Patents by Inventor Masato Tawara

Masato Tawara 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: 20110003108
    Abstract: A multicolor molding method including: sandwiching, between a first cavity member having a through hole and a second cavity member, a substrate film on which an in-mold layer is formed so that the in-mold layer is positioned between the through hole and the second cavity member, the second cavity member closing one of openings of the through hole; disposing a core in a primary cavity formed of at least the through hole and injecting a first molding material into the primary cavity, to mold a primary molding layer on a surface of which the in-mold layer is transferred; and disposing the core in a secondary cavity and injecting a second molding material into the secondary cavity, to mold a secondary molding layer that covers the in-mold layer, the core being provided with the primary molding layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2010
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: SONY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masashi Torimoto, Fujio Kobayashi, Masato Tawara
  • Patent number: 6457963
    Abstract: The invention provides a resin-sealing apparatus that is operated with a low pressure and with a low clamping force without void generation and that is favorable for shortening the molding time and reduction of sealing resin consumption. In the resin-sealing apparatus of the present invention, a resin injection inlet of a pot has an opening at the center of the cavity surface of a cavity of a bottom mold that is a component of a mold unit, and a plunger for injecting molten resin in the pot from the opposite side to the resin injection inlet side is provided slidably and airtightly with the inside wall of the pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2002
    Assignee: Sony Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Tawara, Toshiyuki Ebara, Kazuhiko Hatakawa, Sadayuki Ito