Patents by Inventor Nichiki OKADA

Nichiki OKADA 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).

  • Flow rate adjusting device
    Patent number: 11473697
    Abstract: A flow rate adjusting device of the present invention includes a flow channel member and a valve mechanism. The valve mechanism includes a rod, a knob and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism is switched by the knob moving in the traverse direction between a prohibited state in which the engaging portion is engaged with the to-be-engaged portion so that the rotation of the rod relative to the flow channel member is prohibited via the knob and a permitted state in which the engagement between the engaging portion and the to-be-engaged portion is undone so that the rod is permitted to rotate relative to the flow channel member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2022
    Assignee: NABTESCO CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masayuki Ueno, Tadashi Fujii, Nichiki Okada, Naoki Imai, Shinsuke Uchida, Ikuo Makihira
  • FLOW RATE ADJUSTING DEVICE
    Publication number: 20210262585
    Abstract: A flow rate adjusting device of the present invention includes a flow channel member and a valve mechanism. The valve mechanism includes a rod, a knob and a lock mechanism. The lock mechanism is switched by the knob moving in the traverse direction between a prohibited state in which the engaging portion is engaged with the to-be-engaged portion so that the rotation of the rod relative to the flow channel member is prohibited via the knob and a permitted state in which the engagement between the engaging portion and the to-be-engaged portion is undone so that the rod is permitted to rotate relative to the flow channel member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 17, 2021
    Publication date: August 26, 2021
    Inventors: Masayuki UENO, Tadashi FUJII, Nichiki OKADA, Naoki IMAI, Shinsuke UCHIDA, Ikuo MAKIHIRA