Patents by Inventor Susumu Niwa

Susumu Niwa 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: 20030012851
    Abstract: A beverage container is configured from a front surface portion (5), a rear surface portion (6), a base portion, and a pair of gusset portions (7). The gusset portions (7) configure side portions of the container by heat sealed to mutually confronting edge portions of the front surface portion, the rear surface portion, and the base portion. The upper portions of the front surface portion and the rear surface portion configure a neck portion that has a more slender shape than the remainder of the front surface portion and the rear surface portion and that extends in a single direction. A notch (12) is formed in the edge sealed portion of the neck portion. The front surface portion and the rear surface portion are heat sealed directly together at a predetermined region corresponding to the notch without the gusset portions existing therebetween. A straw extends from the neck portion toward the base portion. The upper portion of the straw is positioned within the neck portion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: January 16, 2003
    Inventors: Raizo Kuge, Toru Ichikawa, Susumu Niwa, Shuzo Adachi
  • Patent number: 6463841
    Abstract: To facilitate assembling work of a check valve to improve workability at the time of assembling a lift cylinder. In a lift cylinder, a check valve 4 disposed in a shaft center part of a piston 2 has a valve seat member 41, a poppet valve, a bias spring 43 and a spring receiver 44, whereas a cushion ring 21 movably held on the piston 2 is placed in contact with an open end of the valve seat member 41 to thereby prevent it from slipping out of a predetermined position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2002
    Assignee: Kayaba Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Susumu Niwa, Kouiti Kanematsu
  • Publication number: 20020040637
    Abstract: To facilitate assembling work of a check valve to improve workability at the time of assembling a lift cylinder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2001
    Publication date: April 11, 2002
    Inventors: Susumu Niwa, Kouiti Kanematsu
  • Patent number: 6332711
    Abstract: A gusseted bag for medicinal or medical purposes comprises a gusseted bag body formed of a plastic film into a hollow shape; and a sealed portion formed at a bottom of the gusseted bag body. The plastic film is a laminate composed of a plurality of layers. The innermost layer of the plurality of layers essentially consists of polyethylene.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 1999
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2001
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Inuzuka, Susumu Niwa, Takayuki Kotani
  • Publication number: 20010047719
    Abstract: A single-acting type hydraulic cylinder which is operated to be expanded and contracted by supply and discharge of liquid pressure from a so-called bottom side, in which the desired operation is permanently secured without bringing forth abrasion of a bearing or damage of a dust seal caused by rust or scratch in the outer circumference of a rod body.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2001
    Publication date: December 6, 2001
    Inventors: Susumu Niwa, Susumu Kawai
  • Publication number: 20010020988
    Abstract: Let drain driver output terminals (lead lines) be divided into six groups (R1, R2, G1, G2, B1, B2) of positive polarity and negative polarity for the three primary colors; bundle respective ones together for connection to drain line common lines; then, draw these drain line common lines out of a drain driver mount region; Let gate driver output terminals (lead lines) be divided into three groups (GA, GB, GC) of a front stage and next stage plus rear stage; bundle respective ones together for connection to gate line common lines; draw these gate line common lines out of a gate driver mount region; and then, perform tests with probes attached to test terminals provided at such drain line common lines and gate line common lines.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 13, 2001
    Inventors: Kimitoshi Ohgiichi, Ryouichi Ootsu, Kazushi Miyata, Shinichi Tsuruoka, Susumu Niwa
  • Publication number: 20010000042
    Abstract: A bag for an infusion solution has front and back wall portions each formed of a flexible plastic film and provided with a plurality of chambers which are filled with one infusion solution and another infusion solution or medicament, independently. The chambers are sectioned by a boundary portion having at least one weak seal portion which is closed by separably bonding inside surfaces of the plastic films mutually facing at the boundary portion so that the one infusion solution and the another infusion solution or medicament in the respective chambers are mixed together when the weak seal portion is opened. The weak seal portion is formed by applying a separable coating material, which provides a reduced bonding strength in a heat sealing process, on one or both inside surfaces of the plastic films mutually facing at the boundary portion and then effecting heat sealing process to the boundary portion. The separable coating material is applied in a form of a dot-pattern through a printing process.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2000
    Publication date: March 15, 2001
    Inventors: Takeshi Inuzuka, Susumu Niwa
  • Patent number: 6186998
    Abstract: A bag for an infusion solution has front and back wall portions each formed of a flexible plastic film and provided with a plurality of chambers which are filled with one infusion solution and another infusion solution or medicament, independently. The chambers are sectioned by a boundary portion having at least one weak seal portion which is closed by separably bonding inside surfaces of the plastic films mutually facing at the boundary portion so that the one infusion solution and the another infusion solution or medicament in the respective chambers are mixed together when the weak seal portion is opened. The weak seal portion is formed by applying a separable coating material, which provides a reduced bonding strength in a heat sealing process, on one or both inside surfaces of the plastic films mutually facing at the boundary portion and then effecting heat sealing process to the boundary portion. The separable coating material is applied in a form of a dot-pattern through a printing process.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2001
    Assignee: Hosokawa Yoko Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Takeshi Inuzuka, Susumu Niwa
  • Patent number: 5960696
    Abstract: It is intended to dispense with the pipe welding work, thereby improve the pipe mounting performance and prevent contamination which results from welding, and elimination the waste of oil.A spigot portion 34 is mounted upright integrally in the center of the upper end portion of a piston 17, the base end of a piston rod 18 is fitted on the outer periphery of the spigot portion 34, and the outer periphery of the base end of a pipe 41 is press-fitted into an upper hollow part of the spigot portion 34.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 5, 1999
    Assignee: Kayaba Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
    Inventors: Susumu Niwa, Mineo Tanahashi
  • Patent number: 5788121
    Abstract: The bag for bag-in-box of this invention comprises: a bag body composed of flat portions and side portions each having a folding line along which the side portion is folded inward; oblique seal portions provided at respective corner portions of the bag body, the oblique seal portion being formed by obliquely cutting-off the respective corner portions; and a triangular fin portion integrally formed with the oblique seal portion; wherein the flat portion and the side portion are composed of several sheets of synthetic resin films that are superposed to each other. The dimensions of the bag shall be set within a predetermined range so as to meet the International Standard of a pallet. The opening portion to be formed on the outer box of the bag-in-box has a size enabling to sufficiently draw out a spout and the bag body portion around the spout to form a funnel-shape.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 1995
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hosokawa Yoko
    Inventors: Hitoshi Sasaki, Mitsuru Ohba, Raizo Kuge, Susumu Niwa
  • Patent number: 5787793
    Abstract: A hydraulic cylinder with which it is possible to promote cost reduction and weight reduction by reducing the number of parts, ensure that a sealing function is fully performed and also make possible a reduction in size comprises a cylinder tube 4, a piston 1 slidably installed inside this cylinder tube 4, a rod 6 connected to the piston, a bearing 9 supporting the rod 6, a tubular cylinder head 10 mounted in the front end of the cylinder tube and seals 12 and 13 mounted in contact with the rod 6 on an inner circumferential surface of the cylinder head 10; a cylindrical recess 19 is formed in the front end of the cylinder tube 4, the radius R of this cylindrical recess 19 is made larger by a predetermined dimension than the radius r of a piston sliding surface formed on the cylinder tube 4, a screw thread 19a is formed in this cylindrical recess 19, the cylinder head 10 is screwed into this cylindrical recess 19 and the bearing 9 supporting the rod 6 is mounted on an inner circumferential surface of this cyli
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 4, 1998
    Assignee: Kayaba Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Susumu Niwa, Yukihiro Takada
  • Patent number: 5613779
    Abstract: A pouch adapted to accommodate medicine or the like comprising first and second compound films forming front and back surfaces of a pouch. Each of these compound films is composed of a resin film having a predetermined tear strength and a resin film having a good heat adhesive property and the first mentioned resin film is provided with a linear slit on one side thereof having un-cut portions. These compound films are overlapped with each other with the resin films having the heat adhesive property being disposed inside so as to oppose each other and with the slits formed to the resin films of the compound films forming the front and back surfaces of the pouch being coincident with each other in positions. The compound films are then heat fused. When a pouch is formed by these compound films, the pouch has an orientation capable of being torn in a direction corresponding to an extending direction of said slit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 25, 1997
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hosokawa Yoko
    Inventor: Susumu Niwa
  • Patent number: 5600460
    Abstract: A method of manufacturing a liquid crystal display substrate, comprising the step of checking the disconnection of a wiring layer formed on a liquid crystal side face of at least one of the transparent substrates which are arranged to confront each other through a liquid crystal. There is added the step of repairing the disconnection by attaching a conductive material to the disconnected portion of the wiring layer. Thus, the disconnection can be repaired remarkably easily and reliably.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: February 4, 1997
    Assignee: Hitachi, Ltd.
    Inventors: Hideaki Yamamoto, Mitsuo Nakatani, Haruo Matsumaru, Susumu Niwa
  • Patent number: 4834245
    Abstract: A pouch for containing therein a content including front and rear pouch bodies formed of a laminated film, and heat-sealed portions at confronting side edge portions of the front and rear pouch bodies for providing a fluid tight structure of the pouch. The pouch is characterized in that: the laminate film includes uniaxial oriented plastic film layer provided with molecular orientation in one direction, and at least two notches are formed at positions close to each other at least one of the heat-sealed portions for defining a leading end portion of a tearing zone. The notches are directed in a tearing direction parallel with a direction of the molecular orientation of the laminated film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1988
    Date of Patent: May 30, 1989
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hosokawa Yoko
    Inventors: Toshinari Ohga, Raizo Kuge, Susumu Niwa
  • Patent number: 4442129
    Abstract: In the sealing of a glass container containing a product such as a food product by means of a cover comprising a metal foil having on one surface thereof a sealant layer of a thermoplastic resin, the opening end of the container is preheated, and the cover is placed on the opening end, after which the cover is pressed against the opening end successively by a heating plate and a separate pressing plate. By this process, a positive seal and a high sealing process efficiency are obtained even when the container content is a product such as a heated liquid food product and even when the rim surface of the opening end of the container has some projecting irregularities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: April 10, 1984
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hosokawa Yoko
    Inventors: Susumu Niwa, Masao Koike
  • Patent number: 4426746
    Abstract: A method of and device for sealing a high pressure steamer for the continuous wet heat treatment of a cloth utilizes a steamer body provided with a seal mechanism consisting of a pair of seal rubber rolls located at the cloth inlet and the cloth outlet thereof, and includes filling a gas having a density heavier than air in a cloth passage into and out of the steamer body and providing a gas body between each of the cloth inlet and the cloth outlet and the cloth passages into the steamer body with the seal rubber rolls under the same pressure as in the steamer body. A gas having a density heavier than air to be filled in the gas bodies may be replaced with air. The leakage of high temperature and high pressure steam in the steamer body through the inlet side and outlet side seal mechanisms can completely be prevented, and consequently, the seal mechanisms can be operated at the ordinary temperature without damaging the seal rubber rolls constituting the seal mechanisms.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 1981
    Date of Patent: January 24, 1984
    Assignee: Sando Iron Works Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Yoshikazu Sando, Susumu Niwa, Hiroshi Ishidoshiro
  • Patent number: 4390552
    Abstract: A heat-sealing sheet material can be obtained by forming, on one side of a sheet base material such as aluminum foil, a sealant layer composed of a graft copolymer comprising a trunk polymer of a 20 to 60% saponification product of an ethylene/vinyl acetate copolymer having a vinyl acetate content of 15 to 45% by weight and a branch polymer of an unsaturated carboxylic acid in a proportion of 10% by weight or less of the partially-saponified product. This sheet material exhibits excellent heat-sealing strength with respect to glass containers, and, moreover, there is almost no decrease in the sealing strength even when the material has been in contact with water. Accordingly, the sheet material is suitable as a sealing material for the opening rims of glass containers for water-containing food products such as jams and pickles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 1982
    Date of Patent: June 28, 1983
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Hosokawa Yoko
    Inventor: Susumu Niwa