Patents by Inventor Kazuo Tabuchi

Kazuo Tabuchi 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).

  • Workpiece grinding method
    Patent number: 7118453
    Abstract: In a workpiece grinding method, a grinding allowance of a predetermined width (T) at at least an end surface portion 21 of a workpiece W is removed with a grinding wheel 10 (or 32) by rotating the workpiece W having a cylindrical portion 20 and the end surface portion 21 perpendicular thereto, by rotating the grinding wheel 10 (or 32) supported rotatably about an axis extending in parallel with the axis of the workpiece 10 (or 32), and by moving the grinding wheel 10 (or 32) relatively to the workpiece W.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: Toyoda Koki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Nobumitsu Hori, Kazuo Tabuchi, Mamoru Katsuta, Yoichi Ito
  • Workpiece grinding method
    Publication number: 20060116052
    Abstract: In a workpiece grinding method, a grinding allowance of a predetermined width (T) at at least an end surface portion 21 of a workpiece W is removed with a grinding wheel 10 (or 32) by rotating the workpiece W having a cylindrical portion 20 and the end surface portion 21 perpendicular thereto, by rotating the grinding wheel 10 (or 32) supported rotatably about an axis extending in parallel with the axis of the workpiece 10 (or 32), and by moving the grinding wheel 10 (or 32) relatively to the workpiece W.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2005
    Publication date: June 1, 2006
    Applicant: TOYODA KOKI KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Nobumitsu Hori, Kazuo Tabuchi, Mamoru Katsuta, Yoichi Ito