Patents by Inventor Takuma Kono

Takuma Kono 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: 9878426
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grinding wheel which is formed by fitting a cylindrical grindstone chip including abrasive grains to a base metal formed to be of a columnar shape, comprises an adhesive agent applying step, a linear guide member arranging step for arranging and attaching a plurality of linear guide members on at least one of the outer peripheral surface of the base metal and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical grindstone chip, in parallel with a rotation axis of the base metal and with an equal distance separated in a circumferential direction from one another and a base metal and grindstone chip fitting step for fitting the base metal and the cylindrical grindstone chip to each other by relatively moving the base metal and the cylindrical grindstone chip, interposing therebetween the plurality of linear guide members arranged and attached with the equal distance separated from one another.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2018
    Assignee: TOYODA VAN MOPPES LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma Kono, Takashi Kojima, Motohiro Mizuno, Takumi Masuda
  • Patent number: 9539702
    Abstract: The abrasive grinding wheel includes an annular abrasive grain layer formed by a diamond abrasive grain or CBN abrasive grain and fixed to an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical grinding wheel core by an adhesive agent. The abrasive grinding wheel further includes a waterproof agent applied on both side end surfaces and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical grinding wheel core in order to prevent any water ingress into the inside of the core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2017
    Assignee: TOYODA VAN MOPPES LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuji Kunihiro, Masayuki Shimizu, Takuma Kono, Tsutomu Kato
  • Publication number: 20160184977
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a grinding wheel which is formed by fitting a cylindrical grindstone chip including abrasive grains to a base metal formed to be of a columnar shape, comprises an adhesive agent applying step, a linear guide member arranging step for arranging and attaching a plurality of linear guide members on at least one of the outer peripheral surface of the base metal and the inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical grindstone chip, in parallel with a rotation axis of the base metal and with an equal distance separated in a circumferential direction from one another and a base metal and grindstone chip fitting step for fitting the base metal and the cylindrical grindstone chip to each other by relatively moving the base metal and the cylindrical grindstone chip, interposing therebetween the plurality of linear guide members arranged and attached with the equal distance separated from one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: TOYODA VAN MOPPES LTD.
    Inventors: Takuma KONO, Takashi KOJIMA, Motohiro MIZUNO, Takumi MASUDA
  • Publication number: 20150258661
    Abstract: The abrasive grinding wheel includes an annular abrasive grain layer formed by a diamond abrasive grain or CBN abrasive grain and fixed to an outer peripheral surface of a cylindrical grinding wheel core by an adhesive agent. The abrasive grinding wheel further includes a waterproof agent applied on both side end surfaces and an inner peripheral surface of the cylindrical grinding wheel core in order to prevent any water ingress into the inside of the core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2015
    Publication date: September 17, 2015
    Applicant: TOYODA VAN MOPPES LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuji KUNIHIRO, Masayuki Shimizu, Takuma Kono, Tsutomu Kato
  • Patent number: 8033278
    Abstract: A plurality of segmented chips are reinforced by applying an adhesive to the circumferentially opposite end portions thereof, and the adjoining segmented chips adjoining in the circumferential direction are adhered to the circumferential surface of a disc-like core with the adhesives at the circumferentially opposite end portions being not jointed with each other. Thus, the segmented chips can be prevented from being loaded with an unnatural force even when the disc-like core with the segmented chips adhered thereto expands and contracts radially due to thermal expansion and thermal contract. Thereby, expansion and contraction of the disc-like core do not impose a compression stress or the like on adhesives situated between adjoining segmented chips.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2011
    Assignees: Toyoda Van Moppes Ltd., JTEKT Corporation
    Inventors: Masato Kitajima, Kunihiko Unno, Hiroshi Takehara, Takuma Kono, Shinji Soma
  • Publication number: 20100261420
    Abstract: A plurality of segmented chips are reinforced by applying an adhesive to the circumferentially opposite end portions thereof, and the adjoining segmented chips adjoining in the circumferential direction are adhered to the circumferential surface of a disc-like core with the adhesives at the circumferentially opposite end portions being not jointed with each other. Thus, the segmented chips can be prevented from being loaded with an unnatural force even when the disc-like core with the segmented chips adhered thereto expands and contracts radially due to thermal expansion and thermal contract. Thereby, expansion and contraction of the disc-like core do not impose a compression stress or the like on adhesives situated between adjoining segmented chips.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 13, 2006
    Publication date: October 14, 2010
    Applicants: TOYODA VAN MOPPES LTD., JTEKT CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masato Kitajima, Kunihiko Unno, Hiroshi Takehara, Takuma Kono, Shinji Soma