Patents by Inventor Mikinao Sasaki

Mikinao Sasaki 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 and apparatus for bending a glass sheet
    Patent number: 8387414
    Abstract: A method for bending a glass sheet is provided wherein the glass sheet is put on a bending surface of a frame unit to be preliminarily bent by gravity before the glass sheet is pressed by an upper mold and frame unit. The method is utilized for controlling the amount of preliminary bending so as to control deformation of the glass sheet caused by the preliminary bending and pressing occurs on the preliminary bent glass sheet by the upper mold and the frame unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2013
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masao Fukami, Shinya Oota, Tatsuo Yajima, Tomio Kajikawa, Mikinao Sasaki
  • Method and apparatus for bending a glass sheet
    Patent number: 7401476
    Abstract: A heated and softened glass sheet is put on a bending surface of a frame unit to be preliminarily bent by gravity before the glass sheet is pressed by an upper mold and the frame unit. There are steps for using a certain means for controlling an amount of preliminary bending to control deformation of the glass sheet caused by the preliminary bending; and pressing the preliminarily bent glass sheet by the upper mold and the frame unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 22, 2008
    Assignee: Asahi Glass Company, Limited
    Inventors: Masao Fukami, Shinya Oota, Tatsuo Yajima, Tomio Kajikawa, Mikinao Sasaki
  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR BENDING A GLASS SHEET
    Publication number: 20080000267
    Abstract: A method for bending a glass sheet is provided wherein the glass sheet is put on a bending surface of a frame unit to be preliminarily bent by gravity before the glass sheet is pressed by an upper mold and frame unit. The method is utilized for controlling the amount of preliminary bending so as to control deformation of the glass sheet caused by the preliminary bending and pressing occurs on the preliminary bent glass sheet by the upper mold and the frame unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masao Fukami, Shinya Oota, Tatsuo Yajima, Tomio Kajikawa, Mikinao Sasaki
  • Method and apparatus for bending a glass sheet
    Publication number: 20040107729
    Abstract: A heated and softened glass sheet is put on a bending surface of a frame unit to be preliminarily bent by gravity before the glass sheet is pressed by an upper mold and the frame unit. There are steps for using a certain means for controlling an amount of preliminary bending to control deformation of the glass sheet caused by the preliminary bending; and pressing the preliminarily bent glass sheet by the upper mold and the frame unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 2, 2003
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Applicant: ASAHI GLASS COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Masao Fukami, Shinya Oota, Tatsuo Yajima, Tomio Kajikawa, Mikinao Sasaki