Patents by Inventor Naoyuki Kogure

Naoyuki Kogure 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).

  • Method and apparatus for manufacturing steering wheel
    Patent number: 4788759
    Abstract: To manufacture a steering wheel rim, a sleeve 21 is formed by a braiding machine 12 by interlacing and braiding unidirectional fibers 10. A coil-shaped lightweight core 9 is then inserted by a covering apparatus 14 into the braided sleeve, and core rings are cut out from the coil. The ends of the cut rings are butted to form the rims, and after being joined with a spoke 2 are placed in a mold 31, where an outer molded layer 11 is formed by injecting a thermosetting resin into the mold and heat curing it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 1986
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Isamu Yano, Kiyoshi Hani, Shu Yamashita, Kazuo Kawabata, Naoyuki Kogure