Patents by Inventor Shigeru Noto

Shigeru Noto 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: 11878832
    Abstract: A bottle-shaped can includes a cap having an excellent sealing ability but easy to be opened. A top section includes a leading end section as an upper end of a neck portion, a diametrically-largest section formed beneath the leading end section, a diametrically-shrunk section extending downwardly from the diametrically-largest section, and an outer circumferential wall section extending downwardly from the diametrically-shrunk section. The leading end section, the diametrically-largest section, and diametrically-shrunk section form a smooth curved surface. A curvature of the diametrically-largest section in a cross-section is zero or negative value, given that a curvature of the diametrically-shrunk section is positive value. A flexion section is formed between the diametrically-shrunk section and the outer circumferential wall section. The outer diameter of the outer circumferential wall section in which the curvature is zero or negative value is larger than an outer diameter of the flexion section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: Daiwa Can Company
    Inventors: Keiji Kuroiwa, Shigeru Noto, Tomohiko Oyanagi
  • Publication number: 20210178449
    Abstract: An aerosol can body includes a lower opening Ob formed on one end of the seamless cylindrical trunk portion. A domed shoulder portion is formed on the other end of the trunk portion continuously from the trunk portion. An opening curled portion that is diametrically smaller than the lower opening Ob is formed on a center of a leading end of the shoulder portion. The surface pattern is formed on the trunk portion between an upper end of the shoulder portion side and a lower end of the lower opening Ob side. An upper region A that has a predetermined width including an upper end portion of the surface pattern in an axial direction of the trunk portion is formed above the trunk portion. Vickers hardness of at least the upper region a of the trunk portion is greater than 200 Hv but less than 250 Hv.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Publication date: June 17, 2021
    Applicant: DAIWA CAN COMPANY
    Inventors: Chiharu NABETA, Hiroyuki OHNO, Shigeru NOTO
  • Publication number: 20210016915
    Abstract: A bottle-shaped can includes a cap having an excellent sealing ability but easy to be opened. A top section includes a leading end section as an upper end of a neck portion, a diametrically-largest section formed beneath the leading end section, a diametrically-shrunk section extending downwardly from the diametrically-largest section, and an outer circumferential wall section extending downwardly from the diametrically-shrunk section. The leading end section, the diametrically-largest section, and diametrically-shrunk section form a smooth curved surface. A curvature of the diametrically-largest section in a cross-section is zero or negative value, given that a curvature of the diametrically-shrunk section is positive value. A flexion section is formed between the diametrically-shrunk section and the outer circumferential wall section. The outer diameter of the outer circumferential wall section in which the curvature is zero or negative value is larger than an outer diameter of the flexion section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2019
    Publication date: January 21, 2021
    Applicant: Daiwa Can Company
    Inventors: Keiji KUROIWA, Shigeru NOTO, Tomohiko OYANAGI
  • Patent number: 10052675
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a two-piece food can having improved corrosion resistance is provided, wherein the two-piece food can using a metal sheet coated with a thermoplastic resin and having annular uneven beads and/or a bottom rim. After forming a bottomed cylindrical can body by drawing and ironing, by heating at a temperature higher than the melting temperature of the thermoplastic resin for a predetermined time before forming uneven beads and/or a bottom rim to the can body and quenching within a predetermined time after heating, the inner resin coating hardly peel off during the following formation of uneven beads and/or the bottom rim. As a result, a two-piece food can having excellent corrosion resistance may be obtained.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: DAIWA CAN COMPANY
    Inventors: Hiroko Namekawa, Koichiro Nakamura, Shigeru Noto, Yuichiro Murayama, Chiharu Nabeta, Tomohiko Oyanagi
  • Publication number: 20160221064
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a two-piece food can having improved corrosion resistance is provided, wherein the two-piece food can using a metal sheet coated with a thermoplastic resin and having annular uneven beads and/or a bottom rim. After forming a bottomed cylindrical can body by drawing and ironing, by heating at a temperature higher than the melting temperature of the thermoplastic resin for a predetermined time before forming uneven beads and/or a bottom rim to the can body and quenching within a predetermined time after heating, the inner resin coating hardly peel off during the following formation of uneven beads and/or the bottom rim. As a result, a two-piece food can having excellent corrosion resistance may be obtained.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2013
    Publication date: August 4, 2016
    Inventors: Hiroko NAMEKAWA, Koichiro NAKAMURA, Shigeru NOTO, Yuichiro MURAYAMA, Chiharu NABETA, Tomohiko OYANAGI
  • Patent number: 7191632
    Abstract: In forming a can body by processing a cup-shaped in-process material with a punch and a die, the die is not heated when the forming process is not carried out, and the die is heated when the forming process is carried out. Therefore, the temperature of the die is adjusted in accordance with the temperature rise of the punch result from the forming process, a clearance between the punch and the die can be maintained, misalignment of the punch and the die can be prevented, and slip and elongation becomes preferable. Therefore, nonuniformity in the wall thickness, breakage of the can body, and breakage of a flange can be suppressed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2007
    Assignee: Daiwa Can Company
    Inventors: Minoru Kanehara, Shigeru Noto
  • Publication number: 20050016247
    Abstract: In case of forming a can body by processing a cup-shaped in-process material with a punch and a die, the die is not heated when the forming process is not carried out, and the die is heated when the forming process is carried out. Therefore, temperature of the die is adjusted in accordance with the temperature rise of the punch result from the forming process, a clearance between the punch and the die can be maintained, a misalignment of the punch and the die can be prevented, and slip and elongation becomes preferable. Therefore, a nonuniformity in the wall thickness, a breakage of the can body, and a breakage of a flange can be suppressed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2002
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Minoru Kanehara, Shigeru Noto
  • Can
    Patent number: D701464
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: Daiwa Can Company
    Inventors: Taiji Ogata, Shigeru Noto