Patents by Inventor Tomonori Ban

Tomonori Ban 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).

  • End-face heating apparatus, end-face drying method for honeycomb aggregated body, and method for manufacturing honeycomb structured body
    Patent number: 7603793
    Abstract: An end-face heating apparatus of the present invention comprises: a heating tool that is placed almost in parallel with an end face of a honeycomb aggregated body in which a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies are integrated with one another by interposing a sealing material paste layer formed on the side face of the honeycomb fired body; a heating tool translation device for translating said heating tool toward said honeycomb aggregated body; and a holding jig that holds said honeycomb aggregated body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2009
    Assignee: Ibeden Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takafumi Hoshino, Koji Takahashi, Tomonori Ban
  • End-face heating apparatus, end-face drying method for honeycomb aggregated body, and method for manufacturing honeycomb structured body
    Publication number: 20070199205
    Abstract: An end-face heating apparatus of the present invention comprises: a heating tool that is placed almost in parallel with an end face of a honeycomb aggregated body in which a plurality of pillar-shaped honeycomb fired bodies are integrated with one another by interposing a sealing material paste layer formed on the side face of the honeycomb fired body; a heating tool translation device for translating said heating tool toward said honeycomb aggregated body; and a holding jig that holds said honeycomb aggregated body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2006
    Publication date: August 30, 2007
    Inventors: Takafumi Hoshino, Koji Takahashi, Tomonori Ban