Patents by Inventor Taihei Goto

Taihei 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: 8644740
    Abstract: The present invention provide a mold for forming a developer blade and a developer blade manufactured with such a mold which are able to give images of good quality even in the low-temperature low-humidity condition and to improve a mold releasability. A mold 10 for forming a developer blade has a plate accommodation space 14 in which the metal plate is accommodated and a belt-like cavity 15 for forming the elastic member adjacent to the plate accommodation space. At least a part 20a of a cavity surface 20 defining the cavity 15 in the cross section taken along the cavity width direction is finished to have a surface roughness Ry of not more than 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Patent number: 8236229
    Abstract: A mold 30 for use in producing a development blade 1, which is to be formed by adhering an elastic member to an elongated-shaped hard plate 2 along the longitudinal direction LD thereof, wherein the hard plate has notched portions on both side portions in the longitudinal direction thereof and the elastic member is molded to skip the notched portions, comprises: a cavity portion CA having a shape in accordance with the shape of the elastic member; and a gate portion 35 for injecting a material into the cavity portion CA, wherein the gate portion 35 is positioned, in the longitudinal direction LD, either on a border CL between each notched portion and the center portion side of a main body of the cavity portion or on the outer side of the border or within 10 mm on the inner side of the border.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Publication number: 20120027469
    Abstract: The present invention provide a mold for forming a developer blade and a developer blade manufactured with such a mold which are able to give images of good quality even in the low-temperature low-humidity condition and to improve a mold releasability. A mold 10 for forming a developer blade has a plate accommodation space 14 in which the metal plate is accommodated and a belt-like cavity 15 for forming the elastic member adjacent to the plate accommodation space. At least a part 20a of a cavity surface 20 defining the cavity 15 in the cross section taken along the cavity width direction is finished to have a surface roughness Ry of not more than 10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2011
    Publication date: February 2, 2012
    Applicant: BRIDGESTONE CORPORATION
    Inventor: Taihei GOTO
  • Patent number: 8043081
    Abstract: The present invention provide a mold for forming a developer blade and a developer blade manufactured with such a mold which are able to give images of good quality even in the low-temperature low-humidity condition and to improve a mold releasability. A mold 10 for forming a developer blade has a plate accommodation space 14 in which the metal plate is accommodated and a belt-like cavity 15 for forming the elastic member adjacent to the plate accommodation space. At least a part 20a of a cavity surface 20 defining the cavity 15 in the cross section taken along the cavity width direction is finished to have a surface roughness Ry of not more than 10 ?m.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Patent number: 7897221
    Abstract: A mold for producing a blade for office appliances, wherein a resilient member made of a heat-curable material is adhered to a base plate. The mold includes a cavity corresponding to the resilient member of the blade, a space for placing the base plate adjacent to the cavity, a runner for passing the heat-curable material therethrough and injecting the heat-curable material into the cavity, and a heating means adjacent to the cavity, for causing curing of the heat-curable material in the cavity. At least a part of said runner, including an outlet thereof, is comprised of a cold runner for maintains the heat-curable material, which remains in the cold runner, at a temperature lower than its curing temperature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Publication number: 20100243144
    Abstract: A mold 30 for use in producing a development blade 1, which is to be formed by adhering an elastic member to an elongated-shaped hard plate 2 along the longitudinal direction LD thereof, wherein the hard plate has notched portions on both side portions in the longitudinal direction thereof and the elastic member is molded to skip the notched portions, comprises: a cavity portion CA having a shape in accordance with the shape of the elastic member; and a gate portion 35 for injecting a material into the cavity portion CA, wherein the gate portion 35 is positioned, in the longitudinal direction LD, either on a border CL between each notched portion and the center portion side of a main body of the cavity portion or on the outer side of the border or within 10 mm on the inner side of the border.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2008
    Publication date: September 30, 2010
    Applicant: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Patent number: 7655169
    Abstract: A developing blade 10 is insert molded by forming a rib portion 13 which projects from an end portion in the longitudinal direction of a blade body 12 in the transverse direction of the blade body 12, opposite to the contact surface 12a side of the blade body 12, on the blade body 12 in contact with the developing roll of the developing blade 10 and forming the gate 21G of a metal mold 20 in which a metal plate 11 as an insert member has been installed only in a cavity 21b corresponding to the above rib portion 13. Therefore, a developing blade 10 without burrs and recesses on its contact surface with the developing roll or without welds can be easily manufactured.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bridgestone
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Publication number: 20070114357
    Abstract: The present invention provide a mold for forming a developer blade and a developer blade manufactured with such a mold which are able to give images of good quality even in the low-temperature low-humidity condition and to improve a mold releasability. A mold 10 for forming a developer blade has a plate accommodation space 14 in which the metal plate is accommodated and a belt-like cavity 15 for forming the elastic member adjacent to the plate accommodation space. At least a part 20a of a cavity surface 20 defining the cavity 15 in the cross section taken along the cavity width direction is finished to have a surface roughness Ry of not more than 10 ?m.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 17, 2006
    Publication date: May 24, 2007
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Publication number: 20060277743
    Abstract: A developing blade 10 is insert molded by forming a rib portion 13 which projects from an end portion in the longitudinal direction of a blade body 12 in the transverse direction of the blade body 12, opposite to the contact surface 12a side of the blade body 12, on the blade body 12 in contact with the developing roll of the developing blade 10 and forming the gate 21G of a metal mold 20 in which a metal plate 11 as an insert member has been installed only in a cavity 21b corresponding to the above rib portion 13. Therefore, a developing blade 10 without burrs and recesses on its contact surface with the developing roll or without welds can be easily manufactured.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 10, 2005
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Publication number: 20060267227
    Abstract: A mold for producing a blade for office appliances, wherein a resilient member made of a heat-curable material is adhered to a base plate. The mold includes a cavity corresponding to the resilient member of the blade, a space for placing the base plate adjacent to the cavity, a runner for passing the heat-curable material therethrough and injecting the heat-curable material into the cavity, and a heating means adjacent to the cavity, for causing curing of the heat-curable material in the cavity. At least a part of said runner, including an outlet thereof, is comprised of a cold runner for maintains the heat-curable material, which remains in the cold runner, at a temperature lower than its curing temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2006
    Publication date: November 30, 2006
    Inventor: Taihei Goto
  • Patent number: 6496675
    Abstract: A magnet roller comprises a magnet body integrally molded out of a resin magnet composition prepared by mixing and dispersing magnetic powders in a resin binder and a shaft portion projecting from both ends or one end in an axial direction of the magnet body and has a magnetization pattern with a zero-gauss zone between a pair of magnetic poles having the same polarity which are adjacent to each other in a circumferential direction, wherein a cut-out portion extending in an axial direction is formed on the side of the magnetic body at the predetermined position of the zero-gauss zone.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Bridgestone
    Inventors: Noriyosi Sugiyama, Yuitiro Tengo, Taihei Goto