Patents by Inventor Motoki Watanabe

Motoki Watanabe 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: 5872348
    Abstract: A method for forming a projection for projection welding includes the steps of: bending a workpiece such that a first end side portion located on one side of the bent portion is perpendicular to a second portion that is located on the opposite side of the bent portion, and pressing the workpiece between a punch and a V-shaped groove of a die. The pressing of the workpiece causes the first portion to the further bent toward the second portion until the inboard surface of the first portion is brought into contact with the second portion. During the pressing step, the outboard surface of the first portion is brought into contact with one surface of the groove while an end surface of the first portion is brought into contact with a second surface of the groove, with the thicknesses of the first portion and the second portion of the workpiece being plastically changed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1997
    Date of Patent: February 16, 1999
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Motoki Watanabe, Yoshiaki Kadoma, Satoshi Kanda, Satoshi Shionoya