Patents by Inventor Yoshihiro UETAKE

Yoshihiro UETAKE 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).

  • Publication number: 20220118502
    Abstract: There is provided a press brake (1) that, if subjecting a workpiece (90) having non-uniform thickness to bending, can efficiently give uniform curvature to the workpiece (90). The press brake (1) includes: a die (2) supporting the workpiece (90); a punch supporting member (4) arranged so as to be opposed to the die (2); a moving mechanism (5) that moves the punch supporting member (4) relative to the die (2); a punch (3) that is supported by the punch supporting member (4), is opposed to the die (2) or the workpiece (90) in a relative movement direction of the punch supporting member (4), and includes punch elements (3a) lined up in a direction orthogonal to the relative movement direction; and punch element adjusting mechanisms that are disposed so as to correspond to the respective punch elements (3a) and adjusts positions of the punch elements (3a) relative to the punch supporting member (4) in the relative movement direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2021
    Publication date: April 21, 2022
    Applicants: Kawasaki Jukogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, LVD Company nv
    Inventors: Hideki OKADA, Yoshihiro UETAKE, Takumi WADA, Kristof TYVAERT, Alexander CORNELUS