Patents by Inventor Yukio Sakimoto

Yukio Sakimoto 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: 4778971
    Abstract: An induction heating apparatus for utilizing electromagnetic induction to heat a workpiece. The apparatus includes a pair of heating coil units disposed in spaced-parallel relation to permit transportion of the workpiece between the heating coil units. Each of the heating coil units includes a main heating coil and an auxiliary heating coil disposed at a position adjacent to the main heating coil. The main heating coil has a plurality of spaced-parallel transverse conductors connected in series and produces magnetic field crossing the workpiece, causing heating when supplied with a high- or intermediate-frequency alternating current. The auxiliary heating coil includes a pair of series connected longitudinal conductors placed at positions facing to the workpiece at a small distance inside from the respective opposite side edges of the workpiece.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 1987
    Date of Patent: October 18, 1988
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Meidensha
    Inventors: Yukio Sakimoto, Yuji Ishizaka, Takao Ohno