Patents by Inventor Yasunari Kuratani

Yasunari Kuratani 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).

  • Apparatus for manufacturing thermoplastic resin material
    Patent number: 11780124
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin material, including: a mold for molding a base material containing a thermoplastic resin into a predetermined shape; and a transfer mechanism that places the base material in the mold, wherein the transfer mechanism includes a detection mechanism that detects a state of the base material, and a controlling unit that controls operation of the mold and the transfer mechanism.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., KADO CORPORATION, NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION TOKAI NATIONAL HIGHER EDUCATION AND RESEARCH SYSTEM, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., TEIJIN LIMITED, SUBARU CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, KYOWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Yoshiaki Matsumoto, Shunya Hatanaka, Takashi Kusaka, Yasunari Kuratani
  • Production method for the thermoplastic resin composite material
    Patent number: 11203136
    Abstract: A method of producing thermoplastic resin composite material in which a main base material containing thermoplastic resin and a sheet-like shaped auxiliary base material are integrally molded and are made into composite material. The production method includes the steps of: heating the auxiliary base material (step S1); disposing the heated auxiliary base material in a mold (step S2); disposing the main base material in the mold via the auxiliary base material (step S3); closing the mold, and pressing together and integrally molding the auxiliary base material and the main base material (step S4); and taking out the integrally-molded thermoplastic resin composite material from the mold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2021
    Assignees: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION, SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TEIJIN LIMITED, TORAY INDUSTRIES, INC., KYOWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Yasunari Kuratani, Masashi Horikawa, Tomomi Ichida, Kazuaki Amaoka, Takashi Kusaka, Yoshinori Yamamori, Kosuke Sakurai
  • APPARATUS FOR MANUFACTURING THERMOPLASTIC RESIN MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20200384671
    Abstract: An apparatus for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin material, including: a mold for molding a base material containing a thermoplastic resin into a predetermined shape; and a transfer mechanism that places the base material in the mold, wherein the transfer mechanism includes a detection mechanism that detects a state of the base material, and a controlling unit that controls operation of the mold and the transfer mechanism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2018
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventors: Satoshi HIRAWAKI, Yoshiaki MATSUMOTO, Shunya HATANAKA, Takashi KUSAKA, Yasunari KURATANI
  • PRODUCTION METHOD AND PRODUCTION DEVICE FOR THERMOPLASTIC RESIN COMPOSITE MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20190118427
    Abstract: A method of producing thermoplastic resin composite material in which a main base material containing thermoplastic resin and a sheet-like shaped auxiliary base material are integrally molded and are made into composite material. The production method includes the steps of: heating the auxiliary base material (step S1); disposing the heated auxiliary base material in a mold (step S2); disposing the main base material in the mold via the auxiliary base material (step S3); closing the mold, and pressing together and integrally molding the auxiliary base material and the main base material (step S4); and taking out the integrally-molded thermoplastic resin composite material from the mold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2017
    Publication date: April 25, 2019
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD., SUBARU CORPORATION, SUZUKI MOTOR CORPORATION, TOYOTA JIDOSHA KABUSHIKI KAISHA, TEIJIN LIMITED, Toray Industries, Inc, KYOWA INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD., NATIONAL UNIVERSITY CORPORATION NAGOYA UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Satoshi Hirawaki, Yasunari Kuratani, Masashi Horikawa, Tomomi Ichida, Kazuaki Amaoka, Takashi Kusaka, Yoshinori Yamamori, Kosuke Sakurai
  • MOLDED LAMINATE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF
    Publication number: 20090120567
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a molded laminate where a first fibrous reinforcing material layer, a first joining material layer, a porous core material layer, a second joining material layer, and a second fibrous reinforcing material layer are laminated in this order, and the method comprises an impregnating process of placing a first fibrous reinforcing material on a molding tool, and impregnating a thermosetting resin into the first fibrous reinforcing material on the molding tool; a hardening process of hardening the thermosetting resin impregnated into the first fibrous reinforcing material, and forming the first fibrous reinforcing material layer; and a laminating process of laminating the first joining material layer, the porous core material layer, the second joining material layer, and the second fibrous reinforcing material layer on the first fibrous reinforcing material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2009
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicants: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro YAMADA, Hiroshi Kiyomoto, Yasunari Kuratani, Naoki Uota, Takeshi Okayama
  • Molded laminate and manufacturing method thereof
    Publication number: 20050249937
    Abstract: A manufacturing method of a molded laminate where a first fibrous reinforcing material layer, a first joining material layer, a porous core material layer, a second joining material layer, and a second fibrous reinforcing material layer are laminated in this order, and the method comprises an impregnating process of placing a first fibrous reinforcing material on a molding tool, and impregnating a thermosetting resin into the first fibrous reinforcing material on the molding tool; a hardening process of hardening the thermosetting resin impregnated into the first fibrous reinforcing material, and forming the first fibrous reinforcing material layer; and a laminating process of laminating the first joining material layer, the porous core material layer, the second joining material layer, and the second fibrous reinforcing material layer on the first fibrous reinforcing material layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2005
    Publication date: November 10, 2005
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Yamada, Hiroshi Kiyomoto, Yasunari Kuratani, Naoki Uota, Takeshi Okayama