Patents by Inventor Koichi Hosokawa

Koichi Hosokawa 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: 10538044
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a V-ribbed belt having a plurality of V-shaped ribs extending in a longitudinal direction and arranged in a width direction. The method includes: setting a shaped structure having a plurality of ridges arranged adjacent to one another in a belt mold including a plurality of compressed rubber layer-shaping grooves arranged adjacent to one another on an inner peripheral surface of the mold; molding a belt slab by crosslinking the shaped structure set in the mold, while compressed rubber layer-forming portions face radially outward and are fitted in the compressed rubber layer-shaping grooves, the compressed rubber layer-forming portions comprised of a surface rubber layer and a core rubber layer which are to constitute surface and inner portions, respectively; and cutting the belt slab into ring-shaped pieces having two or more of the compressed rubber layer-forming portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki Hata, Kouichi Tsujino, Koichi Hosokawa, Hisashi Izumi, Masaki Miyanishi, Hirokazu Sakurai
  • Patent number: 10532528
    Abstract: A shaped structure and a fabric material are set in a belt mold such that the shaped structure and the fabric material are respectively positioned inside and outside with respect to each other. While each of compression layer-forming portions comprised of ridges of the shaped structure covered with the fabric material is fitted in an associated one of compression layer-shaping grooves of the belt mold, the shaped structure is pressed toward the belt mold and heated to be crosslinked, and integrated with the fabric material, thereby molding a cylindrical belt slab. The belt slab is cut into ring-shaped pieces having two or more of the compression layer-forming portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naohisa Harushige, Kouichi Tsujino, Tomoaki Hata, Hideaki Kawahara, Hisashi Izumi, Yohei Hattori, Koichi Hosokawa
  • Patent number: 10343358
    Abstract: A surface sheet which is to constitute a surface layer and a core sheet which is to constitute a core layer are prepared. A plurality of ridges is formed on the core sheet, and the surface sheet is bonded such that the surface sheet covers the plurality of ridges, thereby forming compression layer-forming portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2019
    Assignee: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naohisa Harushige, Yohei Hattori, Koichi Hosokawa, Hisashi Izumi, Tomoaki Hata
  • Publication number: 20190030845
    Abstract: Provided is a method for producing a V-ribbed belt having a plurality of V-shaped ribs extending in a longitudinal direction and arranged in a width direction. The method includes: setting a shaped structure having a plurality of ridges arranged adjacent to one another in a belt mold including a plurality of compressed rubber layer-shaping grooves arranged adjacent to one another on an inner peripheral surface of the mold; molding a belt slab by crosslinking the shaped structure set in the mold, while compressed rubber layer-forming portions face radially outward and are fitted in the compressed rubber layer-shaping grooves, the compressed rubber layer-forming portions comprised of a surface rubber layer and a core rubber layer which are to constitute surface and inner portions, respectively; and cutting the belt slab into ring-shaped pieces having two or more of the compressed rubber layer-forming portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Tomoaki HATA, Kouichi TSUJINO, Koichi HOSOKAWA, Hisashi IZUMI, Masaki MIYANISHI, Hirokazu SAKURAI
  • Publication number: 20190030844
    Abstract: A shaped structure and a fabric material are set in a belt mold such that the shaped structure and the fabric material are respectively positioned inside and outside with respect to each other. While each of compression layer-forming portions comprised of ridges of the shaped structure covered with the fabric material is fitted in an associated one of compression layer-shaping grooves of the belt mold, the shaped structure is pressed toward the belt mold and heated to be crosslinked, and integrated with the fabric material, thereby molding a cylindrical belt slab. The belt slab is cut into ring-shaped pieces having two or more of the compression layer-forming portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 31, 2019
    Applicant: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naohisa HARUSHIGE, Kouichi TSUJINO, Tomoaki HATA, Hideaki KAWAHARA, Hisashi IZUMI, Yohei HATTORI, Koichi HOSOKAWA
  • Publication number: 20180370168
    Abstract: A surface sheet which is to constitute a surface layer and a core sheet which is to constitute a core layer are prepared. A plurality of ridges is formed on the core sheet, and the surface sheet is bonded such that the surface sheet covers the plurality of ridges, thereby forming compression layer-forming portions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2018
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Applicant: BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Naohisa HARUSHIGE, Yohei HATTORI, Koichi HOSOKAWA, Hisashi IZUMI, Tomoaki HATA
  • Patent number: 6113021
    Abstract: A one way clutch includes a shaft, a rotation-transmitting member, and a rotating member. The rotating shaft is rotatable about its rotational axis in a first direction and in a second direction opposite to the first direction. The rotating shaft extends through the rotation-transmitting member which is in the form of a coil spring. When the shaft rotates in the second direction, the spring tightly engages the shaft and rotates together with the shaft to transmit rotation of the shaft to the rotating member. When the shaft rotates in the first direction, the spring loosely engages the shaft not to transmit the rotation of the shaft to the rotating member. The rotating member fits over and engages the spring such that the rotating member is axially movable along, but not rotatable relative to the spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2000
    Assignee: Mitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventor: Koichi Hosokawa