Patents by Inventor Noriyuki Yanase

Noriyuki Yanase 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).

  • Tailored blank article and manufacturing method of the same
    Patent number: 6739647
    Abstract: A tailored blank article and a manufacturing method thereof, which is used for partitioning an inside and an outside such as a dashboard panel for partitioning an engine room of a car body and the inside of a car room. A thick plate blank and a thin plate blank are joined by a mash-seam welding or a laser welding, and are subjected to a pressing. Thereby, the thin plate blank is bent until an inner surface of the thin plate blank is made flush or almost flush with an inner surface of the thick plate blank, subsequently, a connection part having a portion connected over a welding portion is connected to at least one of an outer surface and the inner surface of the tailored blank article comprising the thick plate blank and the thin plate blank, and then an entire tailored article including the connection part is coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignees: Kikuchi Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi Obara, Hiroyuki Komatsu, Noriyuki Yanase, Kouji Shimohigashi, Kazumi Kodama, Hirokazu Watanabe, Fumiaki Niisato
  • Tailored blank article and manufacturing method of the same
    Publication number: 20030193214
    Abstract: A tailored blank article and a manufacturing method thereof, which is used for partitioning an inside and an outside such as a dashboard panel for partitioning an engine room of a car body and the inside of a car room. A thick plate blank and a thin plate blank are joined by a mash-seam welding or a laser welding, and are subjected to a pressing. Thereby, the thin plate blank is bent until an inner surface of the thin plate blank is made flush or almost flush with an inner surface of the thick plate blank, subsequently, a connection part having a portion connected over a welding portion is connected to at least one of an outer surface and the inner surface of the tailored blank article comprising the thick plate blank and the thin plate blank, and then an entire tailored article including the connection part is coated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2003
    Publication date: October 16, 2003
    Applicants: Kikuchi Co., Ltd, Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi Obara, Hiroyuki Komatsu, Noriyuki Yanase, Kouji Shimohigashi, Kazumi Kodama, Hirokazu Watanabe, Fumiaki Niisato
  • Tailored blank article and manufacturing method of the same
    Patent number: 6601909
    Abstract: A tailored blank article and a manufacturing method thereof, which is used for partitioning an inside and an outside such as a dashboard panel for partitioning an engine room of a car body and the inside of a car room. A thick plate blank and a thin plate blank are joined by a mash-seam welding or a laser welding, and are subjected to a pressing. Thereby, the thin plate blank is bent until an inner surface of the thin plate blank is made flush or almost flush with an inner surface of the thick plate blank, subsequently, a connection part having a portion connected over a welding portion is connected to at least one of an outer surface and the inner surface of the tailored blank article comprising the thick plate blank and the thin plate blank, and then an entire tailored article including the connection part is coated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2003
    Assignees: Kikuchi Co., Ltd., Honda Giken Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Hisashi Obara, Hiroyuki Komatsu, Noriyuki Yanase, Kouji Shimohigashi, Kazumi Kodama, Hirokazu Watanabe, Fumiaki Niisato
  • Tailored blank article and manufacturing method of the same
    Publication number: 20030071488
    Abstract: A tailored blank article and a manufacturing method thereof, which is used for partitioning an inside and an outside such as a dashboard panel for partitioning an engine room of a car body and the inside of a car room. A thick plate blank and a thin plate blank are joined by a mash-seam welding or a laser welding, and are subjected to a pressing. Thereby, the thin plate blank is bent until an inner surface of the thin plate blank is made flush or almost flush with an inner surface of the thick plate blank, subsequently, a connection part having a portion connected over a welding portion is connected to at least one of an outer surface and the inner surface of the tailored blank article comprising the thick plate blank and the thin plate blank, and then an entire tailored article including the connection part is coated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2001
    Publication date: April 17, 2003
    Inventors: Hisashi Obara, Hiroyuki Komatsu, Noriyuki Yanase, Kouji Shimohigashi, Kazumi Kodama, Hirokazu Watanabe, Fumiaki Niisato