Patents by Inventor Akira Hoshino

Akira Hoshino 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).

  • Furnace for cooling molten glass
    Patent number: 4778509
    Abstract: A furnace for cooling molten glass, which comprises a cooling tank for slowly cooling the molten glass while the average temperature of the molten glass is within a certain range extending below and above the temperature at which the speed of absorbing bubbles is highest, and cooling it rapidly when the average temperature of the molten glass is outside said range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Nippo Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Samejima, Akira Hoshino, Seiichiro Manabe
  • Deodorizing resin compositions and formed deodorizing articles
    Patent number: 4757099
    Abstract: A deodorizing resin composition is composed of 99.9-50 parts by weight of a thermoplastic resin and 0.1-50 parts by weight of a deodorizing ingredient. The deodorizing ingredient is a white or substantially colorless deodorizing agent, which may preferably be composed of 10-90 parts by weight of a zinc compound and 90-10 parts by weight of an aliphatic polycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, an aromatic polycarboxylic acid or a salt thereof, an acidic polymer or a salt thereof, or a sulfate of aluminum. A formed deodorizing article can be obtained by forming or molding the deodorizing resin composition into a desired shape. Formed articles of the deodorizing resin composition of this invention can have desired beautiful colors and are adapted to absorb offensive odors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 1986
    Date of Patent: July 12, 1988
    Assignee: Dainichiseika Color & Chemicals Mfg. Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Akira Hoshino, Mikio Saji, Isamu Yamaguchi
  • Wiper device for vehicle
    Patent number: 4732048
    Abstract: A wiper device for a vehicle, has a sub-arm turnably supported by a vehicle body through a supporting shaft provided in a base end thereof. An arm shaft is turnably provided in a tip end of the sub-arm and a base end of a wiper arm is fixed to the arm shaft. The supporting shaft has a cylindrical shape and a drive shaft is inserted into the cylindrical supporting shaft. One end of the drive shaft on the side of the sub-arm, is connected to the arm shaft by a gear mechanism and the other end of the drive shaft is connected to a drive source and is reciprocally turned thereby. To the outer surface of the supporting shaft is fixed a Geneva gear. On a circular plate turnably connected to the drive source is an eccentrically provided pin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 22, 1988
    Assignees: Nippondenso Co., Ltd., Nippon Soken, Inc.
    Inventors: Kazuo Sakakibara, Toshiaki Shimogawa, Satosi Kuwakado, Akira Hoshino
  • Method of cooling molten glass
    Patent number: 4652293
    Abstract: A method of cooling molten glass, which comprises slowly cooling the molten glass while the average temperature of the molten glass is within a certain range extending below and above the temperature at which the speed of absorbing bubbles is highest, and cooling it rapidly when the average temperature of the molten glass is outside said range.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 1985
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1987
    Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Hiroshi Samejima, Akira Hoshino, Seiichiro Manabe