Patents by Inventor Ikuo Miura

Ikuo Miura 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: 20130305786
    Abstract: A sealing glass of the present invention is a sealing glass for vacuum sealing an exhaust opening provided in a metal-made vacuum double container, wherein the sealing glass is used in a metal-made vacuum double container having a structure that the sealing glass is placed in a position excepting a position right over the exhaust opening in a vacuum sealing process, the sealing glass is substantially free of a Pb component, and the sealing glass produces a total amount of gases of 900 to 7000 ?L/cm3 when a temperature is raised from 30° C. to 700° C. at 15° C./minute in a vacuum state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2013
    Publication date: November 21, 2013
    Inventors: Takemi KIKUTANI, Ikuo MIURA
  • Publication number: 20110126976
    Abstract: A sealing glass of the present invention is a sealing glass for vacuum sealing an exhaust opening provided in a metal-made vacuum double container, wherein the sealing glass is used in a metal-made vacuum double container having a structure that the sealing glass is placed in a position excepting a position right over the exhaust opening in a vacuum sealing process, the sealing glass is substantially free of a Pb component, and the sealing glass produces a total amount of gases of 900 to 7000 ?L/cm3 when a temperature is raised from 30° C. to 700° C. at 15° C./minute in a vacuum state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2009
    Publication date: June 2, 2011
    Applicants: NIPPON ELECTRIC GLASS CO., LTD., Thermos K.K.
    Inventors: Takemi Kikutani, Ikuo Miura
  • Publication number: 20050145633
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a heat-insulating cooking container comprising: a heat-insulating outer container and an inner container having an inner-container cover, the inner container being accommodated in the heat-insulating outer container, an aperture portion of the heat-insulating outer container being openably and closably covered by a heat-insulating-outer-container cover, wherein: a thermometer is installed on the heat-insulating-outer-container cover; a temperature-sensing member of the thermometer unit is located on an interior-surface side of the heat-insulating-outer-container cover; and the inner-container cover covers the temperature-sensing member upon opening the heat-insulating-outer-container cover and placing the inner-container cover on an interior surface of the heat-insulating-outer-container cover.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2004
    Publication date: July 7, 2005
    Applicant: Thermos K.K.
    Inventors: Takashi Goto, Ikuo Miura
  • Publication number: 20040069789
    Abstract: A heat insulating container is provided with an outer vessel 2 and an inner vessel 1 arranged in the outer vessel 2 with a gap 3, at least a bag 4 arranged in the gap 3, and a reinforcement member 10 with a rigidity higher than the composition material of the bag 4, arranged on at least one peripheral side of the bag 4. The reinforcement member 10 extends along the edge portion of the bag 4. The bag 4 is formed into a rectangular shape, and the reinforcement member 10 is arranged along at least two opposite sides of the bag 4. As a protrusion of one of the inner or outer vessels engages with the cavity or the protrusion of the reinforcement member 10 of the bag 4, the bags 4 can be easily inserted into the gap 3.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Takashi Ohno, Ikuo Miura, Isao Watanabe
  • Patent number: 6702137
    Abstract: A plug for a liquid container comprises an outer plug, an inner plug and a fixing device. The outer plug is substantially a cylinder shape with a bottom wall and detachably installed onto a liquid container, wherein a liquid passage hole is penetrated through the bottom wall, and a liquid passage is formed between the bottom wall and an upper opening of the outer plug body. The inner plug is pivotally connected to the outer plug through a hinge, wherein the inner plug further comprises a liquid inlet seal member for sealing the liquid passage hole and a liquid outlet seal member for sealing an inner wall near the upper opening of the outer plug. The fixing device is used for fixing the inner plug onto the outer plug.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 9, 2004
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corp.
    Inventors: Yasuhiro Kowa, Takashi Ohno, Ikuo Miura
  • Publication number: 20020036207
    Abstract: There is provided a cap body of a beverage container where a large amount of beverage in a container body doesn't flow out, and a lid member is not vigorously released even if hot beverage is put in the container, and where a degree of freedom to select a spring is improved by alleviating impact force in an opening operation, the cap body of the beverage container comprising: a cylindrically-shaped drinking mouth member releasably provided in a mouth portion of a container body; a lid member connected to the drinking mouth member via a hinge axis; a spring for urging the lid member to the opening direction; and a lock member provided in a position against the hinge axis of the drinking mouth member for maintaining the lid member in a closing state, wherein the drinking mouth member comprises a drinking mouth formed in the lock member side of a peripheral wall of the upper opening; a bottom wall where hinge axis side is made higher than the drinking mouth side; a liquid hole formed in the drinking mouth side a
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2001
    Publication date: March 28, 2002
    Applicant: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Takashi Ohuo, Yasuhiro Kowa, Hatsumoto Kunio, Ikuo Miura
  • Patent number: 5456380
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cap for a drink container which permits drinking of the drink contained therein without removing the cap. The cap comprises a cover plate which is to cover the upper opening of the drink container and a peripheral wall of the cover plate which is to be fitted to the upper opening edge of the drink container. The cover plate is disposed diagonally in the peripheral wall and has a liquid port at a low position. A plugging member for closing the liquid port is pivotally supported on the upper surface of the cover plate substantially at the center thereof. The peripheral wall has a notch in which the plugging member is to be retracted when the liquid port is closed thereby. The plugging member is locked onto the cover plate when the liquid port is closed by the plugging member, whereas the plugging member is locked onto the peripheral wall when the liquid port is let open.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 10, 1995
    Assignee: Nippon Sanso Corporation
    Inventors: Seiichi Ito, Toru Goto, Ikuo Miura, Yukari Kawamura