Patents by Inventor Hiroaki Tashiro

Hiroaki Tashiro 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).

  • Propeller shaft
    Patent number: 7497783
    Abstract: A propeller shaft having high wear resistance is provided. The propeller shaft has a spline shaft and a spline sleeve meshing with each other, and a DLC coating is applied to any one of the spline shaft and the spline sleeve. The DLC coating has surface roughness Ra of 0.5 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2009
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Azuma, Shinichi Takeuchi, Hiroaki Tashiro, Takeo Yamamoto, Yoshinori Ozaki, Yoshio Fuwa, Masaaki Ogawa
  • Propeller shaft
    Publication number: 20070149299
    Abstract: A propeller shaft having high wear resistance is provided. The propeller shaft has a spline shaft and a spline sleeve meshing with each other, and a DLC coating is applied to any one of the spline shaft and the spline sleeve. The DLC coating has surface roughness Ra of 0.5 ?m or smaller.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2006
    Publication date: June 28, 2007
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hitoshi Azuma, Shinichi Takeuchi, Hiroaki Tashiro, Takeo Yamamoto, Yoshinori Ozaki, Yoshio Fuwa, Masaaki Ogawa
  • Taping apparatus and system
    Patent number: 5041185
    Abstract: An automatic taping apparatus for taping a conductive member such as a coil wire of a motor has an automatic adhesive supplying mechanism consisting of an adhesive tank, a tube, a gun and a cylinder for controlling the position of the gun for supplying the adhesive on the coil wire; and further, a tape cutting and clamping mechanism provided on a taping head for clamping a starting end and a finishing end of the tape to adhere them on the coil wire and cut the tape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 1990
    Date of Patent: August 20, 1991
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Sakuhei Ohashi, Hiroaki Tashiro