Patents by Inventor Norikazu KOJIMA

Norikazu KOJIMA 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).

  • Plating apparatus, nozzle-anode unit, method of manufacturing plated member, and fixing apparatus for member to be plated
    Patent number: 9187837
    Abstract: A plating apparatus includes a plating bath, an insoluble anode located in the plating bath, a plating electric power supply being capable of applying a voltage between the insoluble anode and the member to be plated, an anode-displacement mechanism being capable of moving the insoluble anode in the plating bath and of holding the insoluble anode at a predetermined position in the plating bath, and a controller having an anode-position controller being capable of generating a control signal for controlling an action of the anode-displacement mechanism and of outputting the control signal to the anode-displacement mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Yuken Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Norikazu Kojima, Yoshiharu Kikuchi
  • PLATING APPARATUS, NOZZLE-ANODE UNIT, METHOD OF MANUFACTURING PLATED MEMBER, AND FIXING APPARATUS FOR MEMBER TO BE PLATED
    Publication number: 20140190835
    Abstract: A plating apparatus includes a plating bath, an insoluble anode located in the plating bath, a plating electric power supply being capable of applying a voltage between the insoluble anode and the member to be plated, an anode-displacement mechanism being capable of moving the insoluble anode in the plating bath and of holding the insoluble anode at a predetermined position in the plating bath, and a controller having an anode-position controller being capable of generating a control signal for controlling an action of the anode-displacement mechanism and of outputting the control signal to the anode-displacement mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2014
    Publication date: July 10, 2014
    Applicant: YUKEN INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Norikazu KOJIMA, Yoshiharu KIKUCHI