Patents by Inventor Yoshiaki Nagashigi

Yoshiaki Nagashigi 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: 5165267
    Abstract: A plurality of rolls are supported and freely shiftable on a rotating supporting shaft. The rolls have a V-groove with a circular arc at the bottom of the groove. The plurality of rolls are arranged on a swivel table so that the rotating supporting shaft corresponds to the radial direction of the swivel table. A component of force acting on the roll in the direction of the supporting shaft is alleviated by a shift of each roll in the direction of the supporting shaft. This is accomplished by rotating the swivel table with the bottom of a metal sheet tapered cylinder pushed down against the V-groove. Thus, curling on the lower end of the cylinder is accomplished without generating a bulge in the neighborhood of the lower end of the cylinder and without preforming.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1991
    Date of Patent: November 24, 1992
    Assignee: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Osamu Watanabe, Yoshiaki Nagashigi, Masaya Tanshin