Patents by Inventor Masaaki Konda

Masaaki Konda 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 OF ANNEALING METAL MEMBER
    Publication number: 20140126894
    Abstract: Provided is a method of annealing a metal member, including: disposing a first heater in an inner space of a hollow cylindrical metal member having an inner peripheral surface provided with plural teeth protruding toward a central direction, the first heater radiating infrared light and being disposed so as to extend parallel to a direction of a central axis of the metal member; heating the metal member from the inner space with the first heater; and gradually cooling the metal member after heating.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2013
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Inventors: Yasuo Ohsugi, Tsuyoshi Hamaya, Satoshi Arai, Eiji Yanagida, Shinya Sano, Masaaki Konda, Toshimitsu Takahashi, Yoji Sato