Patents by Inventor Mikio Kuwabara

Mikio Kuwabara 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).

  • Manufacturing method of cylindrical body crimp terminal
    Patent number: 10763596
    Abstract: Following the cylindrical bend processing of the shape crimping portion corresponding part corresponding to the crimping section in the sheet-shaped terminal base material, the high bending-rate processing process of bend processing at a bending rate higher than a bending rate for plastically deforming at least a part of a deformation portion to be plastically deformed in a predetermined bend processing shape in the crimping portion corresponding part, and the shaping process of shaping the crimping portion corresponding part into the cylindrical crimping section are performed in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Terashima, Mikio Kuwabara, Kentaro Sakamoto
  • CYLINDRICAL BODY, CRIMP TERMINAL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AS WELL AS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF CRIMP TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20170141485
    Abstract: Following the cylindrical bend processing of the shape crimping portion corresponding part corresponding to the crimping section in the sheet-shaped terminal base material, the high bending-rate processing process of bend processing at a bending rate higher than a bending rate for plastically deforming at least a part of a deformation portion to be plastically deformed in a predetermined bend processing shape in the crimping portion corresponding part, and the shaping process of shaping the crimping portion corresponding part into the cylindrical crimping section are performed in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 30, 2017
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ryusuke TERASHIMA, Mikio Kuwabara, Kentaro Sakamoto
  • Cylindrical body, crimp terminal, and manufacturing method thereof, as well as manufacturing apparatus of crimp terminal
    Patent number: 9608338
    Abstract: Following the cylindrical bend processing of the shape crimping portion corresponding part corresponding to the crimping section in the sheet-shaped terminal base material, the high bending-rate processing process of bend processing at a bending rate higher than a bending rate for plastically deforming at least a part of a deformation portion to be plastically deformed in a predetermined bend processing shape in the crimping portion corresponding part, and the shaping process of shaping the crimping portion corresponding part into the cylindrical crimping section are performed in this order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignees: FURUKAWA ELECTRONIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Terashima, Mikio Kuwabara, Kentaro Sakamoto
  • CYLINDRICAL BODY, CRIMP TERMINAL, AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF, AS WELL AS MANUFACTURING APPARATUS OF CRIMP TERMINAL
    Publication number: 20160006135
    Abstract: Following the cylindrical bend processing of the shape crimping portion corresponding part corresponding to the crimping section in the sheet-shaped terminal base material, the high bending-rate processing process of bend processing at a bending rate higher than a bending rate for plastically deforming at least a part of a deformation portion to be plastically deformed in a predetermined bend processing shape in the crimping portion corresponding part, and the shaping process of shaping the crimping portion corresponding part into the cylindrical crimping section are performed in this order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2015
    Publication date: January 7, 2016
    Applicants: FURUKAWA ELECTRIC CO., LTD., FURUKAWA AUTOMOTIVE SYSTEMS INC.
    Inventors: Ryusuke Terashima, Mikio Kuwabara, Kentaro Sakamoto