Patents by Inventor Makoto Ichimura

Makoto Ichimura 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: 20240227310
    Abstract: A three-dimensional molding method in which both a support material 2 and a test piece 3 are separately joined to partial regions of a part to be produced 1, which is molded by dispersion of a powder by traveling of a squeegee and sintering of the powder by irradiation of a laser beam or an electron beam, or the test piece 3 is separately joined to a plurality of the support materials 2, or the test piece 3 is joined to a partial region of the part to be produced 1 to mold the support material 2 and the test pieces 3 in the same step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Publication date: July 11, 2024
    Inventor: Makoto Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20240131801
    Abstract: A three-dimensional molding method in which both a support material 2 and a test piece 3 are separately joined to partial regions of a part to be produced 1, which is molded by dispersion of a powder by traveling of a squeegee and sintering of the powder by irradiation of a laser beam or an electron beam, or the test piece 3 is separately joined to a plurality of the support materials 2, or the test piece 3 is joined to a partial region of the part to be produced 1 to mold the support material 2 and the test pieces 3 in the same step.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventor: Makoto Ichimura
  • Patent number: 11964438
    Abstract: A three-dimensional molding method in which both a support material 2 and a test piece 3 are separately joined to partial regions of a part to be produced 1, which is molded by dispersion of a powder by traveling of a squeegee and sintering of the powder by irradiation of a laser beam or an electron beam, or the test piece 3 is separately joined to a plurality of the support materials 2, or the test piece 3 is joined to a partial region of the part to be produced 1 to mold the support material 2 and the test pieces 3 in the same step.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Matsuura Machinery Corporation
    Inventor: Makoto Ichimura
  • Patent number: 11077500
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shaping method in which the powder supplying blade 2 is able to travel without any problems, in which a control system stores in advance a fine sintered region 11 so that any one of a cross-sectional area or a mean diameter in the horizontal direction, a shaping width and an undercut angle at the end is equal to or less than a predetermined extent, or the control system makes a determination in a sintering step, for said each element, so in the case of the raised sintered portions 12 forming on the upper side of the sintered region 11, a rotating cutting tool 3 cuts the raised sintered portions 12 entirely or partially, thereby achieving the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 3, 2021
    Assignee: Matsuura Machinery Corporation
    Inventors: Kousuke Ishimoto, Makoto Ichimura, Kouichi Amaya
  • Publication number: 20190022754
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shaping method in which the powder supplying blade 2 is able to travel without any problems, in which a control system stores in advance a fine sintered region 11 so that any one of a cross-sectional area or a mean diameter in the horizontal direction, a shaping width and an undercut angle at the end is equal to or less than a predetermined extent, or the control system makes a determination in a sintering step, for said each element, so in the case of the raised sintered portions 12 forming on the upper side of the sintered region 11, a rotating cutting tool 3 cuts the raised sintered portions 12 entirely or partially, thereby achieving the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2018
    Publication date: January 24, 2019
    Inventors: Kousuke Ishimoto, Makoto Ichimura, Kouichi Amaya
  • Patent number: 10124409
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shaping method in which the powder supplying blade 2 is able to travel without any problems, in which a control system stores in advance a fine sintered region 11 so that any one of a cross-sectional area or a mean diameter in the horizontal direction, a shaping width and an undercut angle at the end is equal to or less than a predetermined extent, or the control system makes a determination in a sintering step, for said each element, so in the case of the raised sintered portions 12 forming on the upper side of the sintered region 11, a rotating cutting tool 3 cuts the raised sintered portions 12 entirely or partially, thereby achieving the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 13, 2018
    Assignee: Matsuura Machinery Corporation
    Inventors: Kousuke Ishimoto, Makoto Ichimura, Kouichi Amaya
  • Publication number: 20160236278
    Abstract: A three-dimensional shaping method in which the powder supplying blade 2 is able to travel without any problems, in which a control system stores in advance a fine sintered region 11 so that any one of a cross-sectional area or a mean diameter in the horizontal direction, a shaping width and an undercut angle at the end is equal to or less than a predetermined extent, or the control system makes a determination in a sintering step, for said each element, so in the case of the raised sintered portions 12 forming on the upper side of the sintered region 11, a rotating cutting tool 3 cuts the raised sintered portions 12 entirely or partially, thereby achieving the object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Kousuke Ishimoto, Makoto Ichimura, Kouichi Amaya
  • Patent number: 7726586
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rotary atomizing head that paint supplied to an inner peripheral surface is spread on the inner peripheral surface uniformly so as to improve the quality of coating and to lengthen the life of the rotary atomizing head. An inner peripheral surface 67 diametrically expanded from the center of the rotary atomizing head to a peripheral edge 61b is formed and centrifugal force generated by the rotation is applied on the paint supplied to the inner peripheral surface 67 so as to discharge the paint outside atomizingly. A step part 68 is formed at the middle portion of the inner peripheral surface 67 between paint supply holes 65d, supplying paint or solvent to the inner peripheral surface 67, and the peripheral edge 61b of the inner peripheral surface 67.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignees: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Trinity Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Masaru Murai, Makoto Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20070290081
    Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a rotary atomizing head that paint supplied to an inner peripheral surface is spread on the inner peripheral surface uniformly so as to improve the quality of coating and to lengthen the life of the rotary atomizing head. An inner peripheral surface 67 diametrically expanded from the center of the rotary atomizing head to a peripheral edge 61b is formed and centrifugal force generated by the rotation is applied on the paint supplied to the inner peripheral surface 67 so as to discharge the paint outside atomizingly. A step part 68 is formed at the middle portion of the inner peripheral surface 67 between paint supply holes 65d, supplying paint or solvent to the inner peripheral surface 67, and the peripheral edge 61b of the inner peripheral surface 67.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2005
    Publication date: December 20, 2007
    Applicants: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TRINITY INDUSTRIAL CORP.
    Inventors: Masaru Murai, Makoto Ichimura
  • Patent number: 7137573
    Abstract: In a rotary atomization coating apparatus having a center cone portion at a back side of an atomizer head inner part, the tip angle ? of the center cone portion is in the range of 30°<?<90° with respect to a front side of the atomizer head inner part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2006
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaishi
    Inventors: Masaru Murai, Makoto Ichimura
  • Patent number: 6896399
    Abstract: A small-sized and inexpensive coating material feeding apparatus capable of feeding even a coating material comprising less miscible main agent and curing agent as in an aqueous two component mixed coating material, while uniformly mixing them, to a coating machine or a coating material tank under extremely simple control, the apparatus comprising a measuring unit having a measuring cylinder for delivering the coating material ingredients each by an amount in accordance with the mixing ratio individually and simultaneously to the coating material tank, a storage unit having a transfer cylinder for storing the coating material prepared by mixing each of the coating material ingredients previously and then delivering the same to the coating machine or the coating material tank, and a valve unit formed with a switching valve for conducting channel switching, in which the coating material ingredients delivered from the measuring cylinder are pre-mixed in the channel stirring pre-mixer and a coating material deliv
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Assignee: Trinity Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Nomura, Masato Yamamori, Makoto Ichimura, Takao Ueno, Katsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20040195406
    Abstract: In a rotary atomization coating apparatus having a center cone portion at a back side of an atomizer head inner part, the tip angle &thgr; of the center cone portion is in the range of 30°<&thgr;<90° with respect to a front side of the atomizer head inner part.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2004
    Publication date: October 7, 2004
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masaru Murai, Makoto Ichimura
  • Patent number: 6712285
    Abstract: This station (10) comprises at least two areas (11, 12) for cleaning/filling a reservoir, each adapted to receive a sub-assembly (7) formed by a reservoir (8) and a sprayer (9) while this sub-assembly (7) is disconnected from the robot. A device or devices (51, 52) for cleaning and/or filling the reservoir and/or the sprayer in each of these areas are provided, while these areas (11, 12) are adapted to be brought (F2, F3) into a position of connection of a sub-assembly (7), disposed in one (11) of them with the cleaning and/or filling device or devices (51, 52). The process consists, inter alia, in positioning (F6) a coating product supply unit (52), in a position of connection with the first sub-assembly (7) received in an area (11) of the station (10) of cleaning/filling.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignees: Sames Technologies, Trinity Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Philippe Provenaz, Stéphane Robert, Louis Sentis, Shigeki Fujiwara, Takao Ueno, Makoto Ichimura
  • Publication number: 20030178059
    Abstract: A small-sized and inexpensive coating material feeding apparatus capable of feeding even a coating material comprising less miscible main agent and curing agent as in an aqueous two component mixed coating material, while uniformly mixing them, to a coating machine or a coating material tank under extremely simple control, the apparatus comprising a measuring unit having a measuring cylinder for delivering the coating material ingredients each by an amount in accordance with the mixing ratio individually and simultaneously to the coating material tank, a storage unit having a transfer cylinder for storing the coating material prepared by mixing each of the coating material ingredients previously and then delivering the same to the coating machine or the coating material tank, and a valve unit formed with a switching valve for conducting channel switching, in which the coating material ingredients delivered from the measuring cylinder are pre-mixed in the channel stirring pre-mixer and a coating material deliv
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Applicant: Trinity Industrial Corporation
    Inventors: Takao Nomura, Masato Yamamori, Makoto Ichimura, Takao Ueno, Katsuhiro Ishikawa
  • Publication number: 20020043567
    Abstract: This station (10) comprises at least two areas (11, 12) for cleaning/filling a reservoir, each adapted to receive a sub-assembly (7) formed by a reservoir (8) and a sprayer (9) while this sub-assembly (7) is disconnected from the robot. Means (51, 52) for cleaning and/or filling the reservoir and/or the sprayer in each of these areas are provided, while these areas (11, 12) are adapted to be brought (F2, F3) into a position of connection of a sub-assembly (7), disposed in one (11) of them with the cleaning and/or filling means (51, 52).
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2001
    Publication date: April 18, 2002
    Applicant: SAMES TECHNOLOGIES
    Inventors: Philippe Provenaz, Stephane Robert, Louis Sentis, Shigeki Fujiwara, Takao Ueno, Makoto Ichimura