Patents by Inventor Tomohiro Asou

Tomohiro Asou 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: 20180291216
    Abstract: The invention provides a metallic powder pigment ink composition for an oil-based marking pen, the ink composition comprising an organic solvent, a metal powder pigment and a combination of a first resin and a second resin, wherein the first resin is at least one selected from a ketone resin, a hydrogenated rosin resin and an ultralight-colored rosin resin and the second resin is at least one second resin selected from an acrylic resin, a styrene-acrylic resin and a styrene-maleic acid resin. The metallic powder pigment ink composition provides a marking improved in glitter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 23, 2016
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventors: Takayuki KITAGUCHI, Tomohiro ASOU
  • Patent number: 8815062
    Abstract: A plating pretreatment apparatus for a multi-cylinder block includes a plurality of cylinders that performs a plating pretreatment of a cylinder inner wall surface of each of the cylinders using an electrode disposed so as to oppose to the cylinder inner wall surface by sealing one end of the cylinder inner wall surface and introducing a treatment liquid to the cylinder inner wall surface. In such plating pretreatment apparatus, at least one of a power supply device that supplies electricity to the cylinder block and the electrode and a liquid feed pump that feeds the treatment liquid into a gap between the cylinder inner wall surface and the electrode is provided for each of the cylinders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2014
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Asou, Seiya Kunioka, Hitoshi Muramatsu, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Naoyuki Suda, Akira Ishibashi, Minoru Imai, Manabu Suzuki, Masahiro Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8585876
    Abstract: A cylinder block plate processing apparatus in which one end side of an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder of a cylinder block is sealed to circulate a process liquid to perform pre-plating or plating processing of the cylinder inner peripheral surface. The apparatus includes: an apparatus body having a workpiece mount table on which the cylinder block is placed; a workpiece holding tool that is provided on the workpiece mount table so as to be vertically movable; an electrode support member including an electrode cylinder mounted to the apparatus body; a processing solution supply member that supplies a processing solution to the electrode support member; an electrode operated by the electrode cylinder; a sealing jig provided to one end of the electrode; a driving mechanism that drives the sealing jig; and a control circuit that controls operations of the processing solution supply member and the driving mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Muramatsu, Seiya Kunioka, Naoyuki Suda, Akira Ishibashi, Tomohiro Asou, Manabu Suzuki, Masahiro Ogawa, Minoru Imai
  • Patent number: 8449753
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for plating pretreatment of a cylinder block that includes an electrode performing a plating pretreatment of the cylinder inner wall surface. A gap flow channel communicates with an in-electrode flow channel at a position closest to a seal jig, the gap flow channel being adapted to introduce a treatment liquid to the cylinder inner wall surface, the in-electrode flow channel being adapted to receive the treatment liquid having passed through a communicating hole. The present invention is provided a method for pretreating before plating a cylinder block including disposing an electrode to face the cylinder inner wall surface so as to form a gap flow channel, and introducing a treatment liquid to the gap flow channel thereby flowing through the treatment liquid toward a seal jig and then into an in-electrode flow channel through a communicating hole.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2013
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Hitoshi Muramatsu, Seiya Kunioka, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Naoyuki Suda, Akira Ishibashi, Tomohiro Asou, Minoru Imai, Manabu Suzuki, Masahiro Ogawa
  • Patent number: 8057647
    Abstract: An electrode mounting structure of a surface treatment apparatus in which a metal electrode is disposed so as to oppose to an inner-peripheral surface of a cylinder, the electrode and the cylinder are energized in a state where treatment liquid is interposed between the electrode and the cylinder inner-peripheral surface so as to perform pre-plating or plating to the cylinder inner-peripheral surface, and the metal electrode is detachably attached to a metal electrode holder member. The structure includes a resin coupler having a threaded portion engaged with a threaded portion formed on the electrode holder member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Suzuki Motor Corporation
    Inventors: Tomohiro Asou, Seiya Kunioka, Hitoshi Muramatsu, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Akira Ishibashi, Makoto Kawai
  • Publication number: 20110162961
    Abstract: A cylinder block plate processing apparatus in which one end side of an inner peripheral surface of a cylinder of a cylinder block is sealed to circulate a process liquid to perform pre-plating or plating processing of the cylinder inner peripheral surface. The apparatus includes: an apparatus body having a workpiece mount table on which the cylinder block is placed; a workpiece holding tool that is provided on the workpiece mount table so as to be vertically movable; an electrode support member including an electrode cylinder mounted to the apparatus body; a processing solution supply member that supplies a processing solution to the electrode support member; an electrode operated by the electrode cylinder; a sealing jig provided to one end of the electrode; a driving mechanism that drives the sealing jig; and a control circuit that controls operations of the processing solution supply member and the driving mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 1, 2009
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi Muramatsu, Seiya Kunioka, Naoyuki Suda, Akira Ishibashi, Tomohiro Asou, Manabu Suzuki, Masahiro Ogawa, Minoru Imai
  • Publication number: 20100104738
    Abstract: A plating pretreatment apparatus for a multi-cylinder block includes a plurality of cylinders that performs a plating pretreatment of a cylinder inner wall surface of each of the cylinders using an electrode disposed so as to oppose to the cylinder inner wall surface by sealing one end of the cylinder inner wall surface and introducing a treatment liquid to the cylinder inner wall surface. In such plating pretreatment apparatus, at least one of a power supply device that supplies electricity to the cylinder block and the electrode and a liquid feed pump that feeds the treatment liquid into a gap between the cylinder inner wall surface and the electrode is provided for each of the cylinders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2009
    Publication date: April 29, 2010
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro Asou, Seiya Kunioka, Hitoshi Muramatsu, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Naoyuki Suda, Akira Ishibashi, Minoru Imai, Manabu Suzuki, Masahiro Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20100078326
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for plating pretreatment of a cylinder block that includes an electrode performing a plating pretreatment of the cylinder inner wall surface. A gap flow channel communicates with an in-electrode flow channel at a position closest to a seal jig, the gap flow channel being adapted to introduce a treatment liquid to the cylinder inner wall surface, the in-electrode flow channel being adapted to receive the treatment liquid having passed through a communicating hole. The present invention is provided a method for pretreating before plating a cylinder block including disposing an electrode to face the cylinder inner wall surface so as to form a gap flow channel, and introducing a treatment liquid to the gap flow channel thereby flowing through the treatment liquid toward a seal jig and then into an in-electrode flow channel through a communicating hole.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Hitoshi MURAMATSU, Seiya Kunioka, Nobuyuki Suzuki, Naoyuki Suda, Akira Ishibashi, Tomohiro Asou, Minoru Imai, Manabu Suzuki, Masahiro Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20090321253
    Abstract: An electrode mounting structure of a surface treatment apparatus in which a metal electrode is disposed so as to oppose to an inner-peripheral surface of a cylinder, the electrode and the cylinder are energized in a state where treatment liquid is interposed between the electrode and the cylinder inner-peripheral surface so as to perform pre-plating or plating to the cylinder inner-peripheral surface, and the metal electrode is detachably attached to a metal electrode holder member. The structure includes a resin coupler having a threaded portion engaged with a threaded portion formed on the electrode holder member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 31, 2009
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro ASOU, Seiya KUNIOKA, Hitoshi MURAMATSU, Nobuyuki SYZUKI, Akira Ishibashi, Makoto Kawai
  • Publication number: 20090277786
    Abstract: A plating processing line or system includes a plurality of surface processing apparatus including a surface processing apparatus for processing a surface of an object to be treated by introducing a treatment liquid to the surface, and a conveyer unit for conveying the object to be treated, which is disposed between the respective surface processing apparatus linearly or in a curved manner. Each of the surface processing apparatus includes a positioning unit for positioning the object to be treated, which has been conveyed by the conveyer unit to a predetermined position, at which the object is subjected to a pre-plating process or a plating process as a surface processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 8, 2009
    Publication date: November 12, 2009
    Applicant: SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomohiro ASOU, Seiya KUNIOKA, Hitoshi MURAMATSU, Nobuyuki SUZUKI, Akira ISHIBASHI, Minoru IMAI, Manabu SUZUKI, Masahiro OGAWA