Patents by Inventor Tohru Ikuyama

Tohru Ikuyama 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: 20130119195
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structural component includes a first step of attaching at least one conductive member to a surface of a base material made of a composite material and a second step of forming the base material by conducting electricity to part or the whole of the conductive member to generate heat and/or making an assembly of the structural component by conducting electricity to part or the whole of the conductive member to generate heat. Part or the whole of the conductive member contained in the structural component produced in the first and second steps serves as a member giving to the aircraft at least one of a lightning strike protection function, an anti-icing and deicing function and an electromagnetic interference shielding function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2012
    Publication date: May 16, 2013
    Applicant: SHINMAYWA INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi HASEGAWA, Tohru IKUYAMA, Masahiko IKEDA, Takuji KOCHO
  • Patent number: 8337658
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structural component includes a first step of attaching at least one conductive member to a surface of a base material made of a composite material and a second step of forming the base material by conducting electricity to part or the whole of the conductive member to generate heat and/or making an assembly of the structural component by conducting electricity to part or the whole of the conductive member to generate heat. Part or the whole of the conductive member contained in the structural component produced in the first and second steps serves as a member giving to the aircraft at least one of a lightning strike protection function, an anti-icing and deicing function and an electromagnetic interference shielding function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Assignee: Shinmaywa Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Kenichi Hasegawa, Tohru Ikuyama, Masahiko Ikeda, Takuji Kocho
  • Publication number: 20090107620
    Abstract: A method for manufacturing a structural component includes a first step of attaching at least one conductive member to a surface of a base material made of a composite material and a second step of forming the base material by conducting electricity to part or the whole of the conductive member to generate heat and/or making an assembly of the structural component by conducting electricity to part or the whole of the conductive member to generate heat. Part or the whole of the conductive member contained in the structural component produced in the first and second steps serves as a member giving to the aircraft at least one of a lightning strike protection function, an anti-icing and deicing function and an electromagnetic interference shielding function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2008
    Publication date: April 30, 2009
    Applicant: SHINMAYWA INDUSTRIES, LTD.
    Inventors: Kenichi HASEGAWA, Tohru IKUYAMA, Masahiko IKEDA, Takuji KOCHO
  • Publication number: 20060062964
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an assembly structure (e.g., a movable trailing edge of an aircraft) in which members are joined to each other without employing riveting. The assembly structure is composed of a box shaped main body and an outer plate. The main body is formed of a shaved member whose bottom, front end portion and rear end portion are formed integrally. Connection portions in thin plate shapes in which a plurality of through holes are formed are provided in the upper side of the main body. The outer plate and the main body are joined to each other by means of studs which are inserted in the through holes of the outer plate and the through holes of the main body, respectively, and are friction-stir-welded with the outer plate and the main body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2004
    Publication date: March 23, 2006
    Applicant: ShinMaywa Industries, Ltd.
    Inventors: Tohru Ikuyama, Takashi Shimizu