Patents by Inventor Takanori Nagano

Takanori Nagano 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: 10605453
    Abstract: A conduit made of a synthetic resin, having an inner surface and an outer surface, having concave portions and convex portions alternately and continuously provided in the length direction. The conduit is bendable. The conduit includes outer wall parts extending with a first width in the length direction; inner wall parts positioned radially inside relative to the outer wall parts and extending with a second width in the length direction; and side wall parts joining the outer wall parts and the inner wall parts so that the outer wall parts and the inner wall parts are alternately and continuously provided in the length direction. The outer surfaces of the outer wall parts each have, at both ends in the length direction, protruding parts, which protrude in the radial direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2020
    Assignees: NORTIZ CORPORATION, TOKYO GAS LIVING ENGINEERING CO., LTD., MIRAI INDUSTRY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Masaki Sugatani, Takanori Nagano, Hironao Matsunaga, Takahide Hasegawa, Yasuhide Sato, Kiyomi Kanamoto, Hirokazu Kawamura, Shohei Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10415827
    Abstract: An exhaust adapter secures an exhaust tube relative to an exhaust pipe. The exhaust adapter is formed to have an annular shape enclosing a through hole, and is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube and on the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe by inserting the exhaust tube into the through hole. When the exhaust adapter is being fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube, the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust adapter presses the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube, and when the exhaust adapter is being fitted on the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe, the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust adapter presses the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori Nagano, Koji Shimomura
  • Patent number: 10295181
    Abstract: An exhaust connection structure is constructed to connect a combustion apparatus and an exhaust tube having projections and recesses in an outer surface. The exhaust connection structure has a sealing member arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the exhaust tube and an exhaust joint arranged to sandwich the sealing member between the exhaust joint and the outer circumferential surface of the exhaust tube. The exhaust joint includes an engagement member and the engagement member has an annular portion and an engaging portion bent toward an inner circumference of the annular portion. The engaging portion is engaged with the projections and recesses in the exhaust tube.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2019
    Assignees: NORITZ CORPORATION, TOKYO GAS LIVING ENGINEERING CO., LTD., Mirai Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Sugatani, Takanori Nagano, Hironao Matsunaga, Takahide Hasegawa, Kiyomi Kanamoto, Yasuhide Satoh, Shohei Matsuda
  • Patent number: 10071474
    Abstract: A cutting guide serves to adjust a length of an exhaust tube introduced in an exhaust pipe so as to adapt to combination of the exhaust pipe communicating from the inside to the outside of a building with an exhaust terminal attached to an end portion of the exhaust pipe on an outdoor side. The cutting guide has a reference site for alignment with an exhaust pipe unit including the exhaust pipe, and has an indication of a cutting position of the exhaust tube for adjusting a length of the exhaust tube protruding from the end portion of the exhaust pipe portion on the outdoor side to a length adapted to a type of the exhaust terminal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori Nagano, Masaki Sugatani
  • Publication number: 20180209645
    Abstract: A conduit made of a synthetic resin, having an inner surface and an outer surface, having concave portions and convex portions alternately and continuously provided in the length direction. The conduit is bendable. The conduit includes outer wall parts extending with a first width in the length direction; inner wall parts positioned radially inside relative to the outer wall parts and extending with a second width in the length direction; and side wall parts joining the outer wall parts and the inner wall parts so that the outer wall parts and the inner wall parts are alternately and continuously provided in the length direction. The outer surfaces of the outer wall parts each have, at both ends in the length direction, protruding parts, which protrude in the radial direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2017
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Masaki SUGATANI, Takanori NAGANO, Hironao MATSUNAGA, Takahide HASEGAWA, Yasuhide SATO, Kiyomi KANAMOTO, Hirokazu KAWAMURA, Shohei MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 9989252
    Abstract: An exhaust adapter secures an exhaust tube relative to an exhaust pipe. The exhaust adapter is formed to have an annular shape enclosing a through hole, and is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube and on the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe by inserting the exhaust tube into the through hole. When the exhaust adapter is being fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube, the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust adapter presses the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube, and when the exhaust adapter is being fitted on the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe, the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust adapter presses the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2018
    Assignee: Noritz Corporation
    Inventors: Takanori Nagano, Koji Shimomura
  • Publication number: 20180119953
    Abstract: An exhaust connection structure is constructed to connect a combustion apparatus and an exhaust tube having projections and recesses in an outer surface. The exhaust connection structure has a sealing member arranged on an outer circumferential surface of the exhaust tube and an exhaust joint arranged to sandwich the sealing member between the exhaust joint and the outer circumferential surface of the exhaust tube. The exhaust joint includes an engagement member and the engagement member has an annular portion and an engaging portion bent toward an inner circumference of the annular portion. The engaging portion is engaged with the projections and recesses in the exhaust tube.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 28, 2016
    Publication date: May 3, 2018
    Applicants: NORITZ CORPORATION, Living Engineering Co., Ltd., Mirai Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki SUGATANI, Takanori NAGANO, Hironao MATSUNAGA, Takahide HASEGAWA, Kiyomi KANAMOTO, Yasuhide SATOH, Shohei MATSUDA
  • Patent number: 9890952
    Abstract: An exhaust tube includes one end portion and the other end portion and is connected at one end portion to a combustion apparatus, of which inside is defined as an exhaust passage for combustion gas. An exhaust pipe has an outer diameter greater than that of exhaust tube, into which a part of exhaust tube on a side of the other end portion is introduced. An exhaust adapter is attached between an outer circumferential surface of exhaust tube and an inner circumferential surface of exhaust pipe. On the side close to the other end portion in exhaust tube relative to exhaust adapter, an exhaust passage hole 1a is provided separately from an opening in the other end portion of exhaust tube. Exhaust passage hole has an opening area greater than a cross-sectional area of the exhaust passage and is in communication with the exhaust passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori Nagano, Armando Morales
  • Publication number: 20170130960
    Abstract: An exhaust adapter secures an exhaust tube relative to an exhaust pipe. The exhaust adapter is formed to have an annular shape enclosing a through hole, and is mounted on the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube and on the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe by inserting the exhaust tube into the through hole. When the exhaust adapter is being fitted on the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube, the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust adapter presses the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust tube, and when the exhaust adapter is being fitted on the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe, the outer peripheral surface of the exhaust adapter presses the inner peripheral surface of the exhaust pipe.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2017
    Publication date: May 11, 2017
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori NAGANO, Koji SHIMOMURA
  • Publication number: 20160059406
    Abstract: A cutting guide serves to adjust a length of an exhaust tube introduced in an exhaust pipe so as to adapt to combination of the exhaust pipe communicating from the inside to the outside of a building with an exhaust terminal attached to an end portion of the exhaust pipe on an outdoor side. The cutting guide has a reference site for alignment with an exhaust pipe portion including the exhaust pipe, and has an indication of a cutting position of the exhaust tube for adjusting a length of the exhaust tube protruding from the end portion of the exhaust pipe portion on the outdoor side to a length adapted to a type of the exhaust terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 2, 2014
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori NAGANO, Masaki SUGATANI
  • Publication number: 20150308323
    Abstract: An exhaust tube includes one end portion and the other end portion and is connected at one end portion to a combustion apparatus, of which inside is defined as an exhaust passage for combustion gas. An exhaust pipe has an outer diameter greater than that of exhaust tube, into which a part of exhaust tube on a side of the other end portion is introduced. An exhaust adapter is attached between an outer circumferential surface of exhaust tube and an inner circumferential surface of exhaust pipe. On the side close to the other end portion in exhaust tube relative to exhaust adapter, an exhaust passage hole 1a is provided separately from an opening in the other end portion of exhaust tube. Exhaust passage hole has an opening area greater than a cross-sectional area of the exhaust passage and is in communication with the exhaust passage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2015
    Publication date: October 29, 2015
    Applicants: NORITZ AMERICA CORPORATION, NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Takanori NAGANO, Armando MORALES
  • Patent number: D751479
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2016
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takanori Nagano
  • Patent number: D784228
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takanori Nagano
  • Patent number: D784229
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventor: Takanori Nagano
  • Patent number: D816196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2018
    Assignee: NORITZ CORPORATION
    Inventors: Masaki Sugatani, Takanori Nagano, Hironao Matsunaga, Takahide Hasegawa, Kiyomi Kanamoto, Yasuhide Satoh, Shohei Matsuda
  • Patent number: D823442
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 17, 2018
    Assignees: NORITZ CORPORATION, Tokyo Gas Living Engineering Co., Ltd., Mirai Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Sugatani, Takanori Nagano, Hironao Matsunaga, Takahide Hasegawa, Kiyomi Kanamoto, Yasuhide Satoh, Shohei Matsuda
  • Patent number: D828524
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2018
    Assignees: NORITZ CORPORATION, Tokyo Gas Living Engineering Co., Ltd., Mirai Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Sugatani, Takanori Nagano, Hironao Matsunaga, Takahide Hasegawa, Kiyomi Kanamoto, Yasuhide Satoh, Shohei Matsuda
  • Patent number: D832409
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 30, 2018
    Assignees: NORITZ CORPORATION, Tokyo Gas Living Engineering Co., Ltd., Mirai Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Sugatani, Takanori Nagano, Hironao Matsunaga, Takahide Hasegawa, Kiyomi Kanamoto, Yasuhide Satoh, Shohei Matsuda
  • Patent number: D845449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2019
    Assignees: NORITZ CORPORATION, TOKYO GAS LIVING ENGINEERING CO., LTD., Mirai Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Sugatani, Takanori Nagano, Hironao Matsunaga, Takahide Hasegawa, Kiyomi Kanamoto, Yasuhide Satoh, Shohei Matsuda
  • Patent number: D847309
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2019
    Assignees: NORITZ CORPORATION, Tokyo Gas Living Engineering Co., Ltd., Mirai Industry Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Masaki Sugatani, Takanori Nagano, Hironao Matsunaga, Takahide Hasegawa, Kiyomi Kanamoto, Yasuhide Satoh, Shohei Matsuda