Patents by Inventor Kiichi Sugino

Kiichi Sugino 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).

  • Method for painting a vehicle body
    Patent number: 5645895
    Abstract: An outer surface of an object such as an automotive vehicle body is painted by conveying the object in one direction, moving a painting apparatus in a direction opposite to the one direction, and applying a paint coating to the outer surface of the object from the painting apparatus. The painting apparatus includes a plurality of paint spray guns which are displaceable in a direction transverse to the direction in which the object is conveyed. The paint spray guns are directed substantially perpendicularly to and spaced a predetermined distance from the surface of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 1992
    Date of Patent: July 8, 1997
    Assignee: Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Junichi Murayama, Niichi Toyama, Kazuhide Matsuo, Hideki Takashima, Katsushi Sadamitsu, Kiichi Sugino, Kazuto Iiyama