Patents by Inventor Akio Inaba

Akio Inaba 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).

  • Tube joint
    Patent number: 4688829
    Abstract: A tube joint comprises a tube joint body for interconnecting tubes for passing a fluid, a securement member secured to a panel so as to extend along the panel, a hinge coupling together the tube joint body and the securement member, and locking means provided between the tube joint body and the securement member for locking the tube joint body at a prescribed position at which the tube joint body extends along the panel with the hinge held flexed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 1986
    Date of Patent: August 25, 1987
    Assignee: Nifco Inc.
    Inventors: Mitsugu Shioda, Akio Inaba
  • Clip nut
    Patent number: 4676706
    Abstract: A clip nut comprises a body having a channel-shaped part having two opposed portions and an extension part united by a hinge portion to one of said opposed portions. The extension part has a nut retaining section, and it can be overlapped over one of the opposed portions with a nut accommodated in the nut retaining section. In this state, a panel is fitted in the space between the two opposed portions, and a bolt can be inserted through the channel-shaped part and panel and screwed into the nut.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1986
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1987
    Assignee: Nifco, Inc.
    Inventor: Akio Inaba