Patents by Inventor Katsuhiko Iguchi

Katsuhiko Iguchi 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: 5882407
    Abstract: A coating die is disclosed, in which a slit-like spacing 29 is formed between a pair of die elements 25, 27 arranged in opposed relation to each other. A band-shaped electrode sheet 23 is movable along the length of the spacing 29. The sides of the slit-like spacing along the width of the electrode sheet 23 are enclosed. An electrode piling agent is supplied from an external source into the die element pair 25, 27 through supply flow paths 47, 49. Discharge ports 47a, 49a of the supply flow paths 47, 49 are open to the slit-like spacing 29. The portion of the spacing 29 downstream of the discharge ports 47a, 49a in the direction of movement of the electrode sheet 23 has a thickness equivalent to the thickness of the electrode sheet 23 plus the thickness of the electrode piling agent coated on the two sides of the electrode sheet 23. The portion of the spacing 29 upstream of the discharge ports 47a, 49a has a thickness substantially equal to the thickness of the electrode sheet 23.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 16, 1999
    Assignees: Toshiba Battery Co., Ltd., Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuta Takeno, Takeo Ito, Shigeo Kasahara, Gen Takayama, Hiroshi Kaneko, Yoshiyuki Sakai, Toshihiko Kusago, Katsuhiko Iguchi
  • Patent number: 4781562
    Abstract: In a heat displacing type die adapted to extrude a sheet of molten resin, a heat displacing unit provided with a heater is secured to an upper die block. A lip gap is defined between a flexible lid and a stationary lip respectively provided for the upper and lower die blocks. The lower end of a bolt extending through the heat displacing unit is normally in contact with or secured to the flexible lip while the upper end is secured to the upper portion of the heat displacing unit. In a modified embodiment the bolt is air cooled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 1987
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1988
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takayoshi Sano, Hidemi Wada, Satoru Nitta, Katsuhiko Iguchi, Kenji Nozawa, Hiroshi Serizawa
  • Patent number: 4704083
    Abstract: A T-die adapted for extrusion molding of a plastic material such as plastic film is constituted by a lower stationary half and an upper movable half. The stationary half is integrally provided with a steady lip portion and a movable half is provided with a base portion and flexible lip portion so as to form a gap in slit form between the steady and flexible lip portions. The gap is adjusted partially by a plurality of adjusting bolts screwed to the upper portion of the movable half extending to cover the flexible lip portion with space, the bolts being arranged in a line along the longitudinal direction of the T-die and spaced equally with each other. Each bolt has such a length that the front end thereof downwardly presses the flexible lip portion when the bolt is driven downwardly. The flexible lip portion is provided with a plurality of U-shaped grooves each disposed between the adjacent two bolts and having a width of an opening substantially equal to the distance between the adjacent two bolts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 1986
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1987
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Iguchi, Satoru Nitta, Hidemi Wada, Takayoshi Sano
  • Patent number: 4514348
    Abstract: An apparatus for adjusting die clearance for an extruder producing a sheet in a die having an adjusting device for adjusting the die clearance between an upper die and a lower die, a measuring device for measuring thicknesses of the sheet at a plurality of positions in the direction of width on the sheet, a setting device for setting desirable thicknesses at the positions, an adjusting data producing device for producing data with respect to die displacement to be adjusted from the measured data and the desirable thicknesses, and control device for controlling the adjusting device in order that the die clearance coincides with the desirable thickness. Rough adjustment can be effected by tightening or loosening the bolts while fine adjustment is achieved by heating the bolts with an electrical heater disposed thereabout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1985
    Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Katsuhiko Iguchi, Hidemi Wada, Ryuichi Wakita