Patents by Inventor Hiroko Abei

Hiroko Abei 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).

  • Apparatus for automatic, continuous selective plating on a tape member
    Patent number: 4069126
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an apparatus to effect a selective plating automatically and continuously in order to make connecting elements such as connectors or contact elements such as relays. More particularly it relates to an apparatus to conduct a selective plating automatically and continuously at least on one of the upper and lower surfaces of a metal strip member unfolded from a roll, wherein the metal strip is moved intermittently in one direction correspondingly with the intervals at which at least one cleaning nozzle, one vacuum nozzle and one plating nozzle are linearly arranged while it is kept pressed onto the tips of the nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Inventor: Hiroko Abei
  • Method for automatic, continuous selective plating on a tape member
    Patent number: 4069109
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method to effect a selective plating automatically and continuously in order to make connecting elements such as connectors or contact elements such as relays. More particularly it relates to a method to conduct a selective plating automatically and continuously at least on one of the upper and lower surfaces of a metal strip member unfolded from a roll, wherein the metal strip is moved intermittently in one direction correspondingly with the intervals at which at least one cleaning nozzle, one vacuum nozzle and one plating nozzle are linearly arranged while it is kept pressed onto the tips of the nozzles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 1976
    Date of Patent: January 17, 1978
    Inventor: Hiroko Abei