Patents by Inventor Kiyokazu Niwa

Kiyokazu Niwa 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: 10246756
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the issue of providing a heat treatment system and a heat treatment method whereby the inner circumference of a cylindrical workpiece can be reliably cooled regardless of the dimensions or shape of the workpiece and productivity can be improved, during quenching of the inner circumference of the cylindrical workpiece. The present invention has: rotating devices 18, 19 that rotate the cylindrical workpiece 11: holding members 181, 191 that hold the cylindrical workpiece 11 at a prescribed position; a heating member 16 that heats the cylindrical workpiece 11 from the inner circumferential surface side; a cooling device 17 that injects cooling fluid and cools the cylindrical workpiece 11 from the outer circumferential surface side; and a injecting device 34 provided at a position separated from the cooling device 17 and which inject the cooling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2019
    Assignee: TOPY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Weidong Xue, Nobuyuki Suga, Kenzo Uchida, Ryuhei Masuda, Daisuke Nojo, Seiji Nobata, Kiyokazu Niwa, Yugo Takeuchi
  • Publication number: 20170016082
    Abstract: The present invention addresses the issue of providing a heat treatment system and a heat treatment method whereby the inner circumference of a cylindrical workpiece can be reliably cooled regardless of the dimensions or shape of the workpiece and productivity can be improved, during quenching of the inner circumference of the cylindrical workpiece. The present invention has: rotating devices 18, 19 that rotate the cylindrical workpiece 11: holding members 181, 191 that hold the cylindrical workpiece 11 at a prescribed position; a heating member 16 that heats the cylindrical workpiece 11 from the inner circumferential surface side; a cooling device 17 that injects cooling fluid and cools the cylindrical workpiece 11 from the outer circumferential surface side; and a injecting device 34 provided at a position separated from the cooling device 17 and which inject the cooling fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Applicant: TOPY KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Weidong XUE, Nobuyuki SUGA, Kenzo UCHIDA, Ryuhei MASUDA, Daisuke NOJO, Seiji NOBATA, Kiyokazu NIWA, Yugo TAKEUCHI
  • Patent number: 6913330
    Abstract: An endless track includes an iron link belt, a continuous pad, and a connecting device. The iron link belt includes a link unit assembly constructed of a plurality of link units connected to each other. Each link unit includes a pair of links. The iron link belt may include a plate welded to the pair of links and extending perpendicularly to a direction in which the link unit assembly extends. The continuous pad includes the same number of core metal plates as that of the link units and a single urethane rubber belt covering and being attached to a ground opposing surface of each of the core metal plates. The urethane rubber belt extends continuously over all of the core metal plates. The urethane rubber belt may include a small thickness portion positioned between two adjacent core metal plates. The connecting device connects the iron link belt and the continuous pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2005
    Assignee: Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takeno, Hirokatsu Niitsu, Kiyokazu Niwa, Makoto Takagi, Masaki Ohara
  • Patent number: 6742853
    Abstract: A structure for standardizing at least one kind of part of an endless track so that parts can be used for the same size of construction vehicles of a plurality of construction vehicle makers, wherein (a) when the part is a link belt, each of a configuration and a dimension of each link, the pin and the bushing is unified over the same size of construction vehicles of a plurality of construction vehicle makers, and (b) when the part is a shoe including four coupling holes, each of a position, a configuration and a size of the four coupling holes is unified over the same size of construction vehicles of the plurality of construction vehicle makers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2004
    Assignee: Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takeno, Kiyokazu Niwa, Akihiro Koishi, Daisuke Nojo
  • Publication number: 20030090151
    Abstract: A structure for standardizing at least one kind of part of an endless track so that parts can be used for the same size of construction vehicles of a plurality of construction vehicle makers, wherein (a) when the part is a link belt, each of a configuration and a dimension of each link, the pin and the bushing is unified over the same size of construction vehicles of a plurality of construction vehicle makers, and (b) when the part is a shoe including four coupling holes, each of a position, a configuration and a size of the four coupling holes is unified over the same size of construction vehicles of the plurality of construction vehicle makers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2002
    Publication date: May 15, 2003
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takeno, Kiyokazu Niwa, Akihiro Koishi, Daisuke Nojo
  • Publication number: 20020157927
    Abstract: An endless track includes an iron link belt, a continuous pad, and a connecting device. The iron link belt includes a link unit assembly constructed of a plurality of link units connected to each other. Each link unit includes a pair of links. The iron link belt may include a plate welded to the pair of links and extending perpendicularly to a direction in which the link unit assembly extends. The continuous pad includes the same number of core metal plates as that of the link units and a single urethane rubber belt covering and being attached to a ground opposing surface of each of the core metal plates. The urethane rubber belt extends continuously over all of the core metal plates. The urethane rubber belt may include a small thickness portion positioned between two adjacent core metal plates. The connecting device connects the iron link belt and the continuous pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takeno, Hirokatsu Niitsu, Kiyokazu Niwa, Makoto Takagi, Masaki Ohara
  • Patent number: 6460945
    Abstract: An endless track includes an iron link belt, a continuous pad, and a connecting device. The iron link belt includes a link unit assembly constructed of a plurality of link units connected to each other. Each link unit includes a pair of links. The iron link belt may include a plate welded to the pair of links and extending perpendicularly to a direction in which the link unit assembly extends. The continuous pad includes the same number of core metal plates as that of the link units, and a single rubber belt covering and being vulcanization-adhered to a ground opposing surface of each of the core metal plates. The rubber belt extends continuously over all of the core metal plates. The rubber belt may include a small thickness portion positioned between two adjacent core metal plates. The connecting device connects the iron link belt and the continuous pad.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2002
    Assignee: Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takeno, Masahiro Nakajima, Kiyokazu Niwa, Makoto Takagi, Hirokatsu Niitsu, Isao Yoshida, Akihiro Koishi
  • Publication number: 20010026099
    Abstract: An endless track includes an iron link belt, a continuous pad, and a connecting device. The iron link belt includes a link unit assembly constructed of a plurality of link units connected to each other. Each link unit includes a pair of links. The iron link belt may include a plate welded to the pair of links and extending perpendicularly to a direction in which the link unit assembly extends. The continuous pad includes the same number of core metal plates as that of the link units, and a single rubber belt covering and being vulcanization-adhered to a ground opposing surface of each of the core metal plates. The rubber belt extends continuously over all of the core metal plates. The rubber belt may include a small thickness portion positioned between two adjacent core metal plates. The connecting device connects the iron link belt and the continuous pad.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takeno, Masahiro Nakajima, Kiyokazu Niwa, Makoto Takagi, Hirokatsu Niitsu, Isao Yoshida, Akihiro Koishi
  • Patent number: 6294031
    Abstract: A production method of a heat-treated steel member includes the steps of: shaping a steel material of low-carbon boron steel containing about 0.05-0.30% carbon by weight into a predetermined configuration to bc a shaped material; and heat-treating the shaped material, said heat-treating, includes quench-hardening only.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 4, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Topy Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hiroyuki Takeno, Masahiro Nakajima, Kiyokazu Niwa, Go Morishima, Daigo Sugiyama