Patents by Inventor Shigeto Imai

Shigeto Imai 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: 7097913
    Abstract: A wood-based decorative article has a finish with grain enhanced by coloring or dyeing. A coated veneer sheet of sliced wood is prepared by bonding a reinforcing member onto the coated veneer by an adhesive. Injection molding is carried out by injecting a molten synthetic resin onto a rear surface of the prepared veneer sheet, thereby integrating the veneer sheet and the synthetic resin with each other and at the same time molding the wood-based decorative article.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2006
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
    Inventors: Satoshi Yuzawa, Shigeto Imai, Yoshiaki Sano
  • Publication number: 20020031620
    Abstract: There is provided a method of manufacturing a wood-based decorative article, which can fully ensure the effect of coating a veneer e.g. to achieve a beautiful finish with an enhanced grain of the veneer by coloring or dyeing. A predetermined coating process is performed on a veneer formed by slicing wood. Then, a veneer sheet is prepared by bonding a reinforcing member onto the coated veneer by an adhesive. Then, injection molding is carried out by injecting a molten synthetic resin onto a rear surface of the prepared veneer sheet, to thereby integrate the veneer sheet and the synthetic resin with each other and at the same time mold the wood-based decorative article.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2001
    Publication date: March 14, 2002
    Inventors: Satoshi Yuzawa, Shigeto Imai, Yoshiaki Sano