Patents by Inventor Yasushi Kuniminato

Yasushi Kuniminato 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: 6012315
    Abstract: In order to manufacture a pipe having a plurality of flow channels, by minimizing die jigs and steps, and thus to permit facilitation of manufacture, reduction of cost, and improvement of accuracy, the method of manufacturing a pipe comprises the steps of holding a sheet material at a center portion in the width direction thereof from both surfaces thereof by core members composing a split structure, folding both sides in the width direction of the sheet material in opposite directions and causing the thus folded both sides of the sheet material to follow the shapes of the outer surfaces of the core members, thereby forming a substantially an S-shaped cross-section.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 11, 2000
    Assignee: Sango Co. Ltd.
    Inventors: Yutaka Sekido, Yasushi Kuniminato