Patents by Inventor Norio Kuchida

Norio Kuchida 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).

  • CARBON-FIBER PREFORM AND CARBON-FIBER-REINFORCED PLASTIC
    Publication number: 20140329046
    Abstract: According to the present invention, a carbon-fiber preform for a carbon-fiber-reinforced plastic is formed from mutually intersecting warp and weft each of which including a carbon-fiber multifilament yarn. At least one of layer surfaces has fluff formed by cutting some of filaments of the carbon-fiber multifilament yarn, and a total fluff length of fluff formed on the warp and a total fluff length of fluff formed on the weft are not equal. The present invention provides a CFRP in which the delamination strength (interlaminar shear strength) is improved and that has a high strength.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2012
    Publication date: November 6, 2014
    Applicants: KYOTO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, TSUDAKOMA CORP.
    Inventors: Jun Hirai, Makoto Takashima, Norio Kuchida, Asami Nakai, Hiroyuki Hamada