Patents by Inventor Takahiro Aso

Takahiro Aso 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: 11014175
    Abstract: In an end view, a cutting insert 10 comprises a first connecting part 30A which is inclined such that the first connecting part 30A travels in a first direction as it heads away from a second peripheral side surface part 18 and approaches a fourth peripheral side surface part 22, and also comprises a second connecting part 30B which is connected to a center point serving as an end of the first connecting part 30A and which is inclined such that the second connecting part 30B travels in a third direction as it heads away from the second peripheral side surface part 18 and approaches the fourth peripheral side surface part 22.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2021
    Assignee: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Aso
  • Publication number: 20200406379
    Abstract: An object of the present invention is to provide a cutting tool that requires the smaller number of parts and can be manufactured at a lower cost. A cutting tool includes: a tool body extending along a central axis and rotatable around the central axis; a cutting insert to be mounted on an insert mounting seat of the tool body; and at least one flow passage provided inside the tool body, the at least one flow passage extending from a back end side toward a front end side of the tool body so as to supply a coolant toward at least a part of the inside of the tool body, a back end side of the at least one flow passage being open at a portion sealed by the tool body and the holding member when the holding member is coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Applicant: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro ASO
  • Publication number: 20200376572
    Abstract: An object of this disclosure is to provide a cutting insert that is shaped so that a major cutting edge is not damaged easily. In the cutting insert, a major cutting edge, a corner edge, a flat cutting edge and an inner cutting edge are formed on at least an upper surface, a protruding portion protruding outward is formed in a major cutting edge side surface portion of a side surface that corresponds to the major cutting edge, and a first section is formed in which, when viewed from above, the protrusion amount becomes smaller as the protruding portion separates from the corner edge.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2020
    Publication date: December 3, 2020
    Applicant: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro ASO
  • Publication number: 20200368830
    Abstract: An indexable roughing end mill capable of suppressing generation of chattering is provided. When the positions of cutting inserts (40) arranged in each spiral groove (28) are defined as a first segment to an nth segment (where n is an integer of 2 or higher) from a leading end surface (22) side of a tool body (20) toward a base end surface (21) side, all of the angles (?1 . . . ?m (where m is an integer of 2 or higher)) between lines connecting a rotational axis (O) and the cutting inserts (40) in the first segments of the respective spiral grooves (28) are different from each other, as viewed from the leading end surface side of the tool body (20), and an angle (?t) between the cutting insert (40) in the first segment and the cutting insert (40) in the nth segment (the uppermost segment) in a spiral groove 28 is different from any of the angles ?1 . . . ?m (where m is an integer of 2 or higher) between the lines, as viewed from the leading end surface side of the tool body (20).
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 11, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Applicant: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro ASO
  • Publication number: 20190381576
    Abstract: In an end view, a cutting insert 10 comprises a first connecting part 30A which is inclined such that the first connecting part 30A travels in a first direction as it heads away from a second peripheral side surface part 18 and approaches a fourth peripheral side surface part 22, and also comprises a second connecting part 30B which is connected to a center point serving as an end of the first connecting part 30A and which is inclined such that the second connecting part 30B travels in a third direction as it heads away from the second peripheral side surface part 18 and approaches the fourth peripheral side surface part 22.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Applicant: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro ASO
  • Patent number: 10155270
    Abstract: A cutting insert (1) has a first end surface (2); a second end surface (3) opposing the first end surface; and a peripheral side surface (4) connecting the first and second end surfaces. A cutting edge (6) extends along an intersecting edge between the first end surface and the peripheral side surface. A land (20) is formed in the first end surface and extends along the cutting edge. At least one groove (18) is formed in the peripheral side surface, each groove forming an opening in the first end surface and separating the cutting edge into a plurality of portions. In a plan view of the first end surface, a portion of the land adjacent to an end area (S) of the groove, has a greater width than a width of a portion of the land which is distant from the groove.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Aso
  • Patent number: 9889505
    Abstract: A cutting insert mounting system adapted for a cutting tool in which, by using a tightening screw, a cutting insert is detachably mounted on an insert mounting seat. A central axis of a screw hole of the insert mounting seat is inclined with respect to a normal direction of a bottom wall surface of the insert mounting seat. When the cutting insert is placed on the insert mounting seat, on a virtual plane defined to expand the bottom wall surface, a central axis of the screw hole is shifted from the central axis of a through hole of the cutting insert to the side of one of two side wall surfaces of the insert mounting seat. On the virtual plane, an axis shift direction of the central axis of the screw hole and an inclination direction of the central axis of the screw hole are different.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takahiro Aso
  • Patent number: 9860418
    Abstract: An information processing unit determines, when receiving information through a reading process from a recording medium, whether a user identified by the information has transition authority for a transition from an energy saving mode to a normal mode of carrying out information processing; sends a transition request for carrying out a transition from the energy saving mode to the normal mode to a power supply control part when determining that the user has the transition authority; and carries out the transition to the normal mode in response to the transition request and, when authentication of the user is successful, displays on a user interface part a display screen page for receiving an operation concerning the information processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro Aso
  • Patent number: 9764397
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tool body (20) for use in an indexable rotary cutting tool, the tool body (20) having a rotational axis and a substantially cylindrical shape. Spiral grooves (28) are formed so as to extend from a base end side of the tool body to a leading end side in a peripheral surface (23) of the tool body. The spiral grooves (28) each have a plurality of insert seats (30) formed so as to be shifted from each other from the base end side toward the leading end side. The insert seats (30) each have a bottom surface (31) and first and second side surfaces (32, 33) that extend so as to intersect with the bottom surface (31). The first side surface (32) faces the base end side of the tool body (20), and the second side surface (33) faces the leading end side of the tool body (20) and is located on the base end side with respect to the first side surface (32).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2017
    Assignee: Tungaloy Corporation
    Inventor: Takahiro Aso
  • Patent number: 9724769
    Abstract: A cutting insert is suitable for 90° shoulder milling. The cutting insert includes two end surfaces: first and second end surfaces; a peripheral side surface extending therebetween; and a cutting edge formed at an intersecting ridge portion between the first end surface and the peripheral side surface. The cutting edge is formed so that the first end surface functions as a rake face and a part of the peripheral side surface functions as a flank. A side surface portion of the peripheral side surface adjacent to at least a part of the cutting edge includes a first flank portion adjacent to the cutting edge, a second flank portion, a third flank portion, and a fourth flank portion in this order from the first end surface side toward the second end surface side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: Tungaloy Corporation
    Inventors: Yusuke Shiota, Takahiro Aso
  • Publication number: 20170216940
    Abstract: A cutting insert (1) has a first end surface (2); a second end surface (3) opposing the first end surface; and a peripheral side surface (4) connecting the first and second end surfaces. A cutting edge (6) extends along an intersecting edge between the first end surface and the peripheral side surface. A land (20) is formed in the first end surface and extends along the cutting edge. At least one groove (18) is formed in the peripheral side surface, each groove forming an opening in the first end surface and separating the cutting edge into a plurality of portions. In a plan view of the first end surface, a portion of the land adjacent to an end area (S) of the groove, has a greater width than a width of a portion of the land which is distant from the groove.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 30, 2015
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventor: TAKAHIRO ASO
  • Publication number: 20170197257
    Abstract: An indexable roughing end mill having a peripheral surface provided with a plurality of spiral grooves. When the positions of cutting inserts (40) arranged in each spiral groove (28) are defined as a first segment to an nth segment from a leading end surface (22) side of a tool body (20) toward a base end surface (21) side, all of the angles ?1 . . . ?m between lines connecting a rotational axis (O) and the cutting inserts (40) in the first segments of the respective spiral grooves (28) are different from each other, as viewed from the leading end, and an angle (?t) between the cutting insert (40) in the first segment and the cutting insert (40) in the uppermost nth segment in a spiral groove 28 is different from any of the angles ?1 . . . ?m between the lines, as viewed from the leading end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 24, 2014
    Publication date: July 13, 2017
    Inventor: TAKAHIRO ASO
  • Publication number: 20170014918
    Abstract: A cylindrical tool body has a peripheral surface provided with one or more spiral grooves extending from a base end side to a leading end side. The grooves each have a plurality of insert seats which are shifted relative to one another from the base end side toward the leading end side. The insert seats each have a bottom surface, a first side surface of length L1, and a second side surface of length L2. The first side surface faces the tool body's base end side, and the second side surface faces the tool body's leading end side and is located on the base end side with respect to the first side surface. In at least one insert seat located closer to the base end side than an insert seat located closest to the tool body's leading end side, the first side surface is longer than the second side surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2015
    Publication date: January 19, 2017
    Inventor: TAKAHIRO ASO
  • Publication number: 20160344893
    Abstract: An information processing unit determines, when receiving information through a reading process from a recording medium, whether a user identified by the information has transition authority for a transition from an energy saving mode to a normal mode of carrying out information processing; sends a transition request for carrying out a transition from the energy saving mode to the normal mode to a power supply control part when determining that the user has the transition authority; and carries out the transition to the normal mode in response to the transition request and, when authentication of the user is successful, displays on a user interface part a display screen page for receiving an operation concerning the information processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro ASO
  • Patent number: 9444962
    Abstract: An information processing unit determines, when receiving information through a reading process from a recording medium, whether a user identified by the information has transition authority for a transition from an energy saving mode to a normal mode of carrying out information processing; sends a transition request for carrying out a transition from the energy saving mode to the normal mode to a power supply control part when determining that the user has the transition authority; and carries out the transition to the normal mode in response to the transition request and, when authentication of the user is successful, displays on a user interface part a display screen page for receiving an operation concerning the information processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Takahiro Aso
  • Publication number: 20160261760
    Abstract: An electronic device includes a processor, the processor including a communication unit that carries out a communication mode in which the electronic device and a terminal device communicate with each other directly, a human body detection unit that detects proximity of a user to the electronic device, and a network control unit that activates, in response to a notification of the proximity of the user detected by the human body detection unit, the communication mode by the communication unit in which the electronic device and the terminal device communicate with each other directly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2016
    Publication date: September 8, 2016
    Applicant: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Takahiro ASO, Yuuta SAITOH
  • Patent number: 9310740
    Abstract: An image forming apparatus includes a UI application that configures functions supported in an energy saving mode and in a normal mode, an energy saving memory control service that manages settings of the configured functions supported in the energy saving mode, and a filtering service that filters external access to the image forming apparatus in the energy saving mode along with the settings. In the energy saving mode, the filtering service determines whether the image forming apparatus remains in the energy saving mode or returns to the normal mode in order to process the access using the settings.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2016
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Fumitake Yamanishi, Yoshitaka Komine, Takahiro Aso, Kohji Fujinaga
  • Publication number: 20160065760
    Abstract: An information processing apparatus connected to a managing apparatus that manages display information via a network, the information processing apparatus comprises: a communication unit that transmits apparatus identification information and apparatus information to the managing apparatus and receives the display information and the apparatus information from the managing apparatus; a reading unit that reads user identification information from a storage medium; an authenticating unit that authenticates a user by the user identification information; a display controller that, when the user is authenticated, displays publicly-available first display information among the received display information on a display unit; and a determining unit that determines whether the storage medium is within a certain distance, wherein the display controller, when the storage medium is determined to be present within the certain distance, displays, on the display unit, second display information available to a specific user
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Inventor: Takahiro ASO
  • Publication number: 20150367422
    Abstract: A cutting insert mounting system adapted for a cutting tool in which, by using a tightening screw, a cutting insert is detachably mounted on an insert mounting seat. A central axis of a screw hole of the insert mounting seat is inclined with respect to a normal direction of a bottom wall surface of the insert mounting seat. When the cutting insert is placed on the insert mounting seat, on a virtual plane defined to expand the bottom wall surface, a central axis of the screw hole is shifted from the central axis of a through hole of the cutting insert to the side of one of two side wall surfaces of the insert mounting seat. On the virtual plane, an axis shift direction of the central axis of the screw hole and an inclination direction of the central axis of the screw hole are different.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: December 24, 2015
    Inventor: Takahiro ASO
  • Publication number: 20150202697
    Abstract: A cutting insert is suitable for 90° shoulder milling. The cutting insert includes two end surfaces: first and second end surfaces; a peripheral side surface extending therebetween; and a cutting edge formed at an intersecting ridge portion between the first end surface and the peripheral side surface. The cutting edge is formed so that the first end surface functions as a rake face and a part of the peripheral side surface functions as a flank. A side surface portion of the peripheral side surface adjacent to at least a part of the cutting edge includes a first flank portion adjacent to the cutting edge, a second flank portion, a third flank portion, and a fourth flank portion in this order from the first end surface side toward the second end surface side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2013
    Publication date: July 23, 2015
    Applicant: TUNGALOY CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yusuke Shiota, Takahiro Aso