Patents by Inventor Akio Imaichi

Akio Imaichi 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).

  • Heating apparatus for glass-sheet-forming and a bending method for a glass sheet
    Patent number: 8418502
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heating apparatus for glass-sheet-forming, which prevents formation of a heater distortion in a portion of a glass sheet facing to a temperature-distributing heat shield.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Tatsuo Yajima, Akira Sugahara, Hiroshi Yamakawa, Akio Imaichi
  • Method for bending a glass sheet and apparatus for bending a glass sheet
    Patent number: 8256244
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method or an apparatus for bending a plate-like material such as a glass sheet for a side window having a double-curved surface for automobiles wherein the positioning of support frame and forming mold is performed with high precision.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Akio Imaichi, Junji Hori, Takashi Hirotsu
  • HEATING APPARATUS FOR GLASS-SHEET-FORMING AND A BENDING METHOD FOR A GLASS SHEET
    Publication number: 20100257900
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heating apparatus for glass-sheet-forming, which prevents formation of a heater distortion in a portion of a glass sheet facing to a temperature-distributing heat shield.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2010
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY, LIMITED
    Inventors: Tatsuo YAJIMA, Akira Sugahara, Hiroshi Yamakawa, Akio Imaichi
  • METHOD FOR BENDING A GLASS SHEET AND APPARATUS FOR BENDING A GLASS SHEET
    Publication number: 20090084138
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method or an apparatus for bending a plate-like material such as a glass sheet for a side window having a double-curved surface for automobiles wherein the positioning of support frame and forming mold is performed with high precision.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2008
    Publication date: April 2, 2009
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Akio Imaichi, Junji Hori, Takashi Hirotsu