Patents Assigned to Miraial Co., Ltd.
  • Patent number: 11948821
    Abstract: A substrate storing container includes: a container main body including a tubular wall portion, the container main body having a substrate storing space which is formed by an inner face of the wall portion, is able to store a plurality of substrates, and communicates with the container main body opening portion; a lid body which is removably attached to the container main body opening portion and is able to close the container main body opening portion; a ventilation passage which allows the substrate storing space and an external space of the container main body to communicate with each other, wherein the ventilation passage is formed in a ventilation passage forming unit which is insert-molded with the container main body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chiaki Matsutori
  • Patent number: 11887875
    Abstract: A substrate storing container includes: a container main body; a lid body that is attachable to and detachable from a container main body opening portion and can close the container main body opening portion; and a sealing member that closes the container main body opening portion together with the lid body, in which airtightness of the substrate storing space is enhanced so that 50% or more of a gas supplied to a substrate storing space can be discharged from an exhaust filter portion in a case in which a supply amount of a gas supplied from an outer space of the container main body to the substrate storing space through a gas supply filter portion is 22 liters per minute or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 28, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuya Narita, Tadatoshi Inoue
  • Publication number: 20230400102
    Abstract: A device for controlling a flow of a fluid includes a flow path having an inflow port and an outflow port; a valve body in the flow path between the inflow port and the outflow port; a valve seat on which the valve body can be seated; an elastic member for urging the valve seat or the valve body in a direction of approaching or separating the valve body to or from the valve seat; and a working fluid chamber that expands or contracts in the direction of separating or approaching the valve body from or to the valve seat by feeding or discharging a working fluid, wherein a part of the valve body is on an extension of a linear flow path central axis on the inflow port side across the valve body and the valve seat, and on an extension of a linear flow path central axis on the outflow port side, and wherein the valve seat or the valve body is displaceable in an axial direction of the linear flow path center axis on the inflow port side and the linear flow path central axis on the outflow port side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2020
    Publication date: December 14, 2023
    Applicant: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Tsuyoshi Nagashima, Seiya Tamaribuchi
  • Patent number: 11820575
    Abstract: A substrate storing container includes a filter unit having a housing that forms a ventilation path and a filter. The housing includes an outer housing portion and an inner housing portion at least partially disposed inside the outer housing portion and fastened to the outer housing portion. The inner housing portion has a male thread portion at a part disposed inside the outer housing portion. The outer housing portion has a female thread portion that meshes with the male thread portion. The inner housing portion has first engagement portions at a part that is disposed inside the outer housing portion and where the male thread portion does not exist. The outer housing portion has second engagement portions that engage with the first engagement portions at a part where the female thread portion does not exist. The first engagement portions and the second engagement portions are configured to be visually identifiable.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kazuhiko Aramaki, Yuya Narita
  • Patent number: 11501990
    Abstract: Provided is a substrate storing container in which a latching mechanism includes an engagement latch 32, an engagement latch lifting/lowering cam 35 that causes the engagement latch 32 to advance to and retreat from an engagement concave portion and causes the engagement latch 32 in the engagement concave portion to move toward/away from the other end portion of a container main body by advancing and retreating in a direction in which the engagement latch 32 advances and retreats, and a rotating cam 31, and the engagement latch lifting/lowering cam 35 includes an engagement latch connection portion 357 that causes the engagement latch 32 to be engaged with the engagement concave portion and thereafter causes the engagement latch 32 to approach the other end portion of the container main body by moving in a direction in which the engagement latch 32 approaches the engagement concave portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2022
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Chiaki Matsutori
  • Patent number: 11448330
    Abstract: A container main body has a container main body opening portion in one end portion. The lid body is attachable to and detachable from the container main body opening portion and capable of blocking the container main body opening portion. The gas purge port is provided with a seal face provided in at least one of a ventilation path forming portion and a part of the gas purge port other than the ventilation path forming portion and the check valve member and coming into close contact with a gas injection port. The seal face is provided with a close contact pad constituted by an elastic body for preventing gas leakage between the gas injection port and the seal face.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Chiaki Matsutori, Kouichi Nishizaka
  • Patent number: 11441716
    Abstract: A resin pipe joint (1, 11) includes a tubular joint body portion (2, 12) defining an internal flow path (P) the internal flow path being configured to allow a fluid to flow therein; and two or more welding end portions (3-3c, 13a, 13b) respectively provided at two or more opening portions (A1-A3) of the internal flow path (P), each of the welding end portions being configured to be welded to an abutting welding end portion of other resin piping member, wherein the internal flow path (P) comprises: one of a branched point (Bp) that branches the internal flow path (P) into two or more portions; a curved point (Cp) that bends the internal flow path (P); and an internal diameter transition point (Tp) that changes an internal diameter of the internal flow path, in mid-way of the internal flow path, and wherein a length (Lh) from the branched point (Bp), the curved point (Cp) or the inner diameter transition point (Tp) to an end face of the welding end portion (3-3c, 13a, 13b) is shorter than half of a straight dis
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2022
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya Tamaribuchi, Makoto Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 11348815
    Abstract: This board storing container is provided with a container body, a lid 3, and a lid-side board support unit 7 which, when the lid 3 closes a container body opening, is arranged in the part of the lid 3 opposite of the board storage space and which can support the edge of multiple boards. The lid-side board support unit 7 is provided with a lid-side board receiving unit which receives the edge of a board when supporting the board, and a frame part 71 held on the inner surface of the lid 3 and having a first surface 711 facing the inner surface of the lid 3 and a second surface 712 opposite of the first surface 711. The lid 3 is provided with a frame holding unit 35 for holding the frame 71 in an inserted state, and comprises a third surface 353 opposite of the first surface 711 and a fourth surface 354 opposite of the second surface 712.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyohei Sato
  • Patent number: 11335576
    Abstract: There is provided a method for molding a substrate storing container 1 including a container main body molding step of molding a container main body 2 in a state where a direction P2 perpendicular to a plane P1 passing through the entire periphery of an end edge of an opening circumferential portion 28 of the container main body 2 is inclined in a direction forming a predetermined angle a2, with respect to a horizontal direction L1 which is a movement direction of the movable die M1 with respect to the fixed die M2, and a pullout step of pulling the container main body 2 molded in the mold space M0 out from the movable die M1 by moving the movable die M1 so as to retreat from the fixed die M2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Miraial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chiaki Matsutori
  • Patent number: 11309200
    Abstract: A back side substrate support portion 6 includes a lower side inclined face 622 on which an end of a back face of a substrate W slides, and a substrate support portion 632 that is located above the lower side inclined face 622 and can support an edge portion of the substrate W. When a container main body opening portion 21 is closed by a lid body 3, the edge portion of the substrate W slides on the lower side inclined face 622 and reaches the substrate support portion 632. At least a portion of the lower side inclined face 622 is configured from a second member that is different from a first member that configures the substrate support portion 632, and the second member has a lower maximum static friction coefficient and lower wear resistance than the first member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Satoko Kai
  • Patent number: 11199284
    Abstract: A resin pipe joint includes a tubular joint body portion having an internal flow path (P) for allowing a fluid to flow therein; and two or more welding end portions, which are respectively provided at two or more opening portions of the internal flow path (P), and which are configured to be welded while being butted against end portions of other resin tube members or end portions of other resin pipe joints. The flow path cross-sectional area of the internal flow path (P) in the joint body portion is constant, at least in portions that are adjacent to the welding end portions and whose outer diameters are straight.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 14, 2021
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Makoto Yokoyama, Seiya Tamaribuchi
  • Patent number: 11101155
    Abstract: A lid body side substrate receiving portion includes a lower side substrate guiding inclined face and an upper side substrate guiding inclined face. In a direction in which a groove extends while a container main body opening portion is closed by a lid body, a length of the lower side substrate guiding inclined face in the upper-lower direction becomes longer as approaching a center of the container main body opening portion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2021
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Kyohei Sato
  • Patent number: 11011399
    Abstract: A substrate storing container includes a container main body, a lid body removably attached to a container main body opening portion and able to close the container main body opening portion, a ventilation passage which enables a substrate storing space and a space outside the container main body to communicate with each other, a gas ejecting nozzle portion having a plurality of opening portions through which a gas flowing into the ventilation passage is supplied into the substrate storing space, and a gas flow rate uniformizing unit which enables the gas to flow out through the plurality of opening portions at a uniform flow rate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2021
    Assignee: Miraial Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Chiaki Matsutori
  • Patent number: 10985043
    Abstract: A sealing member of this substrate housing container has: a base part-side deformation part that couples the base part and the container contact tip part and is elastically deformable to allow the container contact tip part to oscillate relative to the base part; and a protruding part that is present in the portion of the container contact tip part connected to the base part-side deformation part and that protrudes from the outer surface of the container contact tip part. The thickness of the container contact tip part in the oscillating direction of the container contact tip part is configured to be greater than the thickness of the base part-side deformation part.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Yuya Narita
  • Patent number: 10927991
    Abstract: A heat-weldable weld fitting that has a cylindrical fitting main body portion. The cylindrical fitting main body portion includes an outer periphery including a first end portion, a second end portion, and a middle section between the first end portion and the second end portion, and positioning scales formed at equal intervals in a peripheral direction of the second end portion of the outer periphery of the fitting main body portion. The first end portion being configured to be heated by a heater and is welded to an end portion of another weld fitting. The positioning scales are configured to define an angular portion of the weld fitting relative to the welding apparatus at the time of welding the first end portion to the first end portion of another weld fitting by matching the positioning scale with a reference mark provided on the clamp portion of the welding apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2021
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Makoto Yokoyama
  • Patent number: 10580674
    Abstract: The lid body which includes a lid body main body having a lid body inner face and a lid body outer face, is detachable to the opening rim portion, and can close the container main body opening portion, wherein the lid body inner face forms the substrate storing space together with the main body inner face when the container main body opening portion is closed. The external component made from resin that is mounted to at least one of a part of the container main body other than the main body inner face, and a part of the lid body main body other than the lid body inner face. The external component is annealed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Sumie Shigeta, Takayuki Ueno, Shota Fukushima
  • Patent number: 10535540
    Abstract: A substrate storing container includes a container main body, a lid body, and a lateral substrate support portion. The lateral substrate support portion of the substrate storing container includes substrate contact portions touching a substrate when supporting an edge portion of the substrate, and contact portion support portions supporting the substrate contact portions. The substrate contact portions are made of a material having a heat-resisting property with respect to temperature of the substrate touching the substrate contact portions. The contact portion support portions are made of a material having a lower heat-resisting property than that of the substrate contact portions and having a lower coefficient of moisture absorption than that of the substrate contact portions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2020
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yuta Kanamori, Chiaki Matsutori, Minoru Tomita, Kazunori Ozawa
  • Patent number: 10490433
    Abstract: The plurality of protective grooves 225 has openings 2231 wider than thicknesses of the edge portions of the substrates W to allow the edge portions of the substrates W to be inserted. The edge portions of the substrates W are inserted into the protective grooves 225 in a non-contact state in which a space is formed between the edge portions of the substrates W and a groove forming surface 2221 of the substrate edge portion protective portion 222 on which the protective grooves 225 are formed when the container main body opening portion is closed by the lid body and the edge portions of the substrates W are not in contact with the groove forming surface 2221.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD
    Inventors: Makoto Yokoyama, Kouji Kubota, Arisa Sasaki
  • Patent number: 10453723
    Abstract: Disclosed is a gas purge filter used in a housing container provided with a container main body and a lid body. The gas purge filter has a filter housing having a ventilation space where gas outside the housing container and gas of a housing space can be ventilated, and a pad formed outside the housing space of the filter housing to cover an outer peripheral face of a nozzle portion that forms a part of the ventilation space. The pad is formed of an elastic body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: Miraial Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Nobuyuki Kasama, Tsuyoshi Nagashima
  • Patent number: 10403527
    Abstract: An upper cushioning material is placed on a substrate storing container in a packing box. The substrate storing container is placed on a lower cushioning material. The lower cushioning material is disposed in the packing box in such a manner that the substrate storing container is sandwiched in the vertical direction by an upper cushioning material and the lower cushioning material. Furthermore, the lower cushioning material is not in contact with any of a first side plate, a second side plate, a front plate and a back plate of the packing box, and a lower space is formed between the lower cushioning material and the first side plate, the second side plate, the front plate and the back plate of the packing box.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Assignee: MIRAIAL CO., LTD.
    Inventor: Tsuyoshi Nagashima