Patents by Inventor Daiki TANABE

Daiki TANABE 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).

  • Fastening method and fastening apparatus
    Patent number: 11597161
    Abstract: In a fastening method and fastening apparatus, workpieces are fastened using a fastener made of a thermoplastic polymer comprising carbon fibers. The method and apparatus involve induction heating of the carbon fibers to soften the thermoplastic polymer and then plastically deforming axial ends of the fastener using a die or dies to form first and second heads while a shaft body or a shaft part of the thermoplastic polymer comprising the carbon fibers is inserted through respective through holes formed in the workpieces.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: DAI-ICHI DENTSU LTD.
    Inventors: Takeshi Eguchi, Daiki Tanabe
  • FASTENING METHOD AND FASTENING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210046680
    Abstract: In a fastening method and fastening apparatus, workpieces are fastened using a fastener made of a thermoplastic polymer comprising carbon fibers. The method and apparatus involve induction heating of the carbon fibers to soften the thermoplastic polymer and then plastically deforming axial ends of the fastener using a die or dies to form first and second heads while a shaft body or a shaft part of the thermoplastic polymer comprising the carbon fibers is inserted through respective through holes formed in the workpieces.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: February 18, 2021
    Inventors: Takeshi EGUCHI, Daiki TANABE