Patents by Inventor Kenji Nagafuchi

Kenji Nagafuchi 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).

  • Publication number: 20240100610
    Abstract: In this cutting insert, two cutting edges respectively including arc-shaped cutting edge parts extending in an arc shape in a plan view and linear cutting edge parts are provided in an intersection ridge line part between a rake face and a flank face. The cutting edges include a convex curved part moving away from a seating face and then moving close to the seating face as at least the arc-shaped cutting edge part moves away from the linear cutting edge parts. In a side view, the arc-shaped cutting edge parts include curvature change points between most protruding points farthest from the seating face and cutting edge tips of the arc-shaped cutting edge parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: MOLDINO TOOL ENGINEERING, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenji Nagafuchi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: 11059111
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes a rake face, a seating face facing an opposite side to the rake face and seated on an insert mounting seat, and a flank face extending around the rake face and the seating face, in which two cutting edges each having an arcuate cutting edge portion extending in an arc shape and a linear cutting edge portion which is in contact with the arcuate cutting edge portion are formed on an intersecting ridgeline portion between the rake face and the flank face, a groove portion having a wall surface coming into contact with a projection portion protruding from a bottom surface of the insert mounting seat is formed on the seating face, and the groove portion has a narrow width portion in which a groove width decreases from one end side toward the other end side in a direction in which the groove portion extends.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: MOLDINO Tool Engineering, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenji Nagafuchi, Yasuhiro Kiuchi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Publication number: 20200070259
    Abstract: A cutting insert includes a rake face, a seating face facing an opposite side to the rake face and seated on an insert mounting seat, and a flank face extending around the rake face and the seating face, in which two cutting edges each having an arcuate cutting edge portion extending in an arc shape and a linear cutting edge portion which is in contact with the arcuate cutting edge portion are formed on an intersecting ridgeline portion between the rake face and the flank face, a groove portion having a wall surface coming into contact with a projection portion protruding from a bottom surface of the insert mounting seat is formed on the seating face, and the groove portion has a narrow width portion in which a groove width decreases from one end side toward the other end side in a direction in which the groove portion extends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Kenji Nagafuchi, Yasuhiro Kiuchi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D894982
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 1, 2020
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, ltd
    Inventors: Kenji Nagafuchi, Yasuhiro Kiuchi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D907670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, ltd
    Inventors: Kenji Nagafuchi, Yasuhiro Kiuchi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D907671
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, ltd
    Inventors: Kenji Nagafuchi, Yasuhiro Kiuchi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi
  • Patent number: D908752
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Hitachi Tool Engineering, ltd
    Inventors: Kenji Nagafuchi, Yasuhiro Kiuchi, Yoshiyuki Kobayashi