Patents by Inventor Kazuo SHOBU

Kazuo SHOBU 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).

  • Manufacturing method for fuel cell including a heat adhesion step
    Patent number: 10964957
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a manufacturing method for a fuel cell. The method includes a heating adhesion step in which a separator and a resin frame are adhered to each other. The heating adhesion step includes a plurality of heating steps in which a laminate is heated, and a conveyance step in which the laminate is conveyed between the heating steps. In the conveyance step, a support portion having a projecting portion projecting towards the laminate is used, and the laminate is supported only by the projecting portion and conveyed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2021
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto Adachi, Kazuo Shobu, Tomoyuki Soda
  • MANUFACTURING METHOD FOR FUEL CELL
    Publication number: 20190173105
    Abstract: The disclosure provides a manufacturing method for a fuel cell. The method includes a heating adhesion step in which a separator and a resin frame are adhered to each other. The heating adhesion step includes a plurality of heating steps in which a laminate is heated, and a conveyance step in which the laminate is conveyed between the heating steps. In the conveyance step, a support portion having a projecting portion projecting towards the laminate is used, and the laminate is supported only by the projecting portion and conveyed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2018
    Publication date: June 6, 2019
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Makoto ADACHI, Kazuo SHOBU, Tomoyuki SODA