Patents by Inventor Toshifumi TAKEGAMI

Toshifumi TAKEGAMI 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).

  • Sheet metal member forming method and sheet metal member forming device
    Patent number: 11667092
    Abstract: A sheet metal member forming method comprises placing a fiber bundle of a predetermined length, via a thermosetting resin, in a predetermined position on a surface of a sheet metal member, forming a coating film on at least a part of the sheet metal member after the placing of the fiber bundle, and while heating and drying the coating film, heat-curing the thermosetting resin to bond the fiber bundle to the sheet metal member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: TORAY ENGINEERING CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Takashi Iwade, Jun Inagaki, Toshifumi Takegami
  • SHEET METAL MEMBER FORMING METHOD AND SHEET METAL MEMBER FORMING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20220203635
    Abstract: A sheet metal member forming method comprises placing a fiber bundle of a predetermined length, via a thermosetting resin, in a predetermined position on a surface of a sheet metal member, forming a coating film on at least a part of the sheet metal member after the placing of the fiber bundle, and while heating and drying the coating film, heat-curing the thermosetting resin to bond the fiber bundle to the sheet metal member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Inventors: Takashi IWADE, Jun INAGAKI, Toshifumi TAKEGAMI
  • TAPE LAYUP APPARATUS AND TAPE LAYUP METHOD
    Publication number: 20220176643
    Abstract: A tape layup apparatus whereby the tape layup performance on a surface to be laid up can be enhanced is provided, the tape layup apparatus being an ATL apparatus 10 having an ATL head 20 for laying up with pressing a tape 1 on a laid-up surface 2a, the ATL head 20 equipped with a pressing part 30 to press the tape 1 on the laid-up surface 2a and a parallel linkage 40 to operate in a manner that allows a pressing position and/or a pressing attitude of the pressing part 30 to follow a form of the laid-up surface 2a.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2020
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Naoyuki ATSUTA, Takashi IWADE, Jun INAGAKI, Toshifumi TAKEGAMI, Kotaro TADANO
  • FIBER BUNDLE AFFIXING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210129456
    Abstract: A fiber bundle affixing device comprises an affixing head configured to affix fiber bundles that have been cut in advance to a predetermined length, one by one to an affixing surface under heating and/or pressure. The affixing head includes a heater configured to heat the fiber bundles and/or the affixing surface, and a feeder configured to hold and/or convey only one fiber bundle that is being affixed by the affixing head during an affixing operation of affixing the fiber bundles by the affixing head.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2018
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Jun INAGAKI, Shimpei AOKI, Toshifumi TAKEGAMI, Masato SUGAMORI, Kimihiko HATTORI, Hideo MATSUOKA