Patents by Inventor Yutaka Yanagi

Yutaka Yanagi 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: 6040545
    Abstract: A TIG welding apparatus comprises a welding current supply means for supplying an electric current, a shield gas supply means for supplying shield gases, a tungsten electrode connected to the welding current supply means, a welding torch disposed coaxially around the tungsten electrode and provided with inner and outer double gas shields having gas jetting nozzles through which the gases are jetted, a plurality of wires to be fed to a portion at which the gases are jetted through the gas jetting nozzles, a wire feeding means, and a heating means connected to the wires, except at least one wire, for heating the wires.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2000
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventors: Keishi Taki, Yutaka Yanagi