Patents by Inventor Koichi TAMADA

Koichi TAMADA 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: 11504891
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a screw of an injection molding machine in which a heating cylinder is formed with a first compression section, a starvation section, and a second compression section, and in which an inert gas is to be introduced into the starvation section. At a portion of the screw corresponding to the first compression section, a barrier flight as a double flight including a combination of a main flight and a sub-flight having a lead angle larger than that of the main flight is formed, and a dam flight having a predetermined-width ring shape is formed, downstream of, i.e., in front of the barrier flight. A seal structure to prevent backflow of the resin may be provided between the dam flight and the starvation section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro Naito, Katsuyuki Araki, Koichi Tamada, Hiromasa Uezono, Hideaki Nakashima
  • Publication number: 20220126494
    Abstract: The interior of a heating cylinder (2) is divided into a first stage (5) and a second stage (7) due to the shape of a screw (3). A first compression zone in which a resin is compressed is formed in the first stage (5). A starvation zone (7a) in which an inert gas is injected and a second compression zone in which the resin is compressed are formed in the second stage (7). A barrier flight (13) that is obtained by combining a main flight (14) and a sub-flight (15) having a greater lead angle than the main flight is provided to a section of the screw (3), said section corresponding to the first compression zone. A multiple flight is provided to another section of the screw (3), said section corresponding to the second stage (7).
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2019
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEELWORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro NAITO, Koichi TAMADA, Hiromasa UEZONO
  • Publication number: 20210178648
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a screw of an injection molding machine in which a heating cylinder is formed with a first compression section, a starvation section, and a second compression section, and in which an inert gas is to be introduced into the starvation section. At a portion of the screw corresponding to the first compression section, a barrier flight as a double flight including a combination of a main flight and a sub-flight having a lead angle larger than that of the main flight is formed, and a dam flight having a predetermined-width ring shape is formed, downstream of, i.e., in front of the barrier flight. A seal structure to prevent backflow of the resin may be provided between the dam flight and the starvation section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2019
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: THE JAPAN STEEL WORKS, LTD.
    Inventors: Akihiro NAITO, Katsuyuki ARAKI, Koichi TAMADA, Hiromasa UEZONO, Hideaki NAKASHIMA