Patents by Inventor Daisuke Kuwagaki

Daisuke Kuwagaki 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: 11892111
    Abstract: A split T-shaped pipe serving as a housing device and comprising: an annular case body that has a split part in at least one location in the circumferential direction, and that surrounds the outer circumferential surface of a water pipe in a sealed state with a seal material therebetween; and fasteners for tightening the split part, thereby joining a plurality of split pieces constituting the case body. Joining surfaces are provided at the circumferential end portions of the split pieces, and protrusions protruding along the circumferential direction are formed on the joining surfaces but only at both end portions of the case body in the pipe axis direction of the water pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Waterworks Technology Development Organization Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Daisuke Kuwagaki
  • Publication number: 20230194030
    Abstract: The branch pipe forming apparatus 100 includes a first split member 3 and a second split member 4, which include split surfaces 3a and 4a along a plane including an axial center X of the existing pipe W and an axial center Y of a branch pipe 2, and which are connected to each other in a sealed state by a fastening member B. An axial center Z of a tube part 31 is located closer to the branch pipe 2 than to the outer circumferential surface of an existing pipe W in a cutter accommodation space Sp. The first split member 3 and the second split member 4 are coupled to each other at respective coupling portions with respective coupling openings opposite to each other across the drilled hole Wa and the cutter accommodation space Sp and holding therebetween an end portion 2A of the branch pipe 2 in a sealed state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Publication date: June 22, 2023
    Inventors: Gou HORIKAWA, Daisuke KUWAGAKI
  • Publication number: 20210123553
    Abstract: A split T-shaped pipe serving as a housing device and comprising: an annular case body that has a split part in at least one location in the circumferential direction, and that surrounds the outer circumferential surface of a water pipe in a sealed state with a seal material therebetween; and fasteners for tightening the split part, thereby joining a plurality of split pieces constituting the case body. Joining surfaces are provided at the circumferential end portions of the split pieces, and protrusions protruding along the circumferential direction are formed on the joining surfaces but only at both end portions of the case body in the pipe axis direction of the water pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 6, 2021
    Publication date: April 29, 2021
    Inventor: Daisuke Kuwagaki
  • Patent number: 10612688
    Abstract: An apparatus includes a telescopic double tubular member accommodated in an outer case that is mounted so as to surround an outer circumferential surface of a water pipe, and placed between a pair of cut faces. The double tubular member includes an anti-corrosion member that faces the pair of cut faces and a core member, and is configured such that the anti-corrosion member is radially expanded by the core member, so as to be pressed against the pair of cut faces. The anti-corrosion member has a through hole that communicates with the water pipe, and a flange positioned above the through hole and extending radially outward. The flange has an abutment surface that abuts an outer circumferential surface of the water pipe, and this abutment surface is curved along the outer circumferential surface of the water pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: Waterworks Technology Development Organization Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Daisuke Kuwagaki
  • Publication number: 20180119846
    Abstract: The apparatus includes a telescopic double tubular member 2 accommodated in an outer case 1 that is mounted such as to surround an outer circumferential surface of a water pipe K, and placed from above between a pair of cut faces 10 formed by making a full cut of the water pipe K. The double tubular member 2 includes an anti-corrosion member 3 that faces the pair of cut faces 10 of the pipe and a core member 4 to be inserted into the anti-corrosion member 3 from above, and is configured such that the anti-corrosion member 3 is radially expanded by the core member 4 being inserted into the anti-corrosion member 3, so as to be pressed against the pair of cut faces 10 of the pipe. The anti-corrosion member 3 has a through hole 31 that communicates with the water pipe K, and a flange 35 positioned above the through hole 31 and extending radially outward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Inventor: Daisuke Kuwagaki