Patents by Inventor Takashi Inoh

Takashi Inoh 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: 20220065400
    Abstract: A tank production method for preventing generation of non-uniform stacked portions in a sheet layer while securing the strength of the tank, the method including a winding step of winding resin-impregnated fiber sheets to form a sheet layer with a predetermined thickness. The winding step includes divided winding steps of winding divided fiber sheets obtained by dividing a fiber sheet into a plurality of divided fiber sheets having a length shorter than the length required to form the sheet layer with the predetermined thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2021
    Publication date: March 3, 2022
    Inventors: Tatsunori SHINDO, Koichiro HAYASHI, Takashi INOH
  • Patent number: 11204132
    Abstract: A tank production method for preventing generation of non-uniform stacked portions in a sheet layer while securing the strength of the tank, the method including a winding step of winding resin-impregnated fiber sheets to form a sheet layer with a predetermined thickness. The winding step includes divided winding steps of winding divided fiber sheets obtained by dividing a fiber sheet into a plurality of divided fiber sheets having a length shorter than the length required to form the sheet layer with the predetermined thickness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Tatsunori Shindo, Koichiro Hayashi, Takashi Inoh
  • Publication number: 20210190266
    Abstract: A high-pressure tank includes: a liner; an epoxy resin; a fiber; and a fiber-reinforced epoxy resin layer formed on an outer side of the liner. The epoxy resin has a contact angle on polytetrafluoroethylene ((C2F4)n) of 70° or less in an uncured state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2021
    Publication date: June 24, 2021
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayoshi TAKAMI, Takashi INOH
  • Patent number: 10982810
    Abstract: A high-pressure tank includes a liner, a release agent layer disposed on a surface of the liner, and a reinforcing layer disposed on the release agent layer. The reinforcing layer includes a resin and a fiber. The thickness of the release agent layer is equal to or smaller than the diameter of the fiber of the reinforcing layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Inoh, Hirokazu Otsubo
  • Patent number: 10456996
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a tank including a tubular body portion, and dome-shaped side end portions formed on both sides of the body portion, the manufacturing method includes forming a tubular compact serving as at least part of the body portion from one fiber reinforced resin sheet by winding the fiber reinforced resin sheet including reinforced fibers impregnated with thermoplastic resin is wound several times around a peripheral surface of a core from a direction perpendicular to an axial center of the core in a state where the thermoplastic resin is melted.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsunori Shindo, Kazunobu Ishibashi, Yoshihiro Iwano, Takashi Inoh, Kiyoshi Uzawa, Yuji Kageyama, Mami Sakaguchi, Manato Kanesaki
  • Publication number: 20190128477
    Abstract: A tank production method for preventing generation of non-uniform stacked portions in a sheet layer while securing the strength of the tank, the method including a winding step of winding resin-impregnated fiber sheets to form a sheet layer with a predetermined thickness. The winding step includes divided winding steps of winding divided fiber sheets obtained by dividing a fiber sheet into a plurality of divided fiber sheets having a length shorter than the length required to form the sheet layer with the predetermined thickness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2018
    Publication date: May 2, 2019
    Inventors: Tatsunori SHINDO, Koichiro HAYASHI, Takashi INOH
  • Patent number: 10155331
    Abstract: A method of producing a fiber-reinforced resin-molded member includes: preparing a mold including an upper mold and a lower mold forming a cavity, a cavity surface of either the upper mold or the lower mold being provided with a projecting portion; disposing a fiber-reinforcing material in the cavity, closing the molds to generate a state in which the projecting portion presses a part of the fiber-reinforcing material, and filling the cavity with a melted resin to impregnate the fiber-reinforcing material with the melted resin and cure the melted resin; and opening the molds to obtain a fiber-reinforced resin-molded member having an exposed portion and an embedded portion. The exposed portion includes at least a portion pressed by the projecting portion while the molds are closed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 18, 2018
    Assignee: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi Inoh
  • Publication number: 20180252365
    Abstract: A high-pressure tank includes: a liner; an epoxy resin; a fiber; and a fiber-reinforced epoxy resin layer formed on an outer side of the liner. The epoxy resin has a contact angle on polytetrafluoroethylene ((C2F4)n) of 70° or less in an uncured state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 28, 2018
    Publication date: September 6, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Masayoshi Takami, Takashi Inoh
  • Publication number: 20180180222
    Abstract: A high pressure tank includes a liner, a reinforcing layer which includes a first thermosetting resin and fibers and is formed on the liner, and a protective layer which includes a second thermosetting resin having a lower gelling temperature than the a gelling temperature of first thermosetting resin and is formed on the reinforcing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2017
    Publication date: June 28, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Naoki UEDA, Masayoshi TAKAMI, Koichiro HAYASHI, Takashi INOH
  • Publication number: 20180163925
    Abstract: A high-pressure tank includes a liner, a release agent layer disposed on a surface of the liner, and a reinforcing layer disposed on the release agent layer. The reinforcing layer includes a resin and a fiber. The thickness of the release agent layer is equal to or smaller than the diameter of the fiber of the reinforcing layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2017
    Publication date: June 14, 2018
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Takashi INOH, Hirokazu OTSUBO
  • Publication number: 20170136716
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a tank including a tubular body portion, and dome-shaped side end portions formed on both sides of the body portion, the manufacturing method includes forming a tubular compact serving as at least part of the body portion from one fiber reinforced resin sheet by winding the fiber reinforced resin sheet including reinforced fibers impregnated with thermoplastic resin is wound several times around a peripheral surface of a core from a direction perpendicular to an axial center of the core in a state where the thermoplastic resin is melted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2016
    Publication date: May 18, 2017
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Tatsunori SHINDO, Kazunobu ISHIBASHI, Yoshihiro IWANO, Takashi INOH, Kiyoshi UZAWA, Yuji KAGEYAMA, Mami SAKAGUCHI, Manato KANESAKI
  • Publication number: 20160121554
    Abstract: A method of producing a fiber-reinforced resin-molded member includes: preparing a mold including an upper mold and a lower mold forming a cavity, a cavity surface of either the upper mold or the lower mold being provided with a projecting portion; disposing a fiber-reinforcing material in the cavity, closing the molds to generate a state in which the projecting portion presses a part of the fiber-reinforcing material, and filling the cavity with a melted resin to impregnate the fiber-reinforcing material with the melted resin and cure the melted resin; and opening the molds to obtain a fiber-reinforced resin-molded member having an exposed portion and an embedded portion. The exposed portion includes at least a portion pressed by the projecting portion while the molds are closed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: May 5, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi INOH
  • Publication number: 20160114526
    Abstract: A method of connecting members includes: preparing a mold including an upper mold and a lower mold, the upper mold or the lower mold forming a cavity provided with a recess; disposing a fiber-reinforcing material in the cavity, filling the cavity and the recess with a thermoplastic resin, and curing the thermoplastic resin to produce a resin-molded composite member including a fiber-reinforced resin molded body and a resin molded body, the resin molded body being integrated with the fiber-reinforced resin molded body, and the resin molded body including no fiber-reinforcing material; and inserting the resin molded body through a through-hole of a predetermined member, and deforming the resin molded body with pressure to clamp the predetermined member by the fiber-reinforced resin molded body and the resin molded body and to connect the resin-molded composite member and the predetermined member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2015
    Publication date: April 28, 2016
    Applicant: TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventor: Takashi INOH
  • Patent number: 9090747
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide molded urethane foam pads and vehicle seats that can contribute to the reduction of environmental load and have appropriate impact resilience and hardness and excellent durability with good balance, and also have high comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2015
    Assignees: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuto Usaka, Koichi Sano, Hideaki Otsuka, Hiroyuki Utsumi, Takashi Inoh, Yoshiyuki Murata, Tsuguyoshi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20140250648
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide molded urethane foam pads and vehicle seats that can contribute to the reduction of environmental load and have appropriate impact resilience and hardness and excellent durability with good balance, and also have high comfort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2014
    Publication date: September 11, 2014
    Applicants: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuto USAKA, Koichi SANO, Hideaki OTSUKA, Hiroyuki UTSUMI, Takashi INOH, Yoshiyuki MURATA, Tsuguyoshi SAKAI
  • Patent number: 8770666
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide molded urethane foam pads and vehicle seats that can contribute to the reduction of environmental load and have appropriate impact resilience and hardness and excellent durability with good balance, and also have high comfort.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2014
    Assignees: Mitsui Chemicals, Inc., Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Kazuto Usaka, Koichi Sano, Hideaki Otsuka, Hiroyuki Utsumi, Takashi Inoh, Yoshiyuki Murata, Tsuguyoshi Sakai
  • Publication number: 20110233985
    Abstract: An object of the invention is to provide molded urethane foam pads and vehicle seats that can contribute to the reduction of environmental load and have appropriate impact resilience and hardness and excellent durability with good balance, and also have high comfort.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicants: MITSUI CHEMICALS, INC., TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TOYOTA BOSHOKU KABUSHIKI KAISHA
    Inventors: Kazuto Usaka, Koichi Sano, Hideaki Otsuka, Hiroyuki Utsumi, Takashi Inoh, Yoshiyuki Murata, Tsuguyoshi Sakai
  • Patent number: 7988905
    Abstract: The invention provides a method for manufacturing a molded woody article, which includes compression molding a base material containing wood fibers, polylactic acid fibers and an inorganic filler at a temperature not less than a melting point of the polylactic acid fibers, and maintaining the molded base material at a temperature close to a crystallization temperature of the polylactic acid fibers for a desired period of time, thereby crystallizing the polylactic acid fibers. In the molding step, the base material is entirely deformed and molded into a desired shape while the polylactic acid fibers are melted, and in the crystallizing step, the polylactic acid fibers are solidified, thereby producing the molded article. In the crystallizing step, polylactic acid crystallizes rapidly and reliably utilizing the inorganic filler as a crystal nucleating agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignees: Toyota Boshoku Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Hashiba, Hideki Kawashiri, Takashi Inoh, Hisashi Okuyama, Hiroshi Urayama, Katsuhiko Mochizuki, Yuhei Maeda
  • Patent number: 7942477
    Abstract: There is disclosed a seat that comprises a trim cover including a sheet of covering material and a wadding layer, a padding member covered with the cover, a seating surface section formed by a portion of the cover and a portion of the padding member, and electric or electronic equipment, the equipment including planar equipment bodies and accessories, the wadding layer including a first wadding member laminated onto the entire sheet, and second wadding members formed separately from the first wadding member and mounted to predetermined regions of the portion of the padding member which forms the seating surface section in cooperation with the portion of the cover, the bodies being disposed on the second wadding members, and the padding member being covered by the cover in such a manner that the second wadding members having the bodies disposed thereon are combined with the first wadding member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2011
    Assignees: TS TECH Co., Ltd., HONDA MOTOR Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Eiji Toba, Masaaki Yasuda, Shigeru Endo, Kazutomo Isonaga, Tsutomu Fukui, Nobuhiro Koyota, Takashi Inoh
  • Patent number: 7416779
    Abstract: To provide a fiberboard capable of reducing a load on the environment at all states of producing, using, and abolishing and moreover having a high degree of bending strength and a high bending-strength retention rate at high temperature and high humidity so as to be usable for an automobile interior material or building material and a fiber-board producing method. The fiberboard is formed by mixing natural fiber with polylactic acid resin serving as a binder and has an apparent density of 0.2 g/cm3.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2008
    Assignees: Toyota Auto Body Co. Ltd., Toyota Boshoku Co. Ltd., Toray Industries, Inc., Toyota Tsusho Corporation, Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Masanori Hashiba, Takehiro Kato, Kousuke Tamaki, Osamu Mito, Kazuya Matsumura, Tomomichi Fujiyama, Yuhei Maeda, Eiji Sugiyama, Takashi Inoh, Hiroshi Urayama, Hisashi Okuyama