Patents by Inventor Masato Higuma

Masato Higuma 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: 20090242668
    Abstract: A fuel injection valve comprises a convex portion prominently formed on an outer end surface of a nozzle body, stepped recesses each of which has plural steps formed by press forming on the convex portion, and multi orifices as fuel nozzle holes formed by press forming so that an outlet of each of the orifices is located at a bottom face of each of the stepped recesses. Furthermore, the fuel injection valve has plural sets each of which comprises one of the stepped recesses and the relevant orifice, the orifices incline to each other, and a step on a downstream side in each of the stepped recesses has a larger diameter than a step on an upstream side thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2008
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Higuma, Kenichi Gunji, Keiji Kawahara, Atsushi Sekine
  • Patent number: 6464708
    Abstract: A fluid circuit connects a pressure applying portion (17, 20) and a distal device (1) to charge fluid into the distal device (1). The fluid circuit includes a controller (10, 11) to control the movement of ligating rings (13). The controller (10, 11) senses a pressure drop in the distal device (1) when one or a plural number of the ligating rings (13) are separated from the distal device (1). The movement of the ligating rings (13) is stopped in accordance with the pressure drop so that at least two or more of the ligating rings can be separated at a time. Accordingly, ligation of esophageal varices and internal hemorrhoids can be performed successively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 18, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Sumitomo Bakelite Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masato Higuma, Haruhiko Masuda