Patents by Inventor Shigeki Kanao

Shigeki Kanao 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: 9944050
    Abstract: In a floor panel (10) including a foamed cement board (1) having at least a foamed cement layer (3), a top plate (5a) attached to an upper surface of the foamed cement board (1), and a bottom plate (5b) attached to a lower surface of the foamed cement board (1). The foamed cement layer (3) is configured so that the layer (3) has a porous hardened cement phase and a fiber dispersed in the phase. Also, the layer (3) has a thickness within a range from 12 to 30 mm and a specific gravity within a range from 0.8 to 1.5. Thereby, the floor panel can be light in weight while desired strengths for the floor panel are established. The floor panel can be readily produced without any complicated processes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: KANAFLEX CORPORATION
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Patent number: 9339109
    Abstract: Provided are a decorated lightweight decorative panel without losing its strength, and a production method therefor. The lightweight decorative panel 1 according to the present invention has an opening. A first main surface is made of a decorative stone plate 4 as a whole. A peripheral part of a second main surface surrounding the opening is made of a framing stone material 3. A part of the second main surface excluding the framing stone material is made of a porous formed-material 2 in a shape of a plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2016
    Assignee: Kanaflex Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Publication number: 20150360443
    Abstract: In a floor panel (10) comprising a foamed cement board (1) comprising at least a foamed cement layer (3), a top plate (5a) attached to an upper surface of the foamed cement board (1), and a bottom plate (5b) attached to a lower surface of the foamed cement board (1), the foamed cement layer (3) is configured so that the layer (3) comprises a porous hardened cement phase and a fiber dispersed in the phase, and that the layer (3) has a thickness within a range from 12 to 30 mm and a specific gravity within a range from 0.8 to 1.5. Thereby, the floor panel can be light-weighted while desired strengths for the floor panel are established. Such floor panel can be readily produced without any complicated processes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Applicant: Kanaflex Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeki KANAO
  • Publication number: 20150320208
    Abstract: Provided are a decorated lightweight decorative panel without losing its strength, and a production method therefor. The lightweight decorative panel 1 according to the present invention has an opening. A first main surface is made of a decorative stone plate 4 as a whole. A peripheral part of a second main surface surrounding the opening is made of a framing stone material 3. A part of the second main surface excluding the framing stone material is made of a porous formed-material 2 in a shape of a plate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2013
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventor: Shigeki KANAO
  • Publication number: 20150219266
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tube for regenerating a pipeline which comprises a lower soft resin layer 5d, which is an inner layer of a linear part 5b of the tube, an upper soft resin layer 5e formed on an outside of the lower soft resin layer 5d, which is an outer layer of the linear part of the tube, and a ridge 5c spirally formed on an outer surface of the upper soft resin layer 5e, wherein the tube is characterized in that the ridge 5c is formed from a core 5g made of a hard resin being spirally wound, and a coating 5f for the core, wherein the coating is integrated with the upper soft resin layer 5e while the core is wrapped up in the coating, the core 5g has a height which is 3.5% to 5% of an inner diameter of the linear part 5b of the tube, the lower soft resin layer 5d is formed by spiral winding to comprise at least a single layer part 5ds, the single layer part 5ds has a thickness which is 0.25% to 0.65% of the inner diameter of the linear part 5b of the tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Patent number: 9016323
    Abstract: A pipeline regeneration pipe, with which necessary strength can be ensured by way of the inserted regeneration pipe itself without the necessity of grouting, includes an inner wound flexible resin layer 5d which constitutes the inner layer of a straight pipe part 5b, an outer wound flexible resin layer 5e laminated on the outer surface of the inner wound flexible resin layer and constitutes the outer layer of the straight pipe part, and a protruded rim part 5c helically formed on the outer surface of the outer wound flexible resin layer, the protruded rim part 5c being configured by a rigid-resin core 5g helically wound, and a core-covering part 5f integrated with the outer wound flexible resin layer so as to surround the rigid-resin core.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2015
    Assignee: Kanaflex Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Patent number: 8985157
    Abstract: Provided is a restoration pipe pulling-in method which can easily determine whether pilling-in of a restoration pipe is possible wherein the restoration pipe has a diameter as much as large relative to a deteriorated drainage channel, and which can pulling a restoration pipe into a sewer pipe wherein the gap between the restoration pipe and the sewer pipe is shorter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2015
    Assignee: Kanaflex Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Publication number: 20140366977
    Abstract: Provided is a restoration pipe pulling-in method which can easily determine whether pilling-in of a restoration pipe is possible wherein the restoration pipe has a diameter as much as large relative to a deteriorated drainage channel, and which can pulling a restoration pipe into a sewer pipe wherein the gap between the restoration pipe and the sewer pipe is shorter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 29, 2013
    Publication date: December 18, 2014
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Publication number: 20140124081
    Abstract: A spirally waved synthetic resin conduit has a coupling and a connection structure, and is configured with a small number of components, achieving sufficient water and pressure resistances, excellent sealing properties with no need for any rigid material or high accuracy, reduction in weight and cost, and easy handling with facilitated connection work on site. The spirally waved synthetic resin conduit, provided with a coupling, includes a receiver opening provided at an end of the conduit and connected to another spirally waved synthetic resin conduit. The receiver opening is formed with a foamable resin into a cylindrical shape so as to extend from the end of the spirally waved synthetic resin conduit in an axial direction of the conduit, and an FRP layer is formed by impregnating reinforcing fibers with a resin, at least on an outer peripheral surface of the formed receiver opening at a connection end.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2011
    Publication date: May 8, 2014
    Applicant: KANAFLEX CORPORATION INC.
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Patent number: 8646489
    Abstract: Provided are a connection structure for connecting corrugated synthetic resin pipes and a corrugated synthetic resin pipe used in the connection structure. The pipe is lightweight, low cost, and simply structured with a small number of components, having sufficient resistance to water and pressure, and excellent sealing performance without the use of robust material or requiring high precision, and capable of being easily connected and manufactured. A first corrugated synthetic resin pipe 1A is provided at an end 10 with a cylindrical insert end 3 formed by adhering a synthetic resin layer 5 to the outer surface of the end 10 so as to fill at least corrugated recesses 2a. A second corrugated synthetic resin pipe 1B is provided at an end 11 with a socket 4 formed by adhering synthetic resin to the outer surface of the end 11 and cylindrically extending the resin outwardly in the axial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2014
    Assignee: Kanaflex Corporation Inc.
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Publication number: 20130175797
    Abstract: Provided is a helical corrugated synthetic resin pipe with a joint which has a simple structure with a small number of parts, achieves sufficient waterproof property and pressure resistance as well as excellent sealing properties with no need for any strong material or highly accurate production, realizes reduction in weight and reduction in cost, and is easily handled with facilitated connection operation on site. The synthetic resin pipe being characterized in that a socket portion cylindrically extended from a connected-side end portion of the helical corrugated synthetic resin pipe is provided by foaming a foamable resin and an FRP layer obtained by impregnating a synthetic resin layer with reinforcing fibers is laminated at least on an outer circumferential surface of the socket portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: July 11, 2013
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Publication number: 20130112306
    Abstract: Disclosed is a pipeline regeneration pipe with which necessary strength can be ensured by means of the inserted regeneration pipe itself without the necessity of grouting, the regeneration pipe being characterized by being configured of an inner wound flexible resin layer 5d which constitutes the inner layer of a straight pipe part 5b, an outer wound flexible resin layer 5e laminated on the outer surface of the inner wound flexible resin layer and constitutes the outer layer of the straight pipe part, and a protruded rim part 5c helically formed on the outer surface of the outer wound flexible resin layer, the protruded rim part 5c being configured by a rigid-resin core 5g helically wound, and a core-covering part 5f integrated with the outer wound flexible resin layer so as to surround the rigid-resin core.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2010
    Publication date: May 9, 2013
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Patent number: 8323786
    Abstract: The invention provides a lightweight cement panel which achieves light weight, high strength, and durability, is free of degraded strength or deformation due to water absorption or fluctuation of ambient temperature, etc., provides satisfactory processing capabilities including nailing, etc. and can be used as a concrete formwork panel, floor material, wall material, ceiling material, and others of architectural structures. A panel proper 2 is formed by a porous compact 8 produced by filling, curing, and solidifying a mixture prepared by kneading cement, water, reinforcing fibers, and foam obtained by prefoaming a foaming agent in a hermetically sealed cement form block block, contains the reinforcing fibers 7 and foam in a dispersion state in the compact 8, and provides the specific gravity within the range between 0.5 and 1.0.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2007
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2012
    Assignee: Kanaflex Corporation Inc.
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Publication number: 20120231233
    Abstract: Provided is a decorative lightweight panel excellent in moisture resistance and dimensional stability, easy to be produced, and easy to be handled. The decorative lightweight panel includes a plate-shaped lightweight cement panel; a resin-reinforcing layer formed on one surface or both surfaces of the lightweight cement panel; and a decorative layer formed on the surface of the resin-reinforcing layer or on the surface of the lightweight cement panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2012
    Publication date: September 13, 2012
    Inventor: Shigeki KANAO
  • Publication number: 20120219747
    Abstract: Disclosed is a panel with decorative slate that has the appearance of stone, is lightweight and inexpensive, is not prone to staining, and maintains a beautiful appearance over a long period. In the panel with decorative slate, a foam cement panel 41A is joined to the entire back surface of a plate-form stone material 31, wherein the foam cement panel 41A is configured from a laminate structure comprising a porous panel body 2 made from foam cement, and a surface reinforcing layer 43A coated on the surface of the panel body. The panel body 2 contains reinforcing fibers in a dispersed state inside the foam cement; the surface reinforcing layer 43A has a synthetic resin layer embedding a fiber aggregate and is at least disposed between the plate-form stone material 31 and the panel body 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: August 30, 2012
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Publication number: 20110247714
    Abstract: A flexible, pressure-resistant and oil-resistant hose having excellent durability and pressure-resistant properties, light in weight, and low in cost. A flexible, pressure-resistant and oil-resistant hose provided with a soft body section (2) having a substantially flat inner surface, and also with a helical hard core material section (3) provided on the outer surface of or within the soft body section (2) so as to reinforce the soft body section (2), wherein the soft body section (2) consists of an oil-resistant thermoplastic elastomer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: KANAFLEX CORPORATION INC.,
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Patent number: 7870876
    Abstract: A hose having both excellent flexibility and shape retainability and advantageous in construction efficiency and cost efficiency. The hose comprises hard synthetic resin reinforcement material (2) spirally fed and having, on both sides of the top part (2D) thereof in the tube axial direction, receiving surfaces (2a) and (2b) positioned on the radial inner side toward the end part thereof and a soft synthetic resin hose body for covering the spirally fed reinforcement materials (2). The reinforcement materials (2) are spirally fed in the state of the top parts being positioned on the radial outer side thereof, a soft synthetic resin tape material (3) is fed to the fed reinforcement (2), and while covering parts (3A) projected in a generally arc shape to the center of the reinforcement materials (2) by melting the tape material or with an adhesive agent.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 18, 2011
    Assignee: Kanaflex Corporation Inc.
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Publication number: 20100126616
    Abstract: Provided are a connection structure for connecting corrugated synthetic resin pipes and a corrugated synthetic resin pipe used in the connection structure. The pipe is lightweight, low cost, and simply structured with a small number of components, having sufficient resistance to water and pressure, and excellent sealing performance without the use of robust material or requiring high precision, and capable of being easily connected and manufactured. A first corrugated synthetic resin pipe 1A is provided at an end 10 with a cylindrical insert end 3 formed by adhering a synthetic resin layer 5 to the outer surface of the end 10 so as to fill at least corrugated recesses a. A second corrugated synthetic resin pipe 1B is provided at an end 11 with a socket 4 formed by adhering synthetic resin to the outer surface of the end 11 and cylindrically extending the resin outwardly in the axial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2009
    Publication date: May 27, 2010
    Applicant: KANAFLEX CORPORATION INC.
    Inventor: Shigeki KANAO
  • Patent number: 7717648
    Abstract: In a method for repairing a drainage pipe, a resin pipe can be placed in an existing drainage pipe connected between connection bodies such as manholes while being buried in the ground, without causing an elongation. The method involves supplying a corrugated resin pipe 5, which is made by forming, spirally or in a ring shape, ridge portions 5c of a hard resin on the outer wall of a soft resin pipe 5d, 5e in which a reinforcement material 5f that restricts an elongation in the pipe axis direction has been embedded, into the existing drainage pipe through the upper opening of either of the connection bodies; inserting the head of the corrugated resin pipe 5 thus supplied from a drainage pipe opening connected to either of the connection bodies; pulling the corrugated resin pipe 5 thus inserted into the drainage pipe from the other side of the connection body; and laying the corrugated resin pipe 5 over the entire length of the drainage pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: Kanaflex Corporation
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao
  • Publication number: 20090117302
    Abstract: Provided is a metal-resin composite pipe provided with a spiral reinforcing strip plate formed of metal in a pipe wall, in which sufficient pressure capacity and rigidity can be maintained even if the pipe wall is made thin and in which flexibility can be improved. The metal-resin composite pipe 1 includes the pipe wall 2 formed in a spiral corrugated shape and a reinforcing strip plate 4 formed of a metal sheet provided in a similar spiral on at least a mountain portion 31 and both side wall portions 32 continuous with the mountain portion 31 of a spiral synthetic resin wall portion 3 constituting the pipe wall 2, the reinforcing strip plate 4 being provided with a single or a plurality of concave portions 41 along a peak portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2008
    Publication date: May 7, 2009
    Applicant: KANAFLEX CORPORATION INC.
    Inventor: Shigeki Kanao