Patents by Inventor Satoshi Ohtawa

Satoshi Ohtawa 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: 4467968
    Abstract: A rotary type electrostatic spray painting device comprising a rotary shaft and a spray cup-shaped head fixed onto the front end of the rotary shaft. Paint is fed onto a cup-shaped inner wall of the spray head. The rotary shaft is supported by a single thrust air bearing, a pair of radial air bearings, and a non-contact type rotary shaft supporting device having a permanent magnet. The permanent magnet is arranged near a circumferential outer wall of a hollow portion of the rotary shaft for supporting the rotary shaft by the attracting force of the permanent magnet. An electrode, continuously contacting the rear end of the rotary shaft, is provided. A negative high voltage is applied to the housing of the paint device. In addition, the negative high voltage is also applied to the spray head via the electrode and the rotary shaft.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 1981
    Date of Patent: August 28, 1984
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Teru Morishita, Satoshi Ohtawa, Yoshimichi Ishioka, Toshikazu Suzuki