Patents by Inventor Naomichi Otani

Naomichi Otani 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).

  • BARREL POLISHING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20050255797
    Abstract: A barrel polishing device for polishing a workpiece having a relatively complicated shape such as a vehicle wheel. The barrel polishing device comprises a polishing medium storage tank for storing polishing media, a base, a workpiece supporting shaft mounted on the base, and a workpiece detachably mounted on a tip part of the workpiece supporting shaft, the polishing media stored in the polishing medium storage tank being flowed by an appropriate means, and the workpiece supporting shaft being disposed so that a front side of the workpiece opposes the flow of the polishing media, the workpiece supporting shaft being rotated about an axis thereof, and a baffle member being placed in the vicinity of a back side of the workpiece.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Shuji Kawasaki, Naomichi Otani, Kazuo Yamaguchi, Akira Yokoyama
  • Barrel polishing device
    Patent number: 6962522
    Abstract: A barrel polishing device for polishing a workpiece having a relatively complicated shape such as a vehicle wheel. The barrel polishing device comprises a polishing medium storage tank for storing polishing media, a base, a workpiece supporting shaft mounted on the base, and a workpiece detachably mounted on a tip part of the workpiece supporting shaft, the polishing media stored in the polishing medium storage tank being flowed by an appropriate means, and the workpiece supporting shaft being disposed so that a front side of the workpiece opposes the flow of the polishing media, the workpiece supporting shaft being rotated about an axis thereof, and a baffle member being placed in the vicinity of a back side of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2005
    Assignees: BBF Yamate Corporation, Toyota Jidousha Hokkaidou Kabushikikaisha
    Inventors: Shuji Kawasaki, Naomichi Otani, Kazuo Yamaguchi, Akira Yokoyama