Patents by Inventor Torami Hoshi

Torami Hoshi 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: 4723350
    Abstract: A method of producing an oil seal comprises the following steps: a slicing step in which a seal ring is sliced from an end of a tubular billet of a resin material in a predetermined axial thickness; a fixing step in which the radially outer portion of the seal ring is fixed in the support member; and a bending-out/thread-forming step in which the radially inner portion of the seal ring is bent out of the plane of the radially outer portion of the seal ring thereby forming a tubular seal lip, and sequentially after forming of this seal lip, a screw thread is formed on the inner peripheral surface of the tubular seal lip. The fixing step is conducted by a press having an upper die and a lower die, in which the seal ring is fixed in the support member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1986
    Date of Patent: February 9, 1988
    Assignee: NOK Corporation
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kobayashi, Torami Hoshi