Patents by Inventor Yoshiharu Yoshimi

Yoshiharu Yoshimi 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).

  • Methods for making shape memory alloy products
    Patent number: 7112302
    Abstract: The manufacturing methods according to the present teachings provide shape memory alloy products having both a uniform composition and a precise shape memory recovery temperature. In this manufacturing method, raw material powders (e.g., Ti and Ni powders) may be precisely mixed. Next, a compound may be synthesized from the raw material powder mixture using a combustion synthesis method. The combustion synthesized compound may be melted and cast into a desired shape (e.g., a shape of the final product or a shape close to that of the final product).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2006
    Assignees: Yoshimi Inc., MIE TLO Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshiharu Yoshimi, Yasushi Okumura, Masataka Tokuda