Patents by Inventor Tatsuya Smimoda

Tatsuya Smimoda 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: 5733580
    Abstract: A die for extrusion molding a resin bonding magnet. In the production of the magnet, a molten mixture of a magnetic powder and a resin are introduced into a cavity between an outer die and a mandril to which a magnetic field is applied. A steep temperature gradient along the die axis direction of the molten mixture and the cavity is achieved by making the outer die of a multiple layer structure along the die axis direction, utilizing two or more axially adjacent blocks or sheets made of the same or different materials whereby fluidity of the molten mixture is sufficiently high at the inlet of the cavity to enable the magnetic powder in the molten mixture to be sufficiently orientated in the direction of the magnetic field and then the molten mixture is cooled to a solidified state so that the orientation of the magnetic powder is not disturbed, thereby producing a magnetic having high magnetic properties.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 28, 1996
    Date of Patent: March 31, 1998
    Assignee: Seiko Epson Corporation
    Inventors: Ken Ikuma, Masaaki Sakata, Koji Akioka, Tatsuya Smimoda