katsuji Goto, Masakazu Ando, Takuya Sato, Yu Yoda, Shimpei Kurokawa, Masatake Kinoshita
  • Patent number: 10252649
    Abstract: A vibration damping device comprises: a spindle member through which a shaft portion is inserted, the spindle member being movable along a length direction of the shaft portion; a first coil spring disposed between the spindle member and one end portion of the shaft portion in the length direction, the one end portion of the shaft portion being inserted through the first coil spring, and the first coil spring urging the spindle member toward a side of another end portion of the shaft portion in the length direction; and a second coil spring disposed between the another end portion of the shaft portion and the spindle member, the another end portion of the shaft portion being inserted through the second coil spring, and the second coil spring urging the spindle member toward a side of the one end portion of the shaft portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignee: NHK Spring Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Yuji Tokiwa, Katsuji Goto, Yoshinori Otake, Masakazu Ando
  • Publication number: 20180111525
    Abstract: A vibration damping device comprises: a spindle member through which a shaft portion is inserted, the spindle member being movable along a length direction of the shaft portion; a first coil spring disposed between the spindle member and one end portion of the shaft portion in the length direction, the one end portion of the shaft portion being inserted through the first coil spring, and the first coil spring urging the spindle member toward a side of another end portion of the shaft portion in the length direction; and a second coil spring disposed between the another end portion of the shaft portion and the spindle member, the another end portion of the shaft portion being inserted through the second coil spring, and the second coil spring urging the spindle member toward a side of the one end portion of the shaft portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Yoshitaka Sasaki, Yuji Tokiwa, Katsuji Goto, Yoshinori Otake, Masakazu Ando