Patents by Inventor Yasuhumi Shibata

Yasuhumi Shibata 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).

  • PLATED MEMBER AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING THE SAME
    Publication number: 20100119868
    Abstract: According to the present invention, in order to suppress whisker formation on a plated member having a plated layer comprising a lead-free material, the orientation index of the plane (321) in a plated layer for a plated member 3 having a plated layer 2 comprising a lead-free material on the surface of a base material 1 is 2.5 to 4.0. In another embodiment, the value (220)/(321) derived from the ratio of the orientation index of the plane (220) to that of the plane (321) for the plated layer is 0.5 to 1.5. An undercoat layer 4 having the orientation plane (220) may be formed between the base material 1 and the plated layer 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Applicant: Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Takashi Nomura, Yasuhumi Shibata, Shigeru Konda, Mitsuru Sakano