Patents by Inventor Masaru OKURA

Masaru OKURA 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: 20240133491
    Abstract: A flexible tube includes at least a first resin layer which includes a fluororesin and has a thickness of 0.05 to 0.5 mm and 1 to 16% of the overall thickness of the flexible tube, and a second resin layer which is provided on an outer side of the first resin layer and includes a thermoplastic resin different from that in the first resin layer, wherein in the fluororesin, the flexural modulus measured by ASTM D790 is 500 to 1200 MPa, and the ratio (A)/(B), which is obtained by FTIR measurement, of the peak area (A) corresponding to C—H bonds at a wavenumber of 1400 to 1500 cm?1 to the peak area (B) corresponding to C—F bonds at a wavenumber of 1000 to 1100 cm?1 is 0.2 to 4.0.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2023
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kenichi NUMATA, Masaru OKURA
  • Patent number: 11859736
    Abstract: An antistatic flexible hose, including: a hose body which is formed of a soft material having flexibility; a conductive layer which is provided along an outer peripheral face of the hose body in an axial direction; a conductive wire which is wound in a spiral shape along the outer peripheral face of the hose body and an outer surface of the conductive layer and which is provided so as to be pressure-welded, in a radial direction, to the outer peripheral face of the hose body and the outer surface of the conductive layer; and a reinforcing member which is provided in a spiral shape along the conductive wire so as to protrude from the outer peripheral face of the hose body and the outer surface of the conductive layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: TOYOX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru Okura, Kenichi Numata
  • Publication number: 20220205563
    Abstract: An antistatic flexible hose, including: a hose body which is formed of a soft material having flexibility; a conductive layer which is provided along an outer peripheral face of the hose body in an axial direction; a conductive wire which is wound in a spiral shape along the outer peripheral face of the hose body and an outer surface of the conductive layer and which is provided so as to be pressure-welded, in a radial direction, to the outer peripheral face of the hose body and the outer surface of the conductive layer; and a reinforcing member which is provided in a spiral shape along the conductive wire so as to protrude from the outer peripheral face of the hose body and the outer surface of the conductive layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2020
    Publication date: June 30, 2022
    Applicant: TOYOX CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaru OKURA, Kenichi NUMATA