Patents by Inventor Kenji Tsubota

Kenji Tsubota 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: 8256115
    Abstract: Each of ridges 7 on respective opposite side surfaces of a gasket 4 has a trapezoidal cross sectional shape defined by an outer tapered face 7a providing an outer peripheral surface, an inner tapered face 7b providing an inner peripheral surface and a flat face 7c providing a top end surface. The hardness of the gasket 4, the angle between the tapered faces 7a, 7b of the ridge 7, the height of the ridge 7 and the area of the flat top end face 7c of the ridge are so determined that the value of thrust for tightening up the coupling is between a predetermined minimum value and a predetermined maximum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2012
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Shigeru Itoi, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara, Kenji Tsubota, Tadanobu Yoshida, Susumu Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8083267
    Abstract: Each of ridges 7 on respective opposite side surfaces of a gasket 4 has a trapezoidal cross sectional shape defined by an outer tapered face 7a providing an outer peripheral surface, an inner tapered face 7b providing an inner peripheral surface and a flat face 7c providing a top end surface. The hardness of the gasket 4, the angle between the tapered faces 7a, 7b of the ridge 7, the height of the ridge 7 and the area of the flat top end face 7c of the ridge are so determined that the value of thrust for tightening up the coupling is between a predetermined minimum value and a predetermined maximum value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2011
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Shigeru Itoi, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara, Kenji Tsubota, Tadanobu Yoshida, Susumu Ozawa
  • Patent number: 8042573
    Abstract: A fluid control device that can be miniaturized without reducing a bolt diameter and a path diameter is provided. A fluid controller 31 having an inlet port 31a and an outlet port 31b aligned in a line direction and a line-to-line connection port 31c positioned in the middle of the above ports in the line direction is supported by a pair of joint members 7, a stepped part 7a is formed at each upper surface of opposed parts of the joint members 7, and line-to-line connection path forming members 9 and 10 having line-to-line paths 13 and 18 each communicating with the line-to-line connection port 31c of the fluid controller 31, respectively and constituting line-to-line connecting means 8 are supported by the stepped parts 7a of the joint members 7.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 25, 2011
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Ichiro Tokuda, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara, Kenji Tsubota
  • Patent number: 7980598
    Abstract: A pipe joint locking device which prevents accidental loosening of a pipe joint after tightening and with which a sealing property of a seal portion of the pipe joint is not impaired even if a force for rotating a pipe member acts on the pipe member. The device is formed of: a first component member 11 including a mounting portion 21 to be mounted to a joint member 2 having an external thread while prevented from relative rotation, a cover portion 22 to be brought into contact with an outer peripheral face of a cap nut 5 from a lower side, and a coupling portion 23 to be brought into contact with a pipe member 3 from the lower side; and a second component member 12 including a cover portion 31 to be brought into contact with the outer peripheral face of the cap nut 5 from an upper side and a coupling portion 32 to be brought into contact with the pipe member 3 from the upper side.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2011
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenji Tsubota, Michio Yamaji
  • Patent number: 7896030
    Abstract: The present invention provides a joint member which suppresses the increase of the number of members and enables the provision of a further compactified integrated fluid control apparatus. A sensor-equipped joint member 10 includes a channel block 41 including a V-shaped channel 41a formed therein for communicating adjacent fluid control devices 16 and 20 to each other at their lower-end openings, and a pressure sensor 42 provided on a side surface of the channel block 41. The channel block 41 is provided with a branched channel 41b which is branched from the V-shaped channel 41a and is communicated to the pressure sensor 42.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shinohara, Michio Yamaji, Shigeaki Tanaka, Mutsunori Koyomogi, Ichiro Mine, Ichiro Tokuda, Kenji Tsubota
  • Patent number: 7841628
    Abstract: A rectangular parallelepipedal joint for use in fluid control apparatus comprises in its entirety two divided members which are a grooved connecting member having a groove in its center and provided in portions thereof on respective opposite sides of the groove with bolt holes each having a stepped portion for receiving therein a joint attaching bolt without permitting the head thereof to project from the joint and with female screw portions for respective male screw members to be screwed in for attaching an apparatus component; and a flat rectangular parallelepipedal communication member fitting in the groove of the connecting member and provided only with a U-shaped communication channel. The connecting member is made of stainless steel, while the communication member is made of polyamide 6. A positioning protrusion is formed on a bottom face defining the groove of the connecting member and is fitted in a positioning recessed portion formed in the bottom surface of the communication member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 30, 2010
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Ichiro Tokuda, Michio Yamaji, Kenji Tsubota, Tsutomu Shinohara, Nobukazu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7802771
    Abstract: A fluid control device 71 includes a working member 75 in automatic opening and closing, which is moved vertically by introduction or discharge of compressed fluid to or from a compressed fluid inlet chamber 90 formed in a casing 73 to move a valve element holder 5 to an opening position against bias force of a compression coil spring 77, and an working member 74 in manual opening and closing, which is moved vertically by a manual operation and directly presses the valve element holder 5 downward when it is moved downward.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenji Tsubota, Michio Yamaji, Shigeru Itoi, Tsutomu Shinohara, Ichiro Tokuda
  • Publication number: 20090302598
    Abstract: There is provided a pipe joint locking device which prevents accidental loosening of a pipe joint after tightening and with which a sealing property of a seal portion of the pipe joint is not impaired even if a force for rotating a pipe member acts on the pipe member. The device is formed of: a first component member 11 including a mounting portion 21 to be mounted to a joint member 2 having an external thread while prevented from relative rotation, a cover portion 22 to be brought into contact with an outer peripheral face of a cap nut 5 from a lower side, and a coupling portion 23 to be brought into contact with a pipe member 3 from the lower side; and a second component member 12 including a cover portion 31 to be brought into contact with the outer peripheral face of the cap nut 5 from an upper side and a coupling portion 32 to be brought into contact with the pipe member 3 from the upper side.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Kenji Tsubota, Michio Yamaji
  • Publication number: 20090183792
    Abstract: A fluid control device that can be miniaturized without reducing a bolt diameter and a path diameter is provided. A fluid controller 31 having an inlet port 31a and an outlet port 31b aligned in a line direction and a line-to-line connection port 31c positioned in the middle of the above ports in the line direction is supported by a pair of joint members 7, a stepped part 7a is formed at each upper surface of opposed parts of the joint members 7, and line-to-line connection path forming members 9 and 10 having line-to-line paths 13 and 18 each communicating with the line-to-line connection port 31c of the fluid controller 31, respectively and constituting line-to-line connecting means 8 are supported by the stepped parts 7a of the joint members 7.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Ichiro Tokuda, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara, Kenji Tsubota
  • Publication number: 20090168321
    Abstract: The present invention provides a display device that facilitates product inspection and maintenance. A button section is mounted to a back cabinet, and a power-source circuit board is fitted into a circuit-board fitting slit. Furthermore, the power-source circuit board is locked and fixed by a first circuit-board locking claw, and a main circuit board is locked and fixed by a second circuit-board locking claw. A speaker integrally assembled in a speaker holder is locked and fixed by a speaker locking claw, and thereafter a display panel is caused to be held by a display panel standing holding portion in a standing manner. The wire connection work of a display panel, each of the circuit boards, and the like is performed, the display panel is brought down and placed on a display panel placement portion, a front cabinet is mounted, and a leg portion is mounted to a leg-portion mounting portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: ORION ELECTRIC CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yusuke KATAOKA, Hidenobu MUKOUGAWA, Masahide MOROISHI, Seigo OHKUBO, Shinichi TANIKAWA, Takanori MAENO, Yoshikazu SAGA, Kenji TSUBOTA, Tamotsu MITAMURA
  • Publication number: 20090015010
    Abstract: Each of ridges 7 on respective opposite side surfaces of a gasket 4 has a trapezoidal cross sectional shape defined by an outer tapered face 7a providing an outer peripheral surface, an inner tapered face 7b providing an inner peripheral surface and a flat face 7c providing a top end surface. The hardness of the gasket 4, the angle between the tapered faces 7a, 7b of the ridge 7, the height of the ridge 7 and the area of the flat top end face 7c of the ridge are so determined that the value of thrust for tightening up the coupling is between a predetermined minimum value and a predetermined maximum value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Publication date: January 15, 2009
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Shigeru Itoi, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara, Kenji Tsubota, Tadanobu Yoshida, Susumu Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20070295414
    Abstract: The present invention provides a joint member which suppresses the increase of the number of members and enables the provision of a further compactified integrated fluid control apparatus. A sensor-equipped joint member 10 includes a channel block 41 including a V-shaped channel 41a formed therein for communicating adjacent fluid control devices 16 and 20 to each other at their lower-end openings, and a pressure sensor 42 provided on a side surface of the channel block 41. The channel block 41 is provided with a branched channel 41b which is branched from the V-shaped channel 41a and is communicated to the pressure sensor 42.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2005
    Publication date: December 27, 2007
    Applicant: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Tsutomu Shinoharo, Michio Yamaji, Shigeaki Tanaka, Mutsunori Koyomogi, Ichiro Mine, Ichiro Tokuda, Kenji Tsubota
  • Patent number: 7303176
    Abstract: Force amplifying means 5 comprises a tapered member 41 extending vertically downward from the lower end of an operating rod 3, a disk member 42 provided at the upper end of a valve stem 16, and front and rear pivotal members 43, 44 arranged between the two members 41, 42 and opposed to each other with the tapered member 41 positioned therebetween, the pivotal members 43, 44 being pivotally movable about respective pivots 45, 46. Each of the pivotal members 43, 44 has a plate body 43a, 44a, an upper contact face 43b, 44b formed on an upper portion of the body and in bearing contact with a tapered face of the tapered member 41, and a lower contact face 43c, 44c formed on a lower portion of the body and bearing on the upper surface of the disk member 42. The lower contact face 43c, 44c of each pivotal member is in the form of a circular-arc cam face centered about a center line positioned away from the axis of the pivot 45, 46.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2007
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Ichiro Tokuda, Kenji Tsubota, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20070132231
    Abstract: A rectangular parallelepipedal joint for use in fluid control apparatus comprises in its entirety two divided members which are a grooved connecting member having a groove in its center and provided in portions thereof on respective opposite sides of the groove with bolt holes each having a stepped portion for receiving therein a joint attaching bolt without permitting the head thereof to project from the joint and with female screw portions for respective male screw members to be screwed in for attaching an apparatus component; and a flat rectangular parallelepipedal communication member fitting in the groove of the connecting member and provided only with a U-shaped communication channel. The connecting member is made of stainless steel, while the communication member is made of polyamide 6. A positioning protrusion is formed on a bottom face defining the groove of the connecting member and is fitted in a positioning recessed portion formed in the bottom surface of the communication member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2006
    Publication date: June 14, 2007
    Applicant: FUJIKIN INCORPORATED
    Inventors: Ichiro Tokuda, Michio Yamaji, Kenji Tsubota, Tsutomu Shinohara, Nobukazu Ikeda
  • Patent number: 7152629
    Abstract: Line interconnecting means 50 comprises lower channel blocks 51 each having a line interconnecting channel 54 and arranged in an upper stage of lines B1, B2, B3 to be interconnected, at the same position with respect to the direction of the lines, and a plurality of upper channel blocks 57 each arranged on an upper side of the lower channel blocks 51 of adjacent lines interconnected and each having a transverse channel 58a extending orthogonal to the lines and downward channel 58b extending from the transverse channel 58a and communicating with the respective line interconnecting channels 54 of the lower channel blocks 51. Each of the lower channel blocks 51 is removably fastened to a coupling member in a lower stage with screws from above, and the upper channel blocks 57 are removably fastened to the lower channel blocks 51 with screws from above.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2006
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Ichiro Tokuda, Kenji Tsubota, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20060175563
    Abstract: A fluid control device 71 includes a working member 75 in automatic opening and closing, which is moved vertically by introduction or discharge of compressed fluid to or from a compressed fluid inlet chamber 90 formed in a casing 73 to move a valve element holder 5 to an opening position against bias force of a compression coil spring 77, and an working member 74 in manual opening and closing, which is moved vertically by a manual operation and directly presses the valve element holder 5 downward when it is moved downward.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2004
    Publication date: August 10, 2006
    Inventors: Kenji Tsubota, Michio Yamaji, Shigeru Itoi, Tsutomu Shinohara, Ichiro Tokuda
  • Publication number: 20060076528
    Abstract: Force amplifying means 5 comprises a tapered member 41 extending vertically downward from the lower end of an operating rod 3, a disk member 42 provided at-the upper end of a valve stem 16, and front and rear pivotal members 43, 44 arranged between the two members 41, 42 and opposed to each other with the tapered member 41 positioned therebetween, the pivotal members 43, 44 being pivotally movable about respective pivots 45, 46. Each of the pivotal members 43, 44 has a plate body 43a, 44a, an upper contact face 43b, 44b formed on an upper portion of the body and in bearing contact with a tapered face of the tapered member 41, and a lower contact face 43c, 44c formed on a lower portion of the body and bearing on the upper surface of the disk member 42. The lower contact face 43c, 44c of each pivotal member is in the form of a circular-arc cam face centered about a center line positioned away from the axis of the pivot 45, 46.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Applicant: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Ichiro Tokuda, Kenji Tsubota, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara
  • Publication number: 20060055122
    Abstract: Each of ridges 7 on respective opposite side surfaces of a gasket 4 has a trapezoidal cross sectional shape defined by an outer tapered face 7a providing an outer peripheral surface, an inner tapered face 7b providing an inner peripheral surface and a flat face 7c providing a top end surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: March 16, 2006
    Applicant: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Shigeru Itoi, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara, Kenji Tsubota, Tadanobu Yoshida, Susumu Ozawa
  • Publication number: 20060048830
    Abstract: Line interconnecting means 50 comprises lower channel blocks 51 each having a line interconnecting channel 54 and arranged in an upper stage of lines B1, B2, B3 to be interconnected, at the same position with respect to the direction of the lines, and a plurality of upper channel blocks 57 each arranged on an upper side of the lower channel blocks 51 of adjacent lines interconnected and each having a transverse channel 58a extending orthogonal to the lines and downward channel 58b extending from the transverse channel 58a and communicating with the respective line interconnecting channels 54 of the lower channel blocks 51. Each of the lower channel blocks 51 is removably fastened to a coupling member in a lower stage with screws from above, and the upper channel blocks 57 are removably fastened to the lower channel blocks 51 with screws from above.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: March 9, 2006
    Inventors: Ichiro Tokuda, Kenji Tsubota, Michio Yamaji, Tsutomu Shinohara
  • Patent number: 6868867
    Abstract: A connecting layer for interconnecting fluid control devices in series and in parallel comprises an upper connecting layer 4 and a lower connecting layer 5. The upper connecting layer 4 is provided by parallel rows each comprising block couplings 41, 42, 43, 44 arranged longitudinally of the apparatus, each of the block couplings having a longitudinal channel 61 for interconnecting the adjacent fluid control devices in the row and a through channel 62 communicating with the fluid control device. The lower connecting layer 5 is provided by block coupling 56, 57, 58 each having a lateral channel 64 for interconnecting the through channels 62 of the block couplings 41, 42, 43, 44 of the upper connecting layer 4 which are arranged laterally and by block couplings 51 each adapted to cause the through channel 62 of the block coupling 41, 43, 44 of the upper connecting layer 4 to communicate with an inlet-side or outlet-side coupling 52, 53.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: Fujikin Incorporated
    Inventors: Michio Yamaji, Kenji Tsubota, Hidenaga Hoshiyama