Patents by Inventor Toshimasa Toyooka

Toshimasa Toyooka 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: 7077038
    Abstract: The present invention provides a screw, comprising a screw head having a drive recess and a screw shank having threads and being integrally formed with the screw head, wherein the drive recess includes a plurality of engaging grooves equiangularly radiating from an axis of the screw in plan view, a bottom face of each engaging groove having a steep slope, which is near to the screw shank, and a gentle slope, which is far from the screw shank, for enlarging the engaging area of the engaging grooves.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2006
    Assignee: Nitto Seiko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshimasa Toyooka, Shinichi Hamano
  • Publication number: 20050047891
    Abstract: The present invention provides a screw, comprising a screw head having a drive recess and a screw shank having threads and being integrally formed with the screw head, wherein the drive recess includes a plurality of engaging grooves equiangularly radiating from an axis of the screw in plan view, a bottom face of each engaging groove having a steep slope, which is near to the screw shank, and a gentle slope, which is far from the screw shank, for enlarging the engaging area of the engaging grooves.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2004
    Publication date: March 3, 2005
    Inventors: Toshimasa Toyooka, Shinichi Hamano
  • Patent number: 6572316
    Abstract: A screw with a thin head comprising a screw head (2) and a shank (4), and with its top (5) forming a circular arc of a large radius has an unthreaded part (20) tapered down between the bearing surface (6) and the thread (3) and has a radius (21) connected to the thread portion (3), and therefore it will be readily produced to be used for compact products and correspond with thin products. And the radius (21) is connected to the unthreaded part (20) of the shank on one hand and to the screw ridge (3) on the other, preventing stress concentration at this part from occurring at time of fastening and a long time after the fastening of the screw, so ensuring a fastening strength, without causing a fatigue fracture. And further, when heating and plating treatments have been given to the screw, as the top of the screw head is not flat, there is no possibility of the heads of the screws being stacked to each other in the course of mass production, ensuring stable heat and plating treatments.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 3, 2003
    Inventor: Toshimasa Toyooka
  • Publication number: 20020051694
    Abstract: A screw with a thin head comprising a screw head (2) and a shank (4), and with its top (5) forming a circular arc of a large radius has an unthreaded part (20) tapered down between the bearing surface (6) and the thread (3) and has a radius (21) connected to the thread portion (3), and therefore it will be readily produced to be used for compact products and correspond with thin products. And the radius (21) is connected to the unthreaded part (20) of the shank on one hand and to the screw ridge (3) on the other, preventing stress concentration at this part from occurring at time of fastening and a long time after the fastening of the screw, so ensuring a fastening strength, without causing a fatigue fracture. And further, when heating and plating treatments have been given to the screw, as the top of the screw head is not flat, there is no possibility of the heads of the screws being stacked to each other in the course of mass production, ensuring stable heat and plating treatments.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2001
    Publication date: May 2, 2002
    Inventor: Toshimasa Toyooka