Patents by Inventor Toshihisa Kamano
Toshihisa Kamano 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).
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Patent number: 7984626Abstract: In the initial stage of die-opening operation when an upper core 3 moves upward together with an upper die plate 1, an upper cavity die 2 is biased downwardly by an elastic member 10 so as to press the lower surface of the upper cavity die 2 against the upper surface of a lower cavity die 6 and keep their contact, thereby forcing a molded glass element 4 to remain on a lower core 5 by utilizing the difference in outside diameter between the lower core 5 and the upper core 3. This makes it possible to securely release the molded glass element 4 from the upper core 3 and leave the molded product on the lower core 5 upon die opening, enabling smooth removal and automated transportation of the molded product.Type: GrantFiled: January 29, 2007Date of Patent: July 26, 2011Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventors: Ryuji Tanaka, Toshiyuki Takagi, Toshihisa Kamano, Isao Matsuzuki
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Publication number: 20090025430Abstract: In the initial stage of die-opening operation when an upper core 3 moves upward together with an upper die plate 1, an upper cavity die 2 is biased downwardly by an elastic member 10 so as to press the lower surface of the upper cavity die 2 against the upper surface of a lower cavity die 6 and keep their contact, thereby forcing a molded glass element 4 to remain on a lower core 5 by utilizing the difference in outside diameter between the lower core 5 and the upper core 3. This makes it possible to securely release the molded glass element 4 from the upper core 3 and leave the molded product on the lower core 5 upon die opening, enabling smooth removal and automated transportation of the molded product.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 29, 2007Publication date: January 29, 2009Inventors: Ryuji Tanaka, Toshiyuki Takagi, Toshihisa Kamano, Isao Matsuzuki
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Patent number: 6751999Abstract: A metallic material 27 is placed between an upper die 6 and a lower die 13. Inert gas is fed into the processing chamber 17 defined by a transparent quartz tube 16. The dies 6 and 13 are heated together with the metallic material 27 by infrared lamps 20. The dies 6 and 13 are closed to form the material 27.Type: GrantFiled: September 25, 2002Date of Patent: June 22, 2004Assignee: Toshiba Kikai Kabushiki KaishaInventor: Toshihisa Kamano
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Publication number: 20030056562Abstract: A metallic material 27 is placed between an upper die 6 and a lower die 13. Inert gas is fed into the processing chamber 17 defined by a transparent quartz tube 16. The dies 6 and 13 are heated together with the metallic material 27 by infrared lamps 20. The dies 6 and 13 are closed to form the material 27.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2002Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventor: Toshihisa Kamano
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Patent number: 6370918Abstract: A press forming machine for optical devices which manufactures, an optical device from silica glass with a high glass transition point. A transparent quartz tube surrounds an upper die unit, lower die unit, fixed shaft, and moving shaft to form an airtight chamber inside it. Infrared lamps are arranged along the outer surface of the transparent quartz tube, and a reflecting mirror is arranged behind the infrared lamps. A cooling gas jacket is formed to cover the rear surface of the reflecting mirror. The inner-diameter side wall surface of the jacket and the reflecting mirror have many through holes. A cooling gas is sprayed from the interior of the jacket toward the transparent quartz tube through the through holes, thereby cooling the reflecting mirror, quartz bulbs constituting the outer surfaces of the infrared lamps, and the transparent quartz tube.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2001Date of Patent: April 16, 2002Assignee: Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Satoshi Fukuyama, Toshihisa Kamano, Isao Matsuzuki, Hiroshi Murakoshi
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Publication number: 20020002844Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a press die for press forming of glass, which is capable of preventing the generation of interdiffusion between a matrix material of press die and a releasing film, making it possible to retain the excellent releasability of the releasing film for a long period of time. Matrix body is covered by a diffusion preventive film, which in turn is covered with a releasing film. In this example, the matrix body is constituted by a sintered body of tungsten carbide (WC) containing 3 wt% of titanium carbide and none of metal-based binder, the diffusion preventive film is constituted by a sputtered film of niobium (Nb) 0.05 micrometer in thickness, and the releasing film is constituted by a sputtered film of an alloy consisting of platinum (Pt) and iridium (Ir) 0.3 micrometer in thickness. The diffusion preventive film may be a high-melting point metal such as Ta, Hf, Zr, Re, Ir, Mo, Rh, Ru or Os other than Nb.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 31, 2001Publication date: January 10, 2002Inventors: Jun Masuda, Toshihisa Kamano
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Publication number: 20010014359Abstract: The object of this invention is to provide a press forming machine for optical devices which manufactures, an optical device from silica glass with a high glass transition point. A transparent quartz tube surrounds an upper die unit, lower die unit, fixed shaft, and moving shaft to form an airtight chamber inside it. Infrared lamps are arranged along the outer surface of the transparent quartz tube, and a reflecting mirror is arranged behind the infrared lamps. A cooling gas jacket is formed to cover the rear surface of the reflecting mirror. The inner-diameter side wall surface of the jacket and the reflecting mirror have many through holes. A cooling gas is sprayed from the interior of the jacket toward the transparent quartz tube through the through holes, thereby cooling the reflecting mirror, quartz bulbs constituting the outer surfaces of the infrared lamps, and the transparent quartz tube.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2001Publication date: August 16, 2001Inventors: Satoshi Fukuyama, Toshihisa Kamano, Isao Matsuzuki, Hiroshi Murakoshi
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Patent number: 5938807Abstract: In press molding, a shaft (metal mold 13) is moved by positional or torque control to cause upper and lower molds to reach a set position slightly before a position where the upper and lower molds are set in a final mold closed state. As soon as the upper and lower molds reaches the set position, the control is switched to torque control using a small force which does not deform a glass material to perform feedback control. For this reason, when the cooling process is started, the mobile shaft is moved by the same amount as a contraction amount of the shaft, the actual position of the shaft is moved. However, a tight contact state between the molds and the glass material is kept without changing the thickness of the glass material, and positional control and torque control can be apparently performed at once. Thereafter, when temperature reaches an almost glass transition point, final pressing is performed.Type: GrantFiled: February 5, 1998Date of Patent: August 17, 1999Assignee: Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshizo Komiyama, Tetsuya Tanioka, Toshihisa Kamano, Hirotaka Masaki
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Patent number: 5858051Abstract: A method of manufacturing an optical waveguide comprises a first step of laminating, on one major surface of a first glass material, a second glass material to a desired thickness, the second glass material having optical characteristics different from those of the first glass material, a second step of forming the second glass material to have a desired circuit pattern, and a third step of laminating a third glass material having optical characteristics similar to those of the first glass material on an entire surface of the first glass material on which the circuit pattern is formed by the second glass material. In at least one of the first and third steps, the glass material to be laminated is laminated by coupling.Type: GrantFiled: May 8, 1996Date of Patent: January 12, 1999Assignee: Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshizo Komiyama, Isao Matsuzuki, Kazunori Urushibata, Toshihisa Kamano, Tetsuya Tanioka, Hirotaka Masaki
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Patent number: 5782946Abstract: In press molding, a shaft (metal mold 13) is moved by positional or torque control to cause upper and lower molds to reach a set position slightly before a position where the upper and lower molds are set in a final mold closed state. As soon as the upper and lower molds reaches the set position, the control is switched to torque control using a small force which does not deform a glass material to perform feedback control. For this reason, when the cooling process is started, the mobile shaft is moved by the same amount as a contraction amount of the shaft, the actual position of the shaft is moved. However, a tight contact state between the molds and the glass material is kept without changing the thickness of the glass material, and positional control and torque control can be apparently performed at once. Thereafter, when temperature reaches an almost glass transition point, final pressing is performed.Type: GrantFiled: January 30, 1996Date of Patent: July 21, 1998Assignee: Toshiba Machine Co., Ltd.Inventors: Yoshizo Komiyama, Tetsuya Tanioka, Toshihisa Kamano, Isao Matsuzuki, Hirotaka Masaki, Kazunori Urushibata