Patents by Inventor Hiromichi Kimbara

Hiromichi Kimbara 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).

  • Patent number: 7449087
    Abstract: A method of producing a fiber molded article using a pressing mold, includes inserting a first split and a second split into a slurry tank such that a fiber layer is formed on the first split and a fiber layer is formed on the second split, placing the pressing mold, which includes a solid elastic member and an inflatable elastic member configured to be inflated, onto the fiber layer on the first split, joining the first split and the second split such that a fiber molded article is formed from the fiber layer on the first split and the fiber layer on the second split, and dewatering and shaping the fiber molded article by pressing the fiber molded article by the solid elastic pressing member and the inflatable elastic pressing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 11, 2008
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Shingo Odajima, Tokihito Sono, Koichi Sagara, Hiromichi Kimbara
  • Patent number: 7008509
    Abstract: A molded body formed with pulp mold having projected lines corresponding to a slit-shaped vent package part, capable of being provided by paper-making/dewatering, using a paper making mold, a slurry having fibers dispersed in a liquid so as to obtain a three-dimensional fiber wetted laminated body, moving the laminated body to a dry mold having an inner surface with the slit-shaped vent package, and pressing and drying that laminated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2006
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Kenichi Otani, Toshio Kobayashi, Toshiharu Togashi, Shingo Odajima, Tokihito Sono, Masayuki Osaki, Hiromichi Kimbara, Atsushi Sato
  • Patent number: 6994772
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing a fiber-molded hollow article by using a papermaking mold (2) composed of splits (21, 22) which are joined to form a cavity (20) having two openings (20a, 20b) connecting with the outside and an expandable pressing member (3) adapted to be placed in the cavity (20). The method comprises the steps of immersing each of the splits (21, 22) before being joined in a fiber slurry to form a fiber preform (10a, 10b), joining the splits (21, 22) each having the fiber preform (10a, 10b) formed thereon while placing the pressing member (3) in the cavity (20), and molding and dewatering a molded article (1) in the papermaking mold (2).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2006
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kimbara, Koichi Sagara, Masayuki Osaki, Tokuo Tsuura
  • Publication number: 20040241274
    Abstract: A pressing mold for producing a fiber molded article which is used to press a fiber molded article (10) placed in a shaping mold (11) toward the inner surface of the shaping mold (11) to carry out a dewatering and shaping step or a drying and shaping step. The pressing mold has a solid first elastic pressing member (2) and a hollow second elastic pressing member (3) which is inflatable by a fluid fed into the inside, the first and second elastic pressing members (2) and (3) being adapted to press the fiber molded article (10) toward the inner surface of the shaping mold (11).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2004
    Publication date: December 2, 2004
    Inventors: Shingo Odajima, Tokihito Sono, Koichi Sagara, Hiromichi Kimbara
  • Publication number: 20040011489
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of producing a fiber-molded hollow article by using a papermaking mold (2) composed of splits (21, 22) which are joined to form a cavity (20) having two openings (20a, 20b) connecting with the outside and an expandable pressing member (3) adapted to be placed in the cavity (20). The method comprises the steps of immersing each of the splits (21, 22) before being joined in a fiber slurry to form a fiber preform (10a, 10b), joining the splits (21, 22) each having the fiber preform (10a, 10b) formed thereon while placing the pressing member (3) in the cavity (20), and molding and dewatering a molded article (1) in the papermaking mold (2).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2003
    Publication date: January 22, 2004
    Inventors: Hiromichi Kimbara, Koichi Sagara, Masayuki Osaki, Tokuo Tsuura
  • Patent number: 5631791
    Abstract: In a disk cartridge having an imbalance of the flow of resin at the time of injection molding due to the lateral asymmetry of recesses on which a shutter slides, the thickness of each shell of the disk cartridge is balanced laterally by forming a projection in one region which is the left half of the shell or the right half of the shell with respect to the center line C of the shell and occupies a larger part of the area of a shutter sliding recess and by forming a recess in the other region which occupies a smaller part of the area of the shutter recess.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Assignee: Kao Corporation
    Inventors: Masayuki Osaki, Akira Nonomura, Hiromichi Kimbara