Patents by Inventor Yuuki KITAHARA

Yuuki KITAHARA 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: 20240100583
    Abstract: Provided is a burring processing method, which is a method for forming a buffing processed portion including a raised portion and a curved portion in a metal component having a pilot hole formed therein, the method being characterized by including: a preforming step of enlarging a diameter of the pilot hole, moving an edge portion of the pilot hole relative to the metal component in a first direction of a thickness direction of the metal component in a first range around the pilot hole of the metal component, and forming the whole first range into a preformed portion raised from the metal component in the first direction; and a main forming step of deforming the preformed portion in a second direction opposite to the first direction, forming a second range on an outer diameter side of the preformed portion to have the same height as the first range in the first direction, and forming part of a third range on an inner diameter side of the preformed portion from the second range to be part of the curved portion
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Applicant: NIPPON STEEL CORPORATION
    Inventors: Kenichiro OTSUKA, Masafumi AZUMA, Koichi HAMADA, Ryo TABATA, Ryo URUSHIBATA, Yuuki KITAHARA