Patents by Inventor Takeo Shirakura

Takeo Shirakura 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: 5088244
    Abstract: A method of machining a member included a screw-shaped portion which is used when the member is ground at the screw-shaped portion by means of a machine tool, in particular, a grinder. A configuration of the tool that projects corresponding to the thread-groove configuration on a section normal to the axis of the screw-shaped portion to be machined is prepared. The axis of the tool is positioned in parallel with the axis of the screw-shaped portion to be machined, and the relevent surface of the screw-shaped portion is machined by moving the tool relative to the screw-shaped portion while their axes are being kept in parallel with each other. According to the present invention, the lead of a small-diameter, deep-grooved female screw-shaped portion may be able to be machined. In addition, an ordinary NC machine tool can be used to machine leads of screw-shaped portions simply by making changes in the NC program.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 18, 1992
    Assignee: Okuma Machinery Works Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeo Shirakura, Fumitoshi Terasaki, Takashi Nishimoto