Patents by Inventor Shigetsugu Nakamura

Shigetsugu Nakamura 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).

  • Plated automotive part and method
    Patent number: 7238433
    Abstract: A plated automotive part and method of plating are provided. One or more semi-bright finish layers of nickel are plated onto an automotive part. One or more bright finish layers of nickel are plated onto the outermost, semi-bright finish layer of nickel. One or more layers of an alloy are plated onto the outermost, bright-finish layer of nickel. The alloy has a Vickers hardness of 400 VHN or greater.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 3, 2007
    Assignee: Takata Corporation
    Inventors: Shigetsugu Nakamura, Yoshihiko Kawai, Ichiro Horide
  • Coated seat belt device part and method
    Publication number: 20050253370
    Abstract: A seat belt device part includes a substrate and a coating disposed on a portion of the substrate. The coating is configured to contact a seat belt webbing. The coating is formed of a material configured to be deposited on the substrate by a powder coating process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2005
    Publication date: November 17, 2005
    Inventors: Shigetsugu Nakamura, Ichiro Horide
  • Plating for automotive part
    Publication number: 20050224361
    Abstract: A plated automotive part and method of plating are provided. One or more semi-bright finish layers of nickel are plated onto an automotive part. One or more bright finish layers of nickel are plated onto the outermost, semi-bright finish layer of nickel. One or more layers of a hard coat are plated onto the outermost, bright-finish layer of nickel. The hard coat has a pencil hardness of 4H or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2005
    Publication date: October 13, 2005
    Inventors: Shigetsugu Nakamura, Yoshihiko Kawai, Ichiro Horide
  • Plated automotive part and method
    Publication number: 20050214542
    Abstract: A plated automotive part and method of plating are provided. One or more semi-bright finish layers of nickel are plated onto an automotive part. One or more bright finish layers of nickel are plated onto the outermost, semi-bright finish layer of nickel. One or more layers of an alloy are plated onto the outermost, bright-finish layer of nickel. The alloy has a Vickers hardness of 400 VHN or greater.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Shigetsugu Nakamura, Yoshihiko Kawai, Ichiro Horide