Patents by Inventor Shohei MAO

Shohei MAO 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: 11666977
    Abstract: An insert may include a first surface, a second surface, a ridge line located at an intersection of the first surface and the second surface. The first surface may include a first corner, a first side and a second side. The ridge line may include a corner cutting edge located on the first corner, a first cutting edge located on the first side, and a second cutting edge located on the second side. The first surface may further include a first region located from the first cutting edge toward a midportion of the first surface, a second region located from the second cutting edge toward the midportion of the first surface, and a concave part located on at least one of the first region and the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa Ishi, Shohei Mao, Kazuki Yamamichi
  • Patent number: 11440103
    Abstract: A cutting insert may include a first surface, a second surface, a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface, a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge. The first lateral surface may include a first inclined surface located along the first cutting edge, a second inclined surface located along the first inclined surface, a third inclined surface located along the second cutting edge, a fourth inclined surface located along the third inclined surface, and a flat surface located along the second inclined surface and the fourth inclined surface. A second inclination angle of the second inclined surface may be smaller than a first inclination angle of the first inclined surface. A fourth inclination angle of the fourth inclined surface may be larger than a third inclination angle of the third inclined surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shohei Mao
  • Publication number: 20220226913
    Abstract: An insert may include a first surface, a second surface, a ridge line located at an intersection of the first surface and the second surface. The first surface may include a first corner, a first side and a second side. The ridge line may include a corner cutting edge located on the first corner, a first cutting edge located on the first side, and a second cutting edge located on the second side. The first surface may further include a first region located from the first cutting edge toward a midportion of the first surface, a second region located from the second cutting edge toward the midportion of the first surface, and a concave part located on at least one of the first region and the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2022
    Publication date: July 21, 2022
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa ISHI, Shohei MAO, Kazuki YAMAMICHI
  • Patent number: 11325195
    Abstract: An insert may include a first surface, a second surface, a ridge line located at an intersection of the first surface and the second surface. The first surface may include a first corner, a first side and a second side. The ridge line may include a corner cutting edge located on the first corner, a first cutting edge located on the first side, and a second cutting edge located on the second side. The first surface may further include a first region located from the first cutting edge toward a midportion of the first surface, a second region located from the second cutting edge toward the midportion of the first surface, and a concave part located on at least one of the first region and the second region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2022
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hirohisa Ishi, Shohei Mao, Kazuki Yamamichi
  • Publication number: 20220001467
    Abstract: A cutting insert may include a base including a first surface, a second surface and a lateral surface. The first surface may include a first corner, a second corner and a first side. The first side may include a first portion, a second portion, a third portion and a fourth portion in this order in a direction from the first corner to the second corner. An imaginary straight line being in contact with the first portion may be a reference line in a front view of the first surface. Inclination angles of the first portion, the second portion, the third portion and the fourth portion relative to the reference line may be respectively a first angle, a second angle, a third angle and a fourth angle. The third angle may be smaller than each of the second angle and the fourth angle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2019
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Inventor: Shohei MAO
  • Patent number: 11207741
    Abstract: A cutting insert may include a first surface having a polygonal shape, a second surface, and a cutting edge located on a ridge line where the first surface intersects with the second surface. The first surface may include a first corner, a second corner, a third corner, a first side, and a second side. In a plan view of the first surface, the first side may have a straight line shape or a convex shape protruded outward relative to a first imaginary line connecting the first corner and the second corner, and the second side may have a concave shape recessed inward relative to a second imaginary line connecting the first corner and the third corner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 28, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa Ishi, Kazuki Yamamichi, Shohei Mao
  • Patent number: 10987741
    Abstract: A cutting insert may include a first surface having a polygonal shape, a second surface, a third surface and a cutting edge. The first surface may include a first corner, a first side, a first inclined surface located along the first side, and a second inclined surface located along the second side. In a plan view of the first surface, a width of the first inclined surface in a direction orthogonal to the first side may become larger as approaching the second side. A width of the second inclined surface in a direction orthogonal to the second side may become larger as approaching the first side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2021
    Assignee: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa Ishi, Kazuki Yamamichi, Shohei Mao
  • Publication number: 20210069796
    Abstract: A cutting insert may include a first surface, a second surface, a first lateral surface, a second lateral surface, a first cutting edge and a second cutting edge. The first lateral surface may include a first inclined surface located along the first cutting edge, a second inclined surface located along the first inclined surface, a third inclined surface located along the second cutting edge, a fourth inclined surface located along the third inclined surface, and a flat surface located along the second inclined surface and the fourth inclined surface. A second inclination angle of the second inclined surface may be smaller than a first inclination angle of the first inclined surface. A fourth inclination angle of the fourth inclined surface may be larger than a third inclination angle of the third inclined surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 11, 2021
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Shohei MAO
  • Publication number: 20200361010
    Abstract: An insert may include a first surface, a second surface, a ridge line located at an intersection of the first surface and the second surface. The first surface may include a first corner, a first side and a second side. The ridge line may include a corner cutting edge located on the first corner, a first cutting edge located on the first side, and a second cutting edge located on the second side. The first surface may further include a first region located from the first cutting edge toward a midportion of the first surface, a second region located from the second cutting edge toward the midportion of the first surface, and a concave part located on at least one of the first region and the second region.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2018
    Publication date: November 19, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventors: Hirohisa ISHI, Shohei MAO, Kazuki YAMAMICHI
  • Publication number: 20200206831
    Abstract: A cutting insert may include a first surface having a polygonal shape, a second surface, and a cutting edge located on a ridge line where the first surface intersects with the second surface. The first surface may include a first corner, a second corner, a third corner, a first side, and a second side. In a plan view of the first surface, the first side may have a straight line shape or a convex shape protruded outward relative to a first imaginary line connecting the first corner and the second corner, and the second side may have a concave shape recessed inward relative to a second imaginary line connecting the first corner and the third corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2018
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hirohisa ISHI, Kazuki YAMAMICHI, Shohei MAO
  • Publication number: 20200171584
    Abstract: A cutting insert may include a first surface having a polygonal shape, a second surface, a third surface and a cutting edge. The first surface may include a first corner, a first side, a first inclined surface located along the first side, and a second inclined surface located along the second side. In a plan view of the first surface, a width of the first inclined surface in a direction orthogonal to the first side may become larger as approaching the second side. A width of the second inclined surface in a direction orthogonal to the second side may become larger as approaching the first side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2018
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: Hirohisa ISHI, Kazuki YAMAMICHI, Shohei MAO
  • Publication number: 20200047264
    Abstract: A cutting insert of an embodiment includes an upper surface including a first upper cutting edge and a second upper cutting edge, a lower surface including a first lower cutting edge and a second lower cutting edge, and a side surface. The side surface includes a first surface extending from the second upper cutting edge, a second surface extending from the first lower cutting edge, a third surface extending from the first upper cutting edge, and a fourth surface extending from the second lower cutting edge. The first surface and the fourth surface are parallel to a central axis. The second surface is inclined so as to depart from the central axis as going from the lower surface toward the upper surface. The third surface is inclined so as to depart from the central axis as going from the upper surface toward the lower surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 22, 2019
    Publication date: February 13, 2020
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Shohei MAO
  • Patent number: 10456845
    Abstract: A cutting insert of an embodiment includes an upper surface including a first upper cutting edge and a second upper cutting edge, a lower surface including a first lower cutting edge and a second lower cutting edge, and a side surface. The side surface includes a first surface extending from the second upper cutting edge, a second surface extending from the first lower cutting edge, a third surface extending from the first upper cutting edge, and a fourth surface extending from the second lower cutting edge. The first surface and the fourth surface are parallel to a central axis. The second surface is inclined so as to depart from the central axis as going from the lower surface toward the upper surface. The third surface is inclined so as to depart from the central axis as going from the upper surface toward the lower surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shohei Mao
  • Patent number: 10245659
    Abstract: A cutting insert has: first sub cutting edges at positions corresponding to first corner portions of a polygonal top surface; second sub cutting edges at positions corresponding to second corner portions; and main cutting edges on side portions. In a side view, each of the main cutting edges has a first cutting edge adjacent to the first sub cutting edge, a second cutting edge adjacent to the second sub cutting edge, and a third cutting edge between the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge. Each of the main cutting edges inclines such that the height thereof decreases from a portion adjacent to the first sub cutting edge to a portion adjacent to the second sub cutting edge. An inclination angle of the third cutting edge is greater than inclination angles of the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shohei Mao
  • Publication number: 20190015910
    Abstract: A cutting insert of an embodiment includes an upper surface including a first upper cutting edge and a second upper cutting edge, a lower surface including a first lower cutting edge and a second lower cutting edge, and a side surface. The side surface includes a first surface extending from the second upper cutting edge, a second surface extending from the first lower cutting edge, a third surface extending from the first upper cutting edge, and a fourth surface extending from the second lower cutting edge. The first surface and the fourth surface are parallel to a central axis. The second surface is inclined so as to depart from the central axis as going from the lower surface toward the upper surface. The third surface is inclined so as to depart from the central axis as going from the upper surface toward the lower surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Applicant: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shohei MAO
  • Patent number: 10010952
    Abstract: A cutting insert of an embodiment includes an upper surface including a first upper cutting edge and a second upper cutting edge, a lower surface including a first lower cutting edge and a second lower cutting edge, and a side surface. The side surface includes a first surface extending from the second upper cutting edge, a second surface extending from the first lower cutting edge, a third surface extending from the first upper cutting edge, and a fourth surface extending from the second lower cutting edge. The first surface and the fourth surface are parallel to a central axis. The second surface is inclined so as to depart from the central axis as going from the lower surface toward the upper surface. The third surface is inclined so as to depart from the central axis as going from the upper surface toward the lower surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2018
    Assignee: KYOCERA CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shohei Mao
  • Publication number: 20170291231
    Abstract: A cutting insert of an embodiment includes an upper surface including a first upper cutting edge and a second upper cutting edge, a lower surface including a first lower cutting edge and a second lower cutting edge, and a side surface. The side surface includes a first surface extending from the second upper cutting edge, a second surface extending from the first lower cutting edge, a third surface extending from the first upper cutting edge, and a fourth surface extending from the second lower cutting edge. The first surface and the fourth surface are parallel to a central axis. The second surface is inclined so as to depart from the central axis as going from the lower surface toward the upper surface. The third surface is inclined so as to depart from the central axis as going from the upper surface toward the lower surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2015
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Applicant: KYOCERA Corporation
    Inventor: Shohei MAO
  • Publication number: 20170157685
    Abstract: A cutting insert has: first sub cutting edges at positions corresponding to first corner portions of a polygonal top surface; second sub cutting edges at positions corresponding to second corner portions; and main cutting edges on side portions. In a side view, each of the main cutting edges has a first cutting edge adjacent to the first sub cutting edge, a second cutting edge adjacent to the second sub cutting edge, and a third cutting edge between the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge. Each of the main cutting edges inclines such that the height thereof decreases from a portion adjacent to the first sub cutting edge to a portion adjacent to the second sub cutting edge. An inclination angle of the third cutting edge is greater than inclination angles of the first cutting edge and the second cutting edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2015
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventor: Shohei MAO