Patents by Inventor Masao Kobayashi

Masao Kobayashi 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: 6817850
    Abstract: There is provided a method of and apparatus for forming a food by wrapping an inner material with an outer skin material, and the method of and apparatus for sealing the outer skin material more surely in a state where the inner material is disposed on the outer skin material. The food forming apparatus comprises a first shutter (1), a second shutter (2) disposed under the first shutter (1), and support means (6) disposed under the second shutter (2) wherein an operation start timing of the second shutter (2) subsequent to starting of the operation of the first shutter (1) is adjusted appropriately, and a position of the support member (60) is adjusted appropriately, thereby adjusting the amount of collection of the peripheral portion of the curst material (F), thereby wrapping an inner material (G) with the outer skin material (F) in response to the different sizes of the curst material (F) and the inner material (G), thereby surely forming the food.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2004
    Assignee: Kobird Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Kobayashi, Hironori Kobayashi, Toru Fukiage
  • Patent number: 6731054
    Abstract: A shadow mask for use in a cathode ray tube comprises a mask body having a mask effective section where a number of electron beam passage apertures are formed and a skirt portion provided at a peripheral edge of the mask effective section, and a mask frame arranged to be layered outside the skirt portion. The mask frame and the skirt portion are resistance-welded to each other at a plurality of portions. At each welding portion, a plurality of concave and/or convex portions each having a smaller area than an area of a contact surface of an electrode for resistance-welding are formed at an inner surface portion of the skirt portion which the electrode contacts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 2000
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2004
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Yutaka Takeuchi, Kazumasa Hirayama, Masao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6721420
    Abstract: The invention supports an antenna (9) retractably from bottom to top via an antenna receiver section (8) on the side of the second case body (2) so that it is possible to fold/unfold the first case body (1) irrespective of the direction of the antenna (9) and whether the antenna (9) is stretched or housed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2004
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kubo, Masao Kobayashi, Hidehiro Yanagibashi, Teruo Nanmoku, Suguru Suzuki, Naokazu Nagasawa
  • Publication number: 20040061348
    Abstract: A side moulding which is readily manufactured and mounted on an exterior side surface of a body or door of a motor vehicle, and is free from the generation of noise during the running of the motor vehicle or upon the opening and closing of the door of the motor vehicle. The side moulding includes a main body, clips for mounting the main body to the body or door of the motor vehicle, and cushion members provided in a rear surface of the main body. Each of the cushion members includes a cushion part for achieving a cushioning operation against the main body, and the body or door of the motor vehicle, and a fitting part for fitting to each of rib parts provided in the rear surface of the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2003
    Publication date: April 1, 2004
    Inventors: Kazuo Takeda, Daiichiro Kawashima, Masao Kobayashi, Kazutoshi Ikeda
  • Patent number: 6676865
    Abstract: Extrusion molding is performed while the extrusion molding is regulated from the skin layer side so that the foaming capacity of a portion opposite to a surface of a reinforcement portion of an insert having at least one gap portion is smaller than the foaming capacity of a portion where the gap portion is filled with the foam layer when a foamable resin is foamed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Kobayashi, Kazuo Takeda
  • Patent number: 6633749
    Abstract: In a folding mobile wireless device, at least one of contact portions of connecting portions which come in contact with a coupling pin has a higher strength than a portion other than the contact portion or a housing provided with the connecting portion including the contact portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2003
    Assignees: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. Ltd., Koritsu Chemical Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kubo, Masao Kobayashi, Suguru Suzuki, Teruo Nanmoku, Hidehiro Yanagibashi, Toshihisa Ubukata
  • Publication number: 20030190391
    Abstract: There is provided a method of and apparatus for forming a food by wrapping an inner material with an outer skin material, and the method of and apparatus for sealing the outer skin material more surely in a state where the inner material is disposed on the outer skin material. The food forming apparatus comprises a first shutter (1), a second shutter (2) disposed under the first shutter (1), and support means (6) disposed under the second shutter (2) wherein an operation start timing of the second shutter (2) subsequent to starting of the operation of the first shutter (1) is adjusted appropriately, and a position of the support member (60) is adjusted appropriately, thereby adjusting the amount of collection of the peripheral portion of the curst material (F), thereby wrapping an inner material (G) with the outer skin material (F) in response to the different sizes of the curst material (F) and the inner material (G), thereby surely forming the food.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2002
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: Masao Kobayashi, Hironori Kobayashi, Toru Fukiage
  • Patent number: 6612080
    Abstract: A stable window molding assembly for sealing a gap between a window glass and a frame includes a U-shaped fastener, which has a first hook extending inward from one wall and a second hook extending inward from an opposite wall. The window molding includes a window lip, which contacts an upper surface of the window glass, and a frame lip, which contacts the frame. An arm of the window molding includes projections that engage the hooks of the fastener. Grooves are respectively formed in the arm for facilitating elastic deformation of the projections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 2, 2003
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takao Adachi, Masao Kobayashi, Koichi Toshinaga
  • Publication number: 20020192451
    Abstract: Extrusion molding is performed while the extrusion molding is regulated from the skin layer side so that the foaming capacity of a portion opposite to a surface of a reinforcement portion of an insert having at least one gap portion is smaller than the foaming capacity of a portion where the gap portion is filled with the foam layer when a foamable resin is foamed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2002
    Publication date: December 19, 2002
    Inventors: Masao Kobayashi, Kazuo Takeda
  • Publication number: 20020016182
    Abstract: In a folding mobile wireless device, at least one of contact portions of connecting portions which come in contact with a coupling pin has a higher strength than a portion other than the contact portion or a housing provided with the connecting portion including the contact portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2001
    Publication date: February 7, 2002
    Applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kubo, Masao Kobayashi, Suguru Suzuki, Teruo Nanmoku, Hidehiro Yanagibashi, Toshihisa Ubukata
  • Publication number: 20020011040
    Abstract: A stable window molding assembly for sealing a gap between a window glass and a frame includes a U-shaped fastener, which has a first hook extending inward from one wall and a second hook extending inward from an opposite wall. The window molding includes a window lip, which contacts an upper surface of the window glass, and a frame lip, which contacts the frame. An arm of the window molding includes projections that engage the hooks of the fastener. Grooves are respectively formed in the arm for facilitating elastic deformation of the projections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2001
    Publication date: January 31, 2002
    Applicant: TOYODA GOSEI CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takao Adachi, Masao Kobayashi, Koichi Toshinaga
  • Publication number: 20020006809
    Abstract: A portable radio device (100) has the lower casing (120) and the upper casing (110), and a hinge portion (130) to connect together the lower and upper casings (120) and (110) respectively roatatably, and is provided with a convex portion for accommodating a microphone (128) which is provided on the surface A of the inside of the lower casing (20) and protruded from the surface A of the inside, and a concave portion for accommodating a receiver (116) which is provided at a position opposite to the convex portion (128) when the lower and upper casings (120) and (110) are folded on the surface B of the inside of the upper casing (110), and is formed so that the convex portion (128) can be fitted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2001
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: Tetsuya Kubo, Masao Kobayashi, Suguru Suzuki, Teruo Nanmoku, Hidehiro Yanagibashi
  • Patent number: 6227598
    Abstract: A thermoplastic olefin elastomer molded article has a sealant contact portion coming into contact with a urethane sealant and is substantially made of thermoplastic olefin elastomer. At least the sealant contact surface of the sealant contact portion is made of a polyvinyl chloride layer or a thermoplastic polyurethane layer. At least the portion of the molded article adjoining the polyvinyl chloride layer or the thermoplastic polyurethane layer is made of a chlorinated thermoplastic olefin elastomer which is obtained by replacing part or the whole of the non-rigid phase of a thermoplastic olefin elastomer with chlorinated polyethylene and is capable of thermal fusion bonding to the polyvinyl chloride layer or the thermoplastic polyurethane layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Tetsumi Ichioka, Masao Kobayashi, Junji Koizumi, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Kazuo Takeda
  • Patent number: 6103288
    Abstract: Cutting operation is performed on a bar-shaped food (F) which is delivered to the shutter mechanism (1) with laid on a take-in conveyor (2), a required portion of said food being cut at the shutter with its lying position intact while supported by said take-in conveyor (2) and a take-out conveyor (3) disposed as opposed to the former.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2000
    Assignee: Kobird Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masao Kobayashi, Hironori Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6068896
    Abstract: An injection molded colored article produced from colored material prepared by blending a coloring pigment with a synthetic resin. The article has the shape of a long main body section and a thin plate section integrally molded along a side edge of the main body section. A back surface of the main body has a curve formed from an inner end thereof. The thin plate section is formed into a tapered shape, having its thickness decreased toward its outer edge. An inclined angle .theta. defined between a upper surface and a back surface of said thin plate section, a ratio of distance A between an inner edge of said upper surface and an outer edge of said thin plate section to a distance B between said inner end of said back surface of said thin plate section and said outer edge, A/B, and a thickness C of said main body section are selected to fall within the following ranges;5.ltoreq..theta..ltoreq.45.degree.;0.3.ltoreq.A/B.ltoreq.1; and1.5.ltoreq.C.ltoreq.10 mm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2000
    Assignee: Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Harutaka Manabe, Daiichiro Kawashima, Tomokazu Nishikawa, Takahiro Sato, Hiroshi Mukai, Masao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 6001403
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for continuously producing a cored food in a bar shape by molding a round outer skin material (2) in a space-saving manner provides a method whereby the outer skin material (2) and an inner material (1) are mounted in this order on a carriage conveyor (3). A belt portion comprises a number of belt pieces (31) arranged in the carriage course of the conveyor (3) so that they are foldable towards said conveyor independently from each other. Both end portions (31a) of each belt piece (31) are raised by a pair of guides (4) so as to bend the outer skin material (2) into a gutter-like shape. The outer skin material (2) bent in this way is further compressed with compression molding members (5) through the belt pieces (31). The inner material (1) surrounded with the outer skin material (2) is continuously produced and forms a cored food (F) in a bar shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 14, 1999
    Assignee: Kobird Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5988888
    Abstract: A squeeze film damper bearing comprises a bearing metal 2 for supporting a rotation shaft 1, a bearing casing 3 for covering the bearing metal 2 and a concentricity spring 4 between the bearing metal 2 and the bearing casing 3. The bearing casing 3 is provided at its inner periphery with a circumferential groove 3a for accommodating the spring. The spring 4 is made of an elongate steel sheet 4a and has a plurality of recesses 4b formed on a surface of the steel sheet 4a to provide a plurality of longitudinally aligned projections 4c on the other surface of the steel sheet. The steel sheet is bent into cylindrical shape. Each of the projections 4c has a curved surface with a generating line in parallel with the rotation shaft 1.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 23, 1999
    Assignee: Ishikawajima-Harima Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Soichiro Une, Osamu Saito, Shinobu Saito, Masao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5876656
    Abstract: With an auxiliary electrode having a shape corresponding to the end of a workpiece attached to an upper electrode of a high frequency heater for high-frequency heating the end of the workpiece extruded, the workpiece is high-frequency heated intensively and uniformly between the auxiliary electrode and the lower electrode. After heating, the end of the workpiece is molded into a predetermined shape by a couple of stamping molds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Toyota Gosei Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Shinichi Goto, Masao Kobayashi, Hiroshi Iwasaki, Sadao Nada
  • Patent number: 5820890
    Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a plastic bar-shaped food which is continuously extruded from an extruding mechanism into a bar shape having a core material, the food material efficiently cut off into a globular shape without exposing the core food material to the outside and leaving any burr on the cut end portion. The bar-shaped food material has a core material which is formed into a globular food product with an inner core food material covered with an outer skin food material. A cutting mechanism is provided below a nozzle of the extruding mechanism, the cutting mechanism having at least three shutters in which an arc cutter side having chamfer portions on its upper and lower surfaces is formed on the side portion of each shutter. A cutting tip for cutting the bar-shaped food material is formed on the free end portion of each shutter while each shutter is pivotally mounted so that each cutting tip side faces one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: October 13, 1998
    Assignee: Kobird Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Masao Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 5788924
    Abstract: A wear resistant copper alloy composition which includes:______________________________________ Component (% by weight) ______________________________________ Zn 20 to 40 Al 2 to 11 at least one iron family metal 1 to 5 selected from Fe, Ni, and Co Ti 0.1 to 4 Component X, which is at least one Mn = 0.01 to less than 0.1 of Mn or S, in the amounts S = 0.0005 to 0.01 indicated Cu (with unavoidable impurities) balance. ______________________________________The copper alloy, which contains as an optional component Mg (from 0.01 to 0.5% by weight), is particularly suitable for manufacturing synchronizer rings in automatic transmissions for internal combustion engines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Materials Corporation
    Inventors: Masao Kobayashi, Yoshiharu Mae