Patents by Inventor Tadashi Okihara

Tadashi Okihara 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).

  • Publication number: 20230030846
    Abstract: A battery unit arrangement structure for a vehicle increases legroom for a passenger while disposing a battery in front of the passenger seat. The structure includes a dash vertical wall separating an interior from an engine compartment, a floor panel of the interior, and a curved corner portion connecting the lower end of the dash vertical wall and the front end of the floor panel together. The battery unit is mounted on the corner portion in front of the passenger seat with the upper surface of the battery unit inclined downward toward the vehicle rear so the rear end of the battery unit is lower than the front end of the battery unit. The battery unit is covered from above with a cover member inclined downward toward the vehicle rear so the rear end of the cover member is lower than the front end of the cover member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Publication date: February 2, 2023
    Applicant: MAZDA MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuya TAKEMOTO, Mayumi FUNADA, Masanao SATO, Tadashi OKIHARA
  • Patent number: 4056592
    Abstract: A process for the preparation of thermosetting resin powder paints comprising the steps of extruding a melt of a resinous composition for a thermosetting powder paint, continuously cooling the composition and forming it into a sheet, and pulverizing the formed sheet. Air blasting nozzles are directed at the sheet while it is on the cooling rolls. The adherence between the sheet and the rolls is improved, and the air blasting nozzles provide an auxiliary means for cooling the sheet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 7, 1975
    Date of Patent: November 1, 1977
    Assignees: Dai Nippon Toryo Co., Ltd., The Japan Steel Works Ltd.
    Inventors: Ryoji Izumi, Shoji Kobayashi, Toshiharu Ono, Toru Shirato, Akiyoshi Fujii, Tadashi Okihara