Patents by Inventor Masayoshi Usui

Masayoshi Usui 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: 20030019514
    Abstract: An expansible and retractable protective cover is provided for umbrellas. The cover is mountable to align with the shaft of the umbrella and can be expanded parallel to the shaft of the umbrella to cover the umbrella after the umbrella has been folded into a closed condition. Thus, the cover contains moisture accumulated on the wet umbrella cloth from scattering.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2002
    Publication date: January 30, 2003
    Applicant: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Shoichiro Usui, Masayoshi Usui, Kikuo Asada
  • Patent number: 6500565
    Abstract: The present invention provides a corrosion resistant resin coating excellent in corrosion resistance, weather resistance and chemical resistance, mechanically tough and strong and having high heat resistance temperature. A steel tube optionally having a copper layer is formed. Then, a zinc or zinc/nickel plating layer is formed on the outer circumferential surface of the steel tube, and a chromate film comprising a trivalent chromium compound is formed on the zinc or zinc/nickel plating layer. At least one layer of a kind of resin selected from the group consisting of polyvinyl fluoride, polyvinylidene fluoride, polypropylene, polyethylene and polyamide resins is formed, as required, through a primer. Sufficiently satisfactory results are obtained in corrosion resistance test.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 1998
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2002
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventor: Masayoshi Usui
  • Patent number: 6494183
    Abstract: A common rail includes a main pipe rail having a circulating passage extending in its inside in the axial direction thereof, branch holes formed in an axial peripheral wall portion of the main pipe rail, and branch connectors connected to the respective branch holes integrally or via separate connecting members. A Ni-diffused fatigue strength reinforcing layer is formed by heating a Ni layer plated in advance on at least a portion of an inner circumferential surface of the common rail. The increased strength and the action of the fatigue strength reinforcing layer lowers the degree of fatigue concentration to increase fatigue strength against inner pressure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2002
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Masayoshi Usui, Kikuo Asada
  • Publication number: 20020090528
    Abstract: The present invention provides a corrosion resistant resin coating structure excellent in corrosion resistance, weather resistance and chemical resistance, mechanically tough and strong and having high heat resistance temperature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 1998
    Publication date: July 11, 2002
    Inventor: MASAYOSHI USUI
  • Patent number: 6408826
    Abstract: There is provided a common rail which can effectively restrict a generation of a stress in a lower end inner peripheral edge portion of a branch hole and can improve an internal pressure fatigue strength in a branch pipe connecting portion, so that a secure and stable function can be obtained by having an excellent durability and preventing a fluid leakage due to a generation of the crack generation and a method of manufacturing a common rail in which a pressure application process by the press is only added to a normal manufacturing process, no complex equipment is required, a common rail having a high quality can be manufactured by a low cost without generating problems that an equipment cost is increased by an increase of the process and a productivity is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2002
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kikuo Asada, Masayoshi Usui, Eiji Watanabe, Kazunori Takikawa, Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Patent number: 6397881
    Abstract: A member for a high pressure fluid or a member for a high pressure fluid with a built-in slider having higher quality which can be provided at a low price, and by which the generation of tensile stress in the lower end inner peripheral edge part of a branch hole can be canceled by compressive residual stress to be effectively restrained, the internal pressure fatigue strength in the branch hole part can be improved to be excellent in durability, prevent a fluid leakage due to the occurrence of cracks and then exhibit a sure and stable function, further only the addition of the pressing force applying process to the ordinary manufacturing process will be sufficient, and complicated equipment is not required to hardly cause the problems of an increase in the equipment cost due to an increase in the number of processes and lowering of productivity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kikuo Asada, Masayoshi Usui, Eiji Watanabe, Kazunori Takikawa, Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Patent number: 6397896
    Abstract: A heat and corrosion resistant steel pipe having multi-layered coating comprising a steel pipe, a Zn—Ni alloy plating layer deposited to the outer surface of the steel pipe and a polyvinyl fluoride layer formed on the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer with an epoxy resin therebetween as an intermediate layer. A metal plating layer comprising Zn—Ni plating layer and Ni-plating layer may be used instead of the Zn—Ni plating layer. A chromate layer may be formed on the metal plating layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2002
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.
    Inventors: Teruhisa Takahashi, Seiya Takahata, Masayoshi Usui
  • Patent number: 6358581
    Abstract: To provide a multiple coat metal pipe and its fabrication method having excellent corrosion resistance without deteriorating chipping resistance or splashing resistance, capable of being fabricated easily and capable of simply carrying out peel off operation owing to a weak peel off strength wherein corrosion resistance of an end working portion is not deteriorated, there is provided a multiple coat metal pipe which is a metal pipe constituted by multiplexing and coating a first layer including a resin having an adhesive force in respect of a surface treatment layer formed on an outer peripheral face of the metal pipe and capable of being extruded and a second layer provided on an outer peripheral face of the first layer, having a chipping resistance and capable of being extruded, wherein a peel off strength between the first layer and the second layer is 75 g/cm or less.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: USUI Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Ltd.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Usui
  • Patent number: 6357327
    Abstract: An apparatus is provided for cutting a resin-coated metal pipe. The apparatus includes first and second spaced apart pairs of holding members for holding the pipe. First and second cut-off blades are movable between the pairs of holding members for making substantially diametrically opposed pre-cuts in the pipe. The cutting members move substantially in the same tangential direction to substantially balance rotational forces on the pipe. A cut blade then is penetrated through the pipe from the one pre-cut to the other to provide a clean precise cut in the pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2002
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Masayoshi Usui, Fumihiko Shiozaki, Fujio Watanabe
  • Publication number: 20020005186
    Abstract: There is provided a common rail which can effectively restrict a generation of a stress in a lower end inner peripheral edge portion of a branch hole and can improve an internal pressure fatigue strength in a branch pipe connecting portion, so that a secure and stable function can be obtained by having an excellent durability and preventing a fluid leakage due to a generation of the crack generation and a method of manufacturing a common rail in which a pressure application process by the press is only added to a normal manufacturing process, no complex equipment is required, a common rail having a high quality can be manufactured by a low cost without generating problems that an equipment cost is increased by an increase of the process and a productivity is reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Publication date: January 17, 2002
    Inventors: KIKUO ASADA, MASAYOSHI USUI, EIJI WATANABLE, KAZAUNORI TAKIKAWA, RYUICHI KUSANAGI
  • Patent number: 6325107
    Abstract: A metal pipeline for use in an automobile having a protective coating layer comprising a metal tube, a zinc-nickel alloy plating layer formed on the outer circumferential surface of the metal tube, a chromate layer formed on the zinc-nickel alloy plating layer and an extrusion molded thermoplastic resin coating layer formed on the chromate layer. A nickel plating layer is formed under the zinc-nickel alloy plating layer. The metal pipeline having the protective coating layer has excellent durability under severe corrosive circumstances including external mechanical forces and also has excellent heat resistance, corrosion resistance and impact shock resistance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventor: Masayoshi Usui
  • Publication number: 20010029990
    Abstract: A heat and corrosion resistant steel pipe having multi-layered coating comprising a steel pipe, a Zn—Ni alloy plating layer deposited to the outer surface of the steel pipe and a polyvinyl fluoride layer formed on the Zn—Ni alloy plating layer with an epoxy resin being intervened therebetween as an intermediate layer. A metal plating layer comprising Zn—Ni plating layer and Ni-plating layer may be used instead of the Zn—Ni plating layer. A chromate layer may be formed on the metal plating layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Teruhisa Takahashi, Seiya Takahata, Masayoshi Usui
  • Publication number: 20010028933
    Abstract: To provide a multiple coat metal pipe and its fabrication method having excellent corrosion resistance without deteriorating chipping resistance or splashing resistance, capable of being fabricated easily and capable of simply carrying out peel off operation owing to a weak peel off strength wherein corrosion resistance of an end working portion is not deteriorated, there is provided a multiple coat metal pipe which is a metal pipe constituted by multiplexing and coating a first layer including a resin having an adhesive force in respect of a surface treatment layer formed on an outer peripheral face of the metal pipe and capable of being extruded and a second layer provided on an outer peripheral face of the first layer, having a chipping resistance and capable of being extruded, wherein a peel off strength between the first layer and the second layer is 75 g/cm or less and further, there is provided a method of fabricating a multiple coat metal pipe, wherein a first layer including a resin having an adhesiv
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: October 11, 2001
    Applicant: USUI KOKUSAI SANGYO KAISHA LTD.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Usui
  • Publication number: 20010026854
    Abstract: To provide a multiple coat metal pipe and its fabrication method having excellent corrosion resistance without deteriorating chipping resistance or splashing resistance, capable of being fabricated easily and capable of simply carrying out peel off operation owing to a weak peel off strength wherein corrosion resistance of an end working portion is not deteriorated, there is provided a multiple coat metal pipe which is a metal pipe constituted by multiplexing and coating a first layer including a resin having an adhesive force in respect of a surface treatment layer formed on an outer peripheral face of the metal pipe and capable of being extruded and a second layer provided on an outer peripheral face of the first layer, having a chipping resistance and capable of being extruded, wherein a peel off strength between the first layer and the second layer is 75 g/cm or less and further, there is provided a method of fabricating a multiple coat metal pipe, wherein a first layer including a resin having an adhesiv
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2001
    Publication date: October 4, 2001
    Applicant: USUI KOKUSAI SANGYO KAISHA LTD.
    Inventor: Masayoshi Usui
  • Patent number: 6297484
    Abstract: An auxiliary heater is provided for heating a heat transferring fluid to a high temperature efficiently in a short time. The heater includes a permanent magnet provided within a housing and a rotary water jacket made of a conductor positioned to face the permanent magnet leaving a slight gap therebetween. The conductor generates slip heat when the water jacket is rotated in relation to the permanent magnet. The heat transferring fluid within the housing is heated by the slip heat generated in the conductor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1999
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2001
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sanyo Kaisha LTD
    Inventors: Masayoshi Usui, Hiroshi Inoue, Masato Yamada, Kazunori Takikawa
  • Patent number: 6281020
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method of testing the cleanness of the inner surface of a high-pressure fuel injection pipe in which the cleanness of the inner surface of a high-pressure fuel injection pipe can be accurately measured with less variation and high reproducibility. In testing the cleanness of the inner surface of a high-pressure fuel injection pipe based on foreign particles collected by a filter for filtering a measuring liquid obtained by washing the inner circumferential surface of the high-pressure fuel injection pipe, at least the part of a group of measuring apparatuses used for testing the cleanness of the inner surface of the high-pressure fuel injection pipe that is in contact with the measuring liquid is washed using a washing solution comprising a solvent for dissolving foreign particles prior to the testing of cleanness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 28, 2001
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventor: Masayoshi Usui
  • Publication number: 20010010216
    Abstract: There is provided a common rail for a diesel engine in which fatigue strength against inner pressure is increased by reducing the difference in hardness or elongation between a steel surface and a nonmetal inclusion on the inner surface of, or in the surface layer of, a rail and lowering the degree of concentration of fatigue stress. The common rail includes a main pipe rail having a circulating passage extending in its inside in the axial direction thereof, branch holes formed in an axial peripheral wall portion of the main pipe rail, and branch connectors connected to the respective branch holes integrally or via separate connecting members, and a Ni-diffused fatigue strength reinforcing layer which is formed by heating a Ni layer plated in advance is formed on at least a portion of an inner circumferential surface of the common rail. The increased strength and the action of the fatigue strength reinforcing layer lowers the degree of fatigue concentration to increase fatigue strength against inner pressure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Masayoshi Usui, Kikuo Asada
  • Publication number: 20010010241
    Abstract: A hot worked steel material, such as a bar, or tube, has a surface layer improving its fatigue strength despite the non-metallic inclusions which it may contain, or the cracks which it may have. The surface layer is formed by heating a nickel layer on the steel surface to cause the diffusion of nickel therethrough.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 17, 2001
    Publication date: August 2, 2001
    Inventors: Masayoshi Usui, Kikuo Asada
  • Patent number: 6263862
    Abstract: There is provided a common rail which can effectively restrict a generation of a tensile stress in a lower end inner peripheral edge portion of a branch hole by canceling by means of a compression residual stress and can improve an internal pressure fatigue strength in a branch pipe connecting portion, so that a secure and stable function can be obtained by having an excellent durability and preventing a fluid leakage due to a generation of the crack generation and a method of manufacturing a common rail in which a pressure application process is only added to a normal manufacturing process, no complex equipment is required, and a common rail having a high quality can be manufactured by a low cost without generating problems that an equipment cost is increased by an increase of the process and a productivity is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2001
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kikuo Asada, Masayoshi Usui, Eiji Watanabe, Kazunori Takikawa, Ryuichi Kusanagi
  • Patent number: 6213095
    Abstract: A common rail is provided for promoting inner pressure fatigue strength at location in proximity to a branch pipe. The common rail includes a main pipe rail with a main flow path. At least one boss in provided on the peripheral wall and includes a branch hole communicating the main flow path. The branch pipe is provided with a connecting head that has a pressing face at and end of the branch pipe. The pressing face of the branch pipe is urged into a pressure receiving seat of the boss. A compressive residual stress is provided at location in the peripheral wall where the main flow path of the main pipe rail communicates with the branch hole. The compressive residual stress increases the pressure fatigue strength by substantially canceling tensile stress.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 3, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 10, 2001
    Assignee: Usui Kokusai Sangyo Kaisha Limited
    Inventors: Kikuo Asada, Masayoshi Usui, Eiji Watanabe, Kazunori Takikawa